The Alipay and WeChat Pay digital wallets account for more than 90 per cent of the mobile payments market in China, and data signals a broad consumer spending recovery. Source link
Read More »China’s first post-pandemic May Day holiday unleashes travel frenzy
The five-day ‘golden week’ unleashed a tourism frenzy in mainland China as frustrated travellers cast off the shackles of Covid-19 and flew further afield and in far greater numbers than at any time in the last three years. Source link
Read More »Creating a truly ‘Happy Hong Kong’ will take more than freebies and fairs
Let’s start with a bit of a reality check for the government. Our scalping industry is alive and well, despite the government’s efforts to shut them down. Just look at how scalpers have been booking our public sports facilities. Even after the government toughened anti-scalping measures, scalpers simply made the …
Read More »Hainan rolls out events and coupons to catch Labour Day travel boom
With boosting consumption high on Beijing’s priority list for the year, the measures by Hainan and businesses there shed light on increasing efforts at the local level to take advantage of one of the best windows of opportunity for so-called revenge consumption, analysts said. Long-haul travel bookings to the province …
Read More »Buyers snap up all 150 flats sold at Sun Hung Kai’s Tai Po project
Many purchases came from investors, but mainlanders were not prominent among buyers of the University Hill project, agents said. Source link
Read More »Bill stopping Hong Kong bosses from raiding MPF funds to take effect in 2025
Chief Executive John Lee says bill will be implemented on Labour Day two years from now. Source link
Read More »یکم مئی کو عام تعطیل کا نوٹیفکیشن جاری
فائل فوٹو سندھ حکومت نے پیر یکم مئی کو یومِ مزدور کی مناسبت سے عام تعطیل کا نوٹی فکیشن جاری کر دیا۔ صوبائی حکومت نے اس حوالے سے نوٹیفکیشن جاری کردیا ہے جس کے مطابق یکم مئی بروز پیر عام تعطیل ہوگی۔ یومِ مزدور کے موقع پر ملک کے مختلف …
Read More »Former Hong Kong union leader withdraws rally application after ‘being taken away’
Two weeks ago Joe Wong and Denny To applied to stage 500-strong rally on Hong Kong Island on May 1. Source link
Read More »Pro-Beijing labour union in Hong Kong considers withdrawing march application
Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions denies idea was prompted by remarks from Xia Baolong, Beijing’s point man for city’s affairs. Source link
Read More »Ex-members of disbanded union apply to hold Labour Day rally in Hong Kong
Application from two former members of Confederation of Trade Unions follows rules imposed on first marches held in city since pandemic began three years ago. Source link
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