Hong Kong records 10% rise in festive period visitors as outbound trips surge 22%

Hong Kong received 10 per cent more visitors during the Christmas period compared with last year, while residents made almost 1.7 million outbound trips, up 22 per cent over the same period, according to official statistics. Ahead of New Year’s Eve, the retail sector warned the absence of fireworks could affect the number of visitors in the coming days, further dampening local consumption sentiment following the deadly fire in Tai Po. “Because of the Tai Po fire, consumer sentiment weakened over...