Hong Kong seeks to expand halal food options to draw more Muslim tourists

HONG KONG – Hong Kong wants to be more Muslim-friendly and is making a push to offer a greater range of halal food options across its dining scene, as it seeks to woo more tourists from South-east Asia, the Middle East and Muslim-majority regions in mainland China.

“We would like to attract more of the entire Muslim travel market… We hope they will come to Hong Kong, and then perhaps venture further into mainland China,” Hong Kong Tourism Board executive director Dane Cheng said on a recent visit to Dubai in May.

“But we need to…