Hong Kong hotels and guest houses are required to provide fire escape hoods to ensure customer safety, with authorities rolling out a grace period for the sector, the city’s home affairs minister has said. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen also said on Saturday that the government would discuss implementation arrangements with…
Hong Kong’s catering industry is aiming for 6 to 8 per cent business growth during this year’s Fifa World Cup, with the sector exploring creative ways to attract customers and keep fans from travelling to mainland China despite time differences. Edward Leung Hei, chairman of the Hong Kong Feast and Retreat Association, said on Friday…
About 28 per cent of Hong Kong’s population – or over 2 million Hongkongers – left the city in the first four days of the Easter break, according to official statistics, with one industry leader saying the outflow had greatly affected business in the local food and beverage sector. The number of outgoing Hong Kong…