Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Wonton - Volume 4 Issue 6

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HK2024-0028
Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: Growing Sales of Traditional Chinese Medicine Signal Strong Demand for U.S. Ox Gallstones; Hong Kong Emptied Out Over Easter With Record Jaunts to China; Hong Kong Welcomes 100,000 Visitors on Cruise Ships; 2023 Annual Earnings Show Increase in Macau Monthly Wages; Easter Holidays Attract Fewer Visitors Than Expected; Hong Kong Restaurants Lament Drop In Business Over Easter Holiday; Retail Sales Rose Modestly Over A Year Earlier; Macau Businesses Struggle Without Local Customer Base; A Chance For U.S. Bred Horses To Make History; First Feedback On Waste Charge Trial To Come In May; Hong Kong Customs Seizes Suspected Smuggled Dried Fish Maws, Tobacco Products, And Pharmaceutical Products.

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