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Ma 2008: 64-5), under late-twentieth century capitalism a preoccupation with ‘one of the prime motivators of consumption’ (Mirzoeff 2002 Mitchell 1994 in Urry 1994, in Ma 2008: 64), and others understand visuality to have become While some mention a shift ‘from theĮconomy of material production to an economy of signs and symbols’ (Lash and Seemingly ‘naturally’, the government has equipped itself to caterįor what David Boarder Giles (2014: 98) has labelled the ‘bulimia of lateĬapitalism – especially its late variant – has, like the imaginary of tidinessĪnd order, a large ‘visual suspense’. This corresponds with what Gay Hawkins (2007: 348) calls the imaginary of tidy cities, where the hiding of trash is vital to ‘the maintenance ofĭistinctly modern classifications and boundaries and distinctly modern ways The territory’s total municipal solid waste is still landfilled (Environment BureauĢ013: 10). Subsequent to this apparent efficiency, just over half of Out, daily, to deal with whatever people trash, from leftover take-home meals toĬomplete furniture items. That is, ‘o help keep Hong Kong tidy’ (Food andĮnvironmental Hygiene Department 2014), a large and visible workforce is sent Government’s attitude in dealing with it orders instant collection and concurrent Land in the streets, generally (perhaps paradoxically) – as space is limited – the And while much of this city’s discards first When borders between China and Macao reopen, "it'll be interesting to see if there's a stampede or a trickle, but there's an enormous amount of pent-up demand," he added.There is something about trash.1 Like in any big city, in Hong Kong – specifically in areas that are both commercial districts and densely populated locales – The world's largest gambling hub has been badly hit by China's zero-Covid policy, as its "main customer flows" come from the mainland, said Matthew Ossolinski, chairman of Ossolinski Holdings. There could be some good news for residents in China though.Īfter almost three years, Macao is set to reopen its borders to travelers from China in the coming weeks, Reuters reported. I'm not sure our approach could be applied to the entire country," said Ip. The elderly in China still need "a round of booster shots" and the government would want to ensure it has enough medication, should another Covid wave occur after the country reopens, he said.

Pang Yiu-kai, chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, acknowledged on Tuesday that the eased rules are "expected to initially attract mainly business travelers, family visitors and returning Hong Kong residents." A step forward, yet still behind the timesĪlthough it seems like there's light at the end of the tunnel, China is unlikely to see "significant easing" of Covid measures until next spring, said Andrew Tilton, chief Asia-Pacific economist at Goldman Sachs.

The United Kingdom, Canada and the United States were the top inbound markets, according to Expedia's flight search data. Interest in going to Hong Kong wasn't dominated by regional travelers either.

However, travel interest to Hong Kong was much more tepid.Įxpedia's search data for accommodations in Hong Kong increased 50% over the weekend, compared to the week before the announcement. The top flight searches by Hong Kong travelers on Expedia over the weekend were to: Friday's announcement spurred a surge of outbound flight interest, according to the travel booking company Expedia.įlight searches from Hong Kong to Japan saw a 10-fold increase in the three days following the announcement, compared to the week prior, while flight searches to Taiwan saw a 12-fold increase during the same time period, according to Expedia.