Lunar New Year: scrambling Hong Kong florists blame government flower market flip-flops for plummeting sales

Hong Kong florists are heading into the Year of the Ox adding up the costs of a chaotic rush to keep up with the government’s U-turns over holiday flower markets.First they scrambled to make alternative plans when authorities announced on January 8 that the Lunar New Year markets, which draw crowds by the thousands, would be cancelled because of Covid-19 concerns.Worried about their stocks of potted orchids, kumquat trees and other decorative plants popular during the holiday, they looked…

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