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Going big and going green can work together for Hong Kong mega-events

These figures are the ongoing dividends of the government's sustained policy and financial backing. This momentum is well-documented: in the last two years, the concerts of global A-listers such as...

Going big and going green can work together for Hong Kong mega-events

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These figures are the ongoing dividends of the government's sustained policy and financial backing.

This momentum is well-documented: in the last two years, the concerts of global A-listers such as...

In a blog post last month, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po noted that in the first half of 2026, the city hosted more than 130 mega-events, drawing 1.75 million visitors and injecting roughly HK$5.8...

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These figures are the ongoing dividends of the government's sustained policy and financial backing. This momentum is well-documented: in the last two years, the concerts of global A-listers such as... In a blog post last month, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po noted that in the first half of 2026, the city hosted more than 130 mega-events, drawing 1.75 million visitors and injecting roughly HK$5.8 billion (US$739.9 million) into the local economy.

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In a blog post last month, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po noted that in the first half of 2026, the city hosted more than 130 mega-events, drawing 1.75 million visitors and injecting roughly HK$5.8 billion (US$739.9 million) into the local economy.

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