New HK tourism ads rely on pre-pandemic 'Honey Badger'

In three videos, Australian former rugby star Nick 'Honey Badger' Cummins takes in various tourist sites. - SCREENGRAB FROM YOUTUBE

HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong has sought the help of Australian former rugby star Nick 'Honey Badger' Cummins to lure visitors back -- albeit it using footage filmed before the Covid-19 pandemic, when masks were not compulsory.

The city's tourism industry has been all but wiped out by pandemic border controls that have left it internationally isolated.