Hong Kong retail sales post biggest drop on record amid massive protests

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Retail sales in Hong Kong tumbled 23 per cent in August from the same month last year to HK$29.4 billion (US$3.76 billion), showed data released by the Census and Statistics Department on Wednesday, sliding for the 7th consecutive month, amid the massive anti-government protests and the prolonged China-US trade war.

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