Hong Kong experienced a 4.8% rise in mainland Chinese visitors during the first three days of the Labour Day 'Golden Week' holiday. Despite high hotel occupancy rates, uneven spending and changing travel habits could impact business.

Hong Kong recorded a 4.8 per cent increase in mainland Chinese visitors in the first three days of the Labour Day “Golden Week” holiday, but industry players warned that uneven spending and more flexible travel patterns could weigh on business despite hotel occupancy rates potentially reaching 90 per cent. Immigration Department data showed mainlanders made 714,765 visits into the city between May 1 and 3, up by about 4.8 per cent from 682,114 in the same period last year. Total visitor...