Metro Vancouver NewsVancouver’s Chinatown businesses didn’t see bump in customers during FIFA World CupNot everyone got a bumpPhoto: Photo Mike Howell. Like Ng, Cho said many regular customers stayed away from Chinatown during the World Cup because of the road closures and congestion. Thousands of fans participated in marches on Expo Boulevard to BC Place Stadium during the World Cup. Chinatown FestivalJordan Eng, president of the Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Association, said the experience shared by Ng, Cho, Sung and Robson are consistent with what he’s heard from other merchants in Chinatown. 1 host city of the World Cup— will make for a longer-term gain for tourism.