{"id":120180,"date":"2021-02-05T06:30:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T23:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pandemic-leaves-hong-kongs-ginza-style-retail-towers-half-empty-as-bars-restaurants-struggle-for-survival\/"},"modified":"2021-02-05T07:30:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T00:30:03","slug":"pandemic-leaves-hong-kongs-ginza-style-retail-towers-half-empty-as-bars-restaurants-struggle-for-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pandemic-leaves-hong-kongs-ginza-style-retail-towers-half-empty-as-bars-restaurants-struggle-for-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic leaves Hong Kong\u2019s \u2018Ginza-style\u2019 retail towers half empty as bars, restaurants struggle for survival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nLandlords of Hong Kong\u2019s \u201cGinza-style\u201d high-rises are struggling to retain tenants as restaurants and bars \u2013 normally their bread and butter \u2013 battle to stay afloat during the pandemic.Four such buildings \u2013 typically found on narrow lots with one retail business on each floor reached directly by a lift \u2013 in the commercial districts of Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay were largely empty when the\ufeffPost visited on Tuesday.A total ban on evening dine-in services as part of government\u2026&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/article\/3120565\/pandemic-leaves-hong-kongs-ginza-style-retail-towers-half-empty-bars\" target=\"_blank\">Pandemic leaves Hong Kong\u2019s \u2018Ginza-style\u2019 retail towers half empty as bars, restaurants struggle for survival<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Landlords of Hong Kong\u2019s \u201cGinza-style\u201d high-rises are struggling to retain tenants as restaurants and 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