This is the best part " During the three-day May Day holiday, when mainland tourists rushed to shop in Hong Kong, Cheung said the city sold 60 tonnes of physical gold, 50 per cent more than last year. Many jewellery shops in the city ran out of stock.
Cheung said: "Many gold shops have had to place fresh orders with the gold exchange. The exchange is handling five times more trading and delivery requests than usual. We have ordered more physical gold to meet the demand. Shops in Hong Kong can resume normal supply in about two weeks."
The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Chan Ka-keung, said many shops running out of stock was a situation not seen in decades."
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