More than 1,700 Hong Kong restaurants to cut prices to boost National Day sales
- Prices on menus or specific dishes will be slashed by up to 30 per cent under drive
- Industry figure predicts series of campaigns linked to government drive to bolster nightlife could boost profits by 10 to 20 per cent
About 1,750 dining spots will knock 30 per cent off their menus or offer specific discounts on food items on October 1.
But some said they would run the discounts from September 28 to October 2 and one industry figure noted some price cuts, particularly on October 2, were designed to increase dine-in sales at night, in line with a government plan.
“We have encouraged restaurants to consider offering discounts in the evening, in addition to morning and afternoon slots,” Tommy Cheung Yu-yan, a lawmaker representing the food and drinks industry, said.
“We are definitely supporting the government’s drive on the night economy.”
He added he hoped the discounts could entice Hongkongers to go out on the town at home and spend over the long weekend, rather than travel.
