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Lessons from Hong Kong’s fight against Shenzhen’s dining pull
Hong Kong’s push to recapture its dining flair is something Singapore’s restaurants may soon have to emulate, with JB’s options steadily gaining appeal.
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A view of Shenzhen from the Lo Wu land checkpoint.
ST PHOTO: BHAVAN JAIPRAGAS
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Isn’t it frustrating when a visiting pundit saunters into your city, passes instant judgment on it and declares that it’s slipping?
I say this as someone who, during my years in Hong Kong, gritted my teeth every time a journalist breezed through for a few days, churning out that same tired refrain: “Doomed, just another Chinese city, end of one country, two systems.”
