Last week it was masking tape, this week it’s chainsaws.
Hardware shops in Hong Kong were doing a roaring trade in chainsaws after the city was battered by Typhoon Mangkhut on Sunday. Also selling well were handsaws, ropes, boards of wood – and tape residue remover.
Lam Lin-ki, who runs a metalware and machine tool shop in Wan Chai, said she sold about 30 chainsaws, both petrol and electric models, between Monday and Wednesday.
“I haven’t seen a situation like...
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