Hong Kong fourth wave: two major travel agencies slash staff as Covid-19 subsidy ends with no relief for sector in sight

Hong Kong’s battered tourism sector suffered yet another blow on Monday as two of the city’s major tour operators revealed they were laying off at least 20 per cent of their respective workforces in a bid to stay afloat during the rapidly worsening coronavirus outbreak.Wing On Travel, one of the city’s largest agencies, said it would sack 120 employees, a fifth of its staff, while the rest of its workers would remain on unpaid leave.Rival Arrow Travel Agency, meanwhile, planned to cut 12…

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