Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Wonton - Volume 3 Issue 26

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HK2023-0042
Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: ATO Brings Renaissance of American Spirits to Hong Kong’s Vibrant Cocktail Scene; Hong Kong Corporate Governance Tumbles to Decades Low; "Fly-Via-Zhuhai-HK" Passenger Transfer Service to Start on Tuesday; Uneven Recovery Still Problematic in Macau; Government Reiterates Economic Benefits of Close Ties with Mainland; Economy Secretary Confident in Tourist Arrival Reaching 28 Million; MTR Steps Up Efforts to Go Plastic-free; Hong Kong’s Homegrown Spirits Industry Is Seeking a Second Act; Galaxy to Add Another Hotel in Newly Inaugurated Phase 3; Chef Maxime Michelot Dazzles Local Bakers with U.S. Tart Cherries; Hong Kong to Cull 900 Pigs Amid Outbreak of Deadly Swine Fever; Hong Kong Suspends Imports of Poultry Meat and Products from 16 Counties in the United States and from Areas in UK, Poland, Hungary, Demark, Italy, Canada and Lithuania.

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