Slump in F&B sector over Easter break as 28% of Hongkongers leave city

About 28 per cent of Hong Kong’s population – or over 2 million Hongkongers – left the city in the first four days of the Easter break, according to official statistics, with one industry leader saying the outflow had greatly affected business in the local food and beverage sector. The number of outgoing Hong Kong residents rose by 14.34 per cent to 2.12 million between last Friday and Monday, while the 411,972 inbound visitors from mainland China marked a 16.13 per cent year-on-year increase...

By Theodora Yu