Financial Help for Hong Kong Travel Advisors Comes With a Sigh of Relief

Rosie Spinks

October 23rd, 2019 at 9:00 AM EDT

Photo Credit: Empty streets in Hong Kong. Flickr / MojoBaron

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Hong Kong's travel sector needs all the help it can get at the moment, and a new government scheme will be met with gratitude by travel advisors in particular.

In a sector that's been devoid of good news of late, Hong Kong's travel sector, particularly travel advisors, got a welcome boost from the government this week. Financial secretary Paul Chan announced a raft of measures on Tuesday to help various industries survive in Hong Kong, including travel and tourism. The HK$2 billion ($255 million) package is a response to the economic hardship caused by mo

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