Hongkongers are the world’s most reluctant online shoppers, but try stopping the Chinese


The report found that Hong Kong lags behind in the development of mobile commerce – shopping via mobile phone – both now and in projected growth rates, compared to global averages. — SCMP

Hongkongers just won’t shop online, while the Chinese can’t get enough of it.

Only 4% of overall retail spending in Hong Kong was conducted online, compared to 24% on the mainland – the highest of any nation, the FIS 2019 Retail Global Payments Report showed two weeks ago.

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