Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Wonton - Volume 4 Issue 11

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HK2024-0045
Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: ATO Hong Kong Kicks Off Sizzling Summer Retail Promotions; Beijing Moves To Offer 5-year Travel Permits To Non-Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents; Hong Kong’s New Sleeper Trains Lure Gen Z; Macau Woos Gourmets To City’s Gastronomic Offerings In Effort To Veer Away From Gambling; Higher Duty-free Limit In Hong Kong Draws Lukewarm Response Among Mainland Shoppers; Mainland Chinese Retailers Struggle To Survive Hong Kong’s Sky-high Rents; Advance Release Arrangement for Hong Kong-Manufactured Food Products Entering the Mainland Market; California Wines Brings Good Vibes to Local Consumers; Hong Kong Market Pumped For California Raisins; Consumer Spending on Premium Pet Foods Expected to Grow; Hong Kong Suspends Imports Of Poultry Meat And Products From Three U.S. Counties.

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