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Protests and trade tensions hurt Hong Kong’s economy

22/08/2019
Protests and trade tensions hurt Hong Kong’s economy

Chief executive of the beleaguered Hong Kong government, Carrie Lam, has said the unrest that the territory has been experiencing since June has already had a negative impact on its economy. Official figures show that Hong Kong’s economy shrank by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2019, which included one month, June, during which there were...

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