
Hong Kong retail sales fall for 8 straight months, with 2.9% year-on-year drop in October
Retail sales in Hong Kong dropped for the eighth month straight in October, falling by 2.9 per cent year on year, even as authorities have expressed optimism that spending will increase with the resumption of multiple-entry visas for Shenzhen residents. Provisional estimates from the Census and Statistics Department on Friday put the total value of…