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Disney in China Isn’t Mickey Mouseedit
Financial Chronicle – Print | Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore
The resort’s Hong Kong sibling suffered a 10 per cent drop in attendance last year to 6.1 million people, according to the Themed Entertainment Association. But data from the industry group indicate the problem may be less about brand and more about location, considering visitors to Hong Kong’s Ocean Park dropped 18.8 per cent over the same period.
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Hong Kong Tourism Board Announces The All New “ICBC (Asia) e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong” Featuring the First-ever E-sports, Music and Gourmet Extravaganzaedit
Globe News Wire – Online
This summer, visitors to Hong Kong will be able to immerse themselves in the world of e-Sports, music and exciting gourmet experiences unlike anything they have experienced before, as the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) will launch the 3-day extravaganza “ICBC (Asia) e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong” at the Central Harbourfront from 4 to 6 August.
China, Hong Kong top centres for counterfeit goods, claims Europoledit
DNA – Print | Delhi
The Hindu – Online
China and Hong Kong are overwhelmingly the largest shipment centres for fake goods sold around the world, in a growing, complex battle against sophisticated counterfeiters, Europe’s police agency said Thursday. In 2015, the two territories “were the provenance of 86 per cent of global counterfeiting and $396.5 billion worth of counterfeit goods,” Europol said in a detailed 74-page report, adding intellectual property theft was “one of the most lucrative criminal enterprises”.