Only two of 18 district councils are proposing events with local flair and experts warn weak desire to spend and overlapping schedules may cause parties to fizzle out.
Hong Kong’s tourist hotspots remained short on travellers on Monday (Sept 26) even after hotel quarantine rules for overseas arrivals were lifted, and some businesses are worried the easing of Covid-19 border restrictions means residents will now take their expenditure overseas instead. Employees working in shops and restaurants told the Post they had not seen an instant surge in foreign.