Shop till you drop: trips to mainland Chinese bulk retailers a hit with young Hongkongers


By Fiona SunPeter Guo

Travel tours with itineraries focused on shopping in popular supermarkets in nearby Shenzhen and other mainland Chinese cities have become a hit with young Hongkongers after agencies launched new packages to cater to a growing appetite for splashing the cash across the border.

City tour operators said on Thursday the number of Hongkongers who had joined their trips to the mainland had surged after the coronavirus pandemic.

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