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  "id": 355274,
  "title": "Mega-events drive HK$5.8 billion visitor spend in first half of year: Paul Chan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/mega-events-drive-hk-5-8-billion-visitor-spend-in-first-half-of-year",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-09T06:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3363432/mega-events-drive-hk58-billion-visitor-spend-first-half-year-paul-chan"
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  "summary": "Hong Kong visitors spent HK$5.8 billion (US$739 million) during major events in the first half of the year, averaging HK$3,314 per traveller, the city’s finance chief said. In his weekly blog on Sunday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said about 1.75 million visitors were drawn to the city’s more than 130 events between January and June, generating around HK$5.8 billion in spending and…",
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        "title": "Mega-events drive HK$5.8 billion visitor spend in first half of year: Paul Chan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/mega-events-drive-hk-5-8-billion-visitor-spend-in-first-half-of-year-355594",
        "published": "2026-08-09T06:42:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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