The Hong Kong Shopping Festival, which was held from June 25 until August 30, has brought as much as HK$1.85 billion income for Hong Kong in the past two months, an increase of 24% compared with the same time last year.

Local media report this year's Hong Kong Shopping Festival has attracted 7150 businesses and 4.6 million travelers.

Meanwhile, it also helped promote the travel industry, especially long-distant travel to Australia, New Zealand and thr South Pacific region.