Hong Kong tourist arrivals up 3% in July as bad weather curbs mainland growth

Hong Kong recorded about 4.5 million visitor arrivals in July, up 3 per cent from a year earlier, as major international conventions boosted business travel while bad weather weighed on growth from mainland China, according to the Tourism Board. The board said on Monday that a series of major international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE), including the 108th Lions International Convention and the technology exhibition LEAP East, helped drive an increase in business...

By Wynna Wong