Hongkongers snap up silver as gold becomes 'too expensive'

After a precious metals shop in Hong Kong's central business district announced that hundreds of silver bars had sold out for the day on Wednesday, murmurs of disappointment rippled through a waiting queue. Despite increasing its supply to cater to strong demand, the store saw hundreds of bars snapped up in just over an hour. Retiree Ken Wong, 65, began queueing at the precious metals shop Lee Cheong at around 5 am and managed to buy five bars. He told AFP that buying silver offered him the chance...