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Hong Kong Restaurants See Receipts, Purchases Rise in Q1 2026

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Hong Kong's value of total receipts in its restaurant sector rose 1.1% year over year to HK$28.4 billion in the first quarter of 2026, the city's census and statistics department said Wednesday.

The value of total purchases by restaurants in the city increased 3.6% during the period to HK$9.1 billion.

Net of price changes, the volume of total restaurant receipts rose marginally by 0.2% in Q1, the department said.

Total receipts by Chinese restaurants rose 0.9% in value but decreased 0.2% in volume, while that of non-Chinese restaurants rose 2.8% in value and 2.1% in volume.

Fast food shops saw receipts decline 0.6% in value and 1.5% in volume, the department said.

A government spokesman said the business of restaurants continued to improve in the first quarter, and is expected to continue doing so thanks to "generally solid local consumer sentiment and sustained growth in inbound tourism."

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