Success Universe shares rose 6.8 percent in Hong Kong trading today, boosting its gains for the year to 54 percent. The benchmark Hang Seng Index climbed 1.5 percent today.
The ships’ popularity shows how new businesses are profiting as Macau struggles to keep up with accelerating demand. The city, across the Pearl River Delta from Hong Kong, is half the size of Manhattan and drew about 14 million tourists in the first half of this year.