Panda-themed meals could give Hong Kong’s struggling restaurant industry a leg up, an industry veteran has said, as he lamented the hundreds of restaurant closures over recent months. Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants and Related Trades President Simon Wong told Metro Radio on Tuesday that the restaurant industry could ride on what has been dubbed a “panda economy” — a strategy floated by government officials after the city saw the birth of giant panda twins last week. Hong Kong is also expecting a pair of adult pandas from mainland China to be delivered this National Day, on October 1. Wong…
