Crowds return to struggling HK businesses as virus social-distancing rules eased


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HONG KONG, Sept 11 (SCMP): Crowds of people flocked to ice-skating rinks, game centres, and restaurants across Hong Kong on Friday, as the government eased social-distancing measures brought in to combat the coronavirus.

In a move many hope will revitalise the city’s stagnant economy, officials lifted restrictions on the number of people allowed to eat together, on how many can meet in public, and gave a variety of businesses, including museums, mahjong parlours, ice-skating rinks, as well as most indoor and outdoor sport facilities, permission to reopen.

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