MEGA-EVENTS DRIVE HK$5.8 BILLION SPENDING IN FIRST HALF OF YEAR, PAUL CHAN SAYS

Visitors to major events in Hong Kong have spent HK$5.8 billion (US$739 million) during the first half of the year, averaging HK$3,314 per head, the city’s finance chief has said. In his weekly blog on Sunday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said about 1.75 million visitors were drawn to more than 130 events between January and June, generating around HK$5.8 billion in spending and…

News - South China Morning Post reports that visitors to major events in Hong Kong have spent HK$5.8 billion (US$739 million) during the first half of the year, averaging HK$3,314 per head, the city’s finance chief has said.

The report adds: In his weekly blog on Sunday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said about 1.75 million visitors were drawn to more than 130 events between January and June, generating around HK$5.8 billion in spending and…

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