{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/6a71ffa8e9d2c023dec1c515?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Hong Kong’s retail therapy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1785855761161-ae15ddca-ecdb-40a7-bb26-6dcdad9d2a38.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hong Kong was once a shopper’s paradise. Today the city’s residents are more likely to head to mainland China to spend. As Hong Kong’s economy recovers from the double-punch of the pandemic and protests, officials are taking <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2026/06/29/hong-kong-once-a-great-place-to-raise-and-spend-money-is-halfway-back?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=drumtower&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a novel approach</a> to get customers spending again.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests and hosts:</strong></p><ul><li>Sarah Wu, co-host of “Drum Tower”&nbsp;</li><li>Simon Cox, <em>The Economist</em>’s China economics editor&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Topics:</strong></p><ul><li>Hong Kong economy</li><li>Stanley, Hong Kong</li><li>Shenzhen effect&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via</em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to <em>The Economist</em></a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}