Flower vendors at the Lunar New Year market in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park have reported poorer sales compared with last year despite the higher footfall, but trendy accessories and snake-themed paraphernalia have proved a hit with shoppers. The 395-stall Victoria Park Chinese New Year Market, the city’s largest, was bustling with shoppers on Saturday, with…
Flower vendors at the Lunar New Year market in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park have reported poorer sales compared with last year despite the higher footfall, but trendy accessories and snake-themed paraphernalia have proved a hit with shoppers. The 395-stall Victoria Park Chinese New Year Market, the city’s largest, was bustling with shoppers on Saturday, with…
Life insurance sales soared to a record in Hong Kong last year, as customers rushed in from the Middle East, Southeast Asia and mainland China. Sales grew 15.7 per cent in the first nine months of 2024 to HK$169.7 billion (US$21.8 billion), from HK$146.5 billion in the same period in 2023, according to the Insurance…
Hong Kong e-payment service provider Octopus recorded HK$100 million (US$12.9 million) worth of transactions by tourists over the National Day “golden week” holiday from October 1 to 7, a 30 per cent increase from the same period last year. The company on Tuesday also said the number of active users of “tourist mobile Octopus” tripled…
Hong Kong has high hopes that this year’s National Day holiday will lift spirits, attract tourists and boost spending as the city marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. More than 400 events are planned and there will be multiple discounts and freebies. There are many different ways to…