Travel and hospitality
March 10, 2023
Hong Kong businesses are hopeful that more inbound arrivals from mainland China and the rest of the world will boost the city’s retail and tourism sectors. Image credit: Hong Kong Tourism Board
By Crystal Tai
In January, the number of visitors to Hong Kong jumped nearly 70 times compared with the year before.
{"ct":"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","iv":"8fd37a67f1da5890133ce4ca72b4139b","s":"0e93991f004880ca"}
Share your thoughts. Click here