Buying happiness for HK$5? Why claw machines are suddenly all over Hong Kong
Hongkonger Kage Chan spends about HK$1,000 (US$128) a week playing claw machines, using techniques he learned from online tutorials to add to his growing collection of plushies. The 33-year-old video director is just one of the many residents who have fallen under the spell of the game, which have popped across the city as entrepreneurs…