HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s retail sales fell 21.4% in January from a year earlier, as the coronavirus outbreak discouraged tourists from visiting the Chinese-ruled city and kept citizens away from shopping centres.
The health scare worsened an already weak environment for retail after months of often violent anti-government protests.
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