500,000 Plane-Ticket Giveaway to Lure Tourists!

Hong Kong says it will give away 500,000 airline tickets, worth HK$2bn ($254.8m; £224.3m), as it tries to boost its Covid-hit tourism industry, reports BBC.

The city rolled back several of its coronavirus rules in recent weeks.

However, major airlines are struggling to get their flight schedules back to pre-pandemic levels.

On Wednesday, British airline Virgin Atlantic said it will stop operating in Hong Kong because of issues linked to the Ukraine war.