Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Wonton - Volume 3 Issue 21

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HK2023-0035

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: ATO Hong Kong Encourages Local Consumers to Get Their U.S. Veggies On; Chan Upbeat on Recovery Despite Deficit; Visitors Flock to Hong Kong Over Mainland China’s ‘golden week’ Holiday, But Retailers Say Extra People Did Not Mean Higher Sales; High-Speed Rail to Add New Line Linking Five New Destinations; Fitch Forecasts 65 Percent GDP Rebound For Macau; Restaurants Expect Up to 20 Percent Business Boost; Hong Kong Suspends Imports of Poultry Meat and Products from Jerauld County, South Dakota; Imports of Poultry Meat and Products Suspended from Areas in South Africa and Denmark; No Room for Hong Kong to Ease Japanese Seafood Ban.

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