Hong Kong Rolls Out Financial Relief Measures as Pax Numbers Decline
The Hong Kong government is acting to stem the losses brought on by several months of protest.
Hong Kong expected to announce further tourism and aviation-related relief measures. (Photo: Airbus A330 wikimedia commons, photographer – N509FZ)
Hong Kong expected to announce further tourism and aviation-related relief measures. (Photo: Airbus A330 wikimedia commons, photographer – N509FZ)

Hong Kong’s finance secretary Paul Chan announced on Tuesday $255 million worth of relief measures, varying from fuel subsidies for ground-based transportation and reduced airport tenant rentals to educational allowances and electrical subsidies in a bid to revitalize the economy and support employment following a slump in visitor numbers. According to a government statement, other measures will be examined to revitalize the tourism sector, in distress from over three months of protests.