There were 333,692 mainland arrivals to the city over the period, although the festival was a public holiday across the border as well.
“Peak seasons and holidays nowadays no longer manifest the same way we are traditionally used to,” Association of Restaurant Managers’ spokesman Jonathan Leung Chun said.
“In the past, we automatically expected those times to draw increased sales and more people onto the streets … but that is no longer the case.”
The Dragon Boat Festival numbers corresponded with statistics released by authorities earlier this week, amid concerns about a continued trend for Hongkongers to flock to…











