July 10, 2017

Mention

Amritsar, Hyderabad, Delhi among top 5 food destinationsedit

The Financial Express – Online

Hong Kong, with its famous dim sum, Sao Paulo with Brazilian barbeque and Tokyo, whose restaurants have accrued more Michelin stars than New York and Paris combined top the list. Top 10 cities globally has been topped by Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Athens, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, Bangkok, Granada, Las Vegas and Buenos Aires.

Cheaper Flights to Singaporeedit

Navbharat Times – Print | Delhi

It’s much cheaper to board a flight from Sanganer – just about half of what it costs to fly to Hong Kong or Singapore from Delhi’s T3. Fares on short-haul overseas routes from non-metro airports nosedived this summer, dovetailing neatly into federal efforts .”

World’s longest sea bridge to have electric vehicle chargingedit

DNA – Online

The Times of India  – Online

India Times  – Online

Electric vehicle charging stations will be built on an artificial island off the world’s longest sea bridge connecting China with Hong Kong and Macao. The main structure of the 55 kilometre long sea bridge linking Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao was completed on Friday.

Luxury hotels wary of GST’s impact on their industryedit

DNA – Online

Loss in business is another major factor for hotels. “There will less weekend getaways for the domestic traveller to luxury properties. His will feel, that with the new tax, travelling to Dubai or Hong Kong including airfare will turn out to be cheaper than staying in a five star here,” says Bhatia.

Specific

Stellar performance for Hong Kong International Airport in FY16-17edit

The Stat Trade Times – Online

It was a record breaking year for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) with air traffic figures crossing new highs. During the fiscal year, passenger traffic rose 1.1 per cent to 70.5 million, exceeding the 70-million mark for the first time. Flight movements also increased 0.1 per cent to 410,440, while cargo volume expanded 6.7 per cent to 4.6 million tonnes, securing HKIA as the world’s busiest cargo airport for the seventh consecutive year.

1 July, 2017edit

The Hindu – Print | Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore

The Hindu – Online

Hong Kong was handed over by the British to China two decades ago in a tearful farewell. The Chinese President and Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam watched a presentation during their visit to a section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai Macau Bridge, which is under construction. This was Mr. Xi’s irst visit to Hong Kong after he became President in 2013.

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