Although the number of tourists visiting Hong Kong has ascended, per capita spending continues to weaken, remarked DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Senior Research Analyst Percy Leung.Last year, the average spending by tourists in Hong Kong shed by 24%, contributing only 18% to the total retail sales value, evidently lower than the pre-pandemic level of over 30%.Related NewsCICC Lifts LINK REIT's TP to HKD47; Annual Results in LineChanges in consumption patterns among locals and tourists make it difficult for Hong Kong's retail industry to recover to pre-pandemic levels within the next five years, she assumed. She predicted that Hong Kong's retail sales will drift lower by about 5% this year, weighing down retail property rents by 5% for the whole year.