Duty-Free Shop

Duty-free shop DFS Group makes strong comeback to airport

10 Sep 2012

DFS Group, which opened its first duty-free shop at the old Kai Tak airport in the 1960s, is poised for a comeback to the new Hong Kong Internati

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Tourist magnet

29 Feb 2008

The tourism sector backed the decision, announced in the budget, to waive the tax on hotel accommodation. Does this enhance our image as a duty-free haven and will it bring in more visitors? Write...

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Rare bags fall under hammer for charity

15 Jan 2008

Normally, we think the obsession with obtaining the latest 'it' handbag is a frivolous pursuit relevant only to bourgeois sycophants and fashion slaves. However, in this case we're giving in...

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Airport outlet offers a solution for shoppers

21 Aug 2006

Retailers at Chek Lap Kok hit by the ban on taking liquids on aircraft bound for Britain and the United States have found a solution - a new counter selling high-end perfumes and cosmetics where...

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Brands, borders and lots of baggage

3 Apr 2006

He Tianji, a 21-year-old student at Guangzhou University, isn't a habitual early riser. But every Tuesday, and sometimes on Wednesdays, he is out of bed at 5am to catch the first bus to Hong Kong...

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Malls try to cash in on duty-free edge granted to HK products

11 Dec 2003

Retailers in Guangdong are jumping on the Cepa bandwagon with plans to open shopping malls that specialise in Hong Kong products.

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Sky's the limit with duty-free

Airport shopping keeps getting better, and some even merit an exclusive flight

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Early morning let-down

We would be interested to hear from the relevant authorities why the Airport Express and the airport facilities, apart from the check-in areas and flight information board, seem not to function...

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Arriving travellers to shop duty-free

Travellers will soon be able to do duty-free shopping after landing at Chek Lap Kok and use trolleys for hand luggage on passing immigration checks as they leave.

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Arrivals duty-free plan could net $80m a year

Visitors will be able to buy duty-free goods on arrival under a plan which could help bring in $80 million a year.

The government proposal aims to help duty-free shops at Lowu and...

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Shopping for a better deal

A VERY strange spat broke out last week. Duty Free Shoppers (DFS), that leviathan of fags and booze that lurks beyond the customs barriers at the world's airports, is crying foul.

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DFS Group

Duty-free retailer DFS Group has drawn up a three-year development plan in Hong Kong despite shrinking its operations a few months ago.

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