Hong Kong’s embattled retail landlords bet on their mainland malls for Christmas cheer, wooing shoppers with lavish festive displays

• Facing a dismal Christmas shopping period at home, some Hong Kong developers are trying to woo big spenders to their upmarket malls in mainland China with extravagant festive displays
• Mainland Chinese retail sales grew 5 per cent in November from a year earlier, marking the fourth successive month of expansion