Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Wonton - Volume 3 Issue 15

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HK2023-0027

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: SUSTA Brings Zing to Shoppers in First Collaboration with Unicorn Stores Ltd; Hong Kong Economy Should Fare Better for the Rest of the Year; New Round of Consumption Voucher to Inject Spending Power into the Market; June Consumer Price Index Rose 1.9 Percent; Macau’s GDP Expected to Rise 70 Percent for the First Half of 2023; Macau Closed the First Half of 2023 with Almost 12 Million Visitors; Japanese Restaurant Owners Says Business Slump Over Radiation Fears; Eight Bars in Hong Kong On the List of Asia’s 50 Best; F&B Sector in Macau Registers Revenue Increase; Hong Kong Seafood Businesses Brace for Sales Slump as Japan Plans to Discharge Wastewater.

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