Hong Kong Retail Sales Plunge the Most in 17 Years

``Hong Kong's retail sales in February have plunged the most since 1999 as fewer Chinese tourists visited the city during the Lunar New Year holiday... Mainland China tourists "are unlikely to come back in the short term," said Forrest Chan, an analyst at CCB International Securities Ltd. Hong Kong residents are also consuming less due to stagnant property values and the weak stock market, he said.''