It's been a brutal year for Michael Tsang and his Hong Kong Free Tours.
At peak season, he says he takes up to 60 travelers on walking tours every day. Catering to those eager to dive deep into the city's economic and political system, Tsang takes visitors through local markets, "cage homes" and subdivided flats.
But half a year of protests have scared the tourists away. He says he now takes 5 to 10 guests on each tour through Hong Kong.
"Before the protests, we were planning to even double our tour because they were more people joining. Obviously that plan is not going to go ahead," he says.
Hong Kong has recorded its biggest decline in tourists in 16 tears, with the number of arrivals plunging by half in November. Here's our report on the deepening economic pain being felt in the city, and the surprising forecast for 2020.
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