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Small businesses were of course hard-hit, but big firms, like Cathay Pacific Airways, also suffered huge losses. Tourism, a major source of revenue, dropped to terrifyingly low levels, and confidence in the government plummeted. This was the first year that the locals had run their own government, so Hong Kong residents began to think that, maybe--just maybe--their own people simply weren't as qualified for the job as they had anticipated...
...extras, from free clothes pressing to complimentary limousine transport and free breakfast. Hong Kong's Conrad Hotel, for instance, is offering a standard room, with all those freebies and more, starting at about $315 a night (that's down from nearly $900 in January). Both Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways and Singapore Airlines are offering one free night in a hotel in their respective hub cities to lure passengers transiting to other destinations. Until May 31, Cathay Pacific is offering travelers an All Asia Pass, which includes a round-trip ticket from either New York City or Los Angeles...
...tried to snap his picture. The singer was released on bail, just in time to hit an all-time low in Brisbane, bickering onstage with the rest of the band and, worse, inflicting his whingeing vocals on the audience. To round off Gallagher's stellar week, Cathay Pacific Airways barred the rock group from its flights. A spokeswoman claims that Gallagher threatened to stab one of the airline's pilots while flying into Perth. Brother Noel's response to those allegations: "I don't know, that's just Liam...
Danha Nguyen, the co-owner of Cathay Oriental Gifts and Fashions, said he is confident that the state's economy is picking up steam and even acknowledged that life in Chelsea is getting a little brighter...
...China, Yung has been well rewarded for his efforts on behalf of Beijing. Last summer Yung brokered a deal between British conglomerate Swire Pacific and the China National Aviation Corp., owned by Beijing's aviation authority. CNAC was set to launch an airline to rival Swire's Cathay Pacific; Yung prodded the British firm instead to sell the mainland intruder a controlling share in Cathay's regional DragonAir. In January, CITIC Pacific paid $2.1 billion for 20% of Hong Kong's British-controlled electricity company. Beijing denied this was the next step in China's takeover of Hong Kong...