We may see low-category hotels going out of business, but we need them because they primarily serve the mainland market, which is generally price- inflexible.

When a hotel is open, it's open for business.

If qualified employees can't be found, the hotels must increase salaries to attract candidates from other industries such as restaurants, banks and insurance companies.

[Hotel owners] are expecting certain people to try and create problems for Hong Kong and these people have said they will be present, uninvited.

'It's none of your damn business' what the other side is going to put on.

There's not any profitability there, ... Those two stores were probably not going to come back to profitability. In small business, you can't gain that business back.