The shutters came down on this Wan Chai restaurant for the final time as it joined a growing number that could not survive the economic downturn that has hit Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam The shutters came down on this Wan Chai restaurant for the final time as it joined a growing number that could not survive the economic downturn that has hit Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam
The shutters came down on this Wan Chai restaurant for the final time as it joined a growing number that could not survive the economic downturn that has hit Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong /  Hong Kong economy

Thousands left out of work as hundreds of Hong Kong restaurants close against backdrop of anti-government protests and tourism downturn

  • Food and drink sector suffering as number of visitors to city plummets against backdrop of civil unrest
  • Industry figures urge government to provide subsidies for struggling businesses

Topic |   Hong Kong protests
Kanis Leung
Kanis Leung

Updated: 11:29pm, 9 Oct, 2019

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The shutters came down on this Wan Chai restaurant for the final time as it joined a growing number that could not survive the economic downturn that has hit Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam The shutters came down on this Wan Chai restaurant for the final time as it joined a growing number that could not survive the economic downturn that has hit Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam
The shutters came down on this Wan Chai restaurant for the final time as it joined a growing number that could not survive the economic downturn that has hit Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam
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