http://www.scmp.com/news/china/foreign-relations/article/1738288/chinese-descend-remote-palau-wanderlust-deepens

Just this morning, a loud family of mainlanders were clicking photographs right next to my ear, talking loudly, smelling of tobacco and unwashed, and generally not respecting the peace and quiet of others around them on the star ferry in Hong Kong.

Is the drive by the chinese president to improve the manners of chinese tourists working? Personally, I think he is facing an uphill struggle, driven by an unwillingness to change. Thoughts?