A 2007 studyby Chang Shu, Nathan Chow andJun-Yu Chan at theHong KongMonetaryAuthoritytook advantage of this interlude tomeasure the influenceofChina's yuanonotherregionalcurrencies.
"The Arts Development Council did a survey on the audience and the programme numbers of different art forms, and Chinese opera is one of the most popular arts in Hong Kong, " said Louis Yu Kwok-lit, executive director, performing arts of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, who is planning the Bamboo Theatre festival.
New World Development, the Hong Kong conglomerate controlled by billionaire Cheng Yu-tung, is eyeing the spinoff of its some its hotel and hospitality assets amid a regional boom in the industry.