Claw machine shops have proliferated in the territory in recent years, filling vacant spaces left behind by businesses that closed during the pandemic In Hong Kong’s neon-lit arcades, a maze of claw machines illuminates the prizes of the day: plushies, Labubu dolls and an array of Pokémon collect...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/aug/06/hong-kong-claw-machine-arcade-craze-addiction-regulation)

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