'Wonders Never Cease' was the slogan for the Hong Kong Tourist Association's 1996-1997 campaign to attract visitors to the pre- and post-handover celebrations, on 1 July 1997, of Hong Kong from British to Chinese sovereignty. And it seemed to work: tourists flocked here and Hong Kong's hotels, restaurants and shops, gorged on the sheer volume of inflowing people and money, a record KH$11.7 billion (US$1.5 billion) for that financial year.
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