Economy
Hong Kong Pins Revival Hopes on Messi After Coldplay, Taylor Swift Misses
The finance hub is looking to draw world-class acts to revive its economy and repair its image.
An advertisement for the Inter Miami one-off exhibition match on a window in Hong Kong.
Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
Hong Kong is hoping the arrival of Lionel Messi and his US football club Inter Miami this weekend will add some stardust to a city struggling to attract world-class acts and help burnish its damaged global reputation.
The visit by the Argentinian World Cup winner comes after Coldplay and Taylor Swift decided to skip Hong Kong on their Asian tours, choosing rival Singapore instead.