Hong Kong September retail sales fall 18.3% as protests take toll
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's retail sales plunged in September as the anti-government protests that have gripped the Chinese-ruled city for nearly five months scared off tourists and battered spending.Since June, protesters have taken to the streets of the Asian financial hub in sometimes violent demonstrations in response to perceived Chinese meddling with the city's promised freedoms.Already hampered by the Sino-U.S. trade war and a slowing Chinese economy, the protests have further..