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pop concerts and Herbalife convention­s, Asiaworld-expo (AWE) is now more likely to conjure up images of the endless rows of beds that made up the city’s mass Covid-19 treatment facility—now in “standby mode”. Upon its 15th anniversar­y and with large-scale events still some way off, the venue is looking to rebrand as a dining and entertainm­ent hangout for locals in a HK$600 million upgrade—welcome news for anyone who ever lamented the dire food options and lack of activities outside scheduled events. CEO Irene Chan said, “As we witness the recovery of business markets worldwide, AWE is proud to welcome everyone with a new face and even finer facilities.” Perhaps less worthy of celebratio­n is the news that the facility is swapping its human cleaning team for robots to save costs. “We need 40 to 50 staff to clean up a hall in one night. Now, we only need two robots,” Chan told

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