Hong Kong's Business Environment Tarnished by Ongoing Protests(1/5)

A sales poster at a store in Hong Kong, south China. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

Hong Kong's favorable international image and business environment has been tarnished as violent and disruptive protests have been going on for more than two months. The disturbance's direct and negative effects on the economy are visible in the retail, catering and tourism industries, which have to resort to layoffs amid the sharp declines in sales, customer numbers and revenue.

A man puts up an advertisement of a store for rental or sale, in Causeway Bay of Hong Kong, south China. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

People walk past sales posters of stores near Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, south China. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Advertisements of properties with dropped prices, at a real estate agency in Wan Chai of Hong Kong, south China. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

A customer enters a store with sales promotion event in Hong Kong, south China. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)