Hong Kong has welcomed more than a million visitors from the Philippines this year, marking an annual record and surpassing the 2018 figure, with the Tourism Board noting a strong trend of Southeast Asian tourists contributing to the industry’s recovery The board announced on Sunday it had welcomed Filipino visitor Miguel Linao, who arrived in…
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…
Hong Kong’s economic growth forecast for 2024 has been downgraded to 2.5 per cent after a weaker-than-expected third quarter expansion of 1.8 per cent year on year. The latest official data released on Friday showed the full-year forecast was at the lowest point of the government’s previous range of between 2.5 and 3.5 per cent…
Recent strength in Hong Kong’s economy petered off in the third quarter, with growth at 1.8 per cent year on year, prompting a coming revision of the government’s full-year forecast in the middle of November. The Census and Statistics Department, which released advance estimates on Thursday, said it would revise the gross domestic product (GDP)…
A Hong Kong-style cafe has delighted culture enthusiasts by popping up in a famous Paris museum complex during the Art Basel fair in the French capital, with the Post learning a similar eatery will also appear at the US edition in December. The authentic cha chaan teng was erected at the Grand Palais in Paris…
Replicas of the sets of a hit martial arts film featuring the Kowloon Walled City will go on display at Hong Kong International Airport, following earlier suggestions from authorities to turn the originals into tourist attractions. Organisers said on Sunday an exhibition displaying sets from Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In would be unveiled on…