Hong Kong Emptied Out Over Easter With Record Jaunts to China
- Residents make record 9.3 million trips out of town in March
- Most headed to mainland China for cheap food and fun
Hong Kong became a ghost town during the Easter holiday as residents made a record number of trips out of town — particularly to mainland China — leaving bar strips and shopping hotspots empty.
A total of 9.3 million departures from the city of 7.3 million people occurred in March. It was the single-highest monthly number since at least 1997, according to government data compiled by Bloomberg.