Thousands of Hong Kong restaurants to offer 30 per cent off in massive discount campaign to revive ailing economy

Thousands of Hong Kong restaurants will offer discounts of 30 per cent from next month in a bid to get the millions of recipients of a HK$10,000 (US$1,290) government handout to spend locally and revive the flagging economy.Revealing on Thursday an unprecedented campaign to boost consumer spending, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said special deals would also be announced from retailers and the travel sector in the coming days.It is hoped that about 6,000 restaurants will join the price…

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