Hong Kong’s business community is nervous after protests escalate
Unrest over an extradition bill that will allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial, has clouded Hong Kong's outlook as a finance hub
03 July 2019 - 11:11
Hong Kong — Chaotic scenes of protesters rampaging through Hong Kong’s legislature, trashing furniture and daubing graffiti over walls have sent jitters through the business community, which worries about the effect on the city's status as a financial hub.
Plumes of smoke billowed among gleaming skyscrapers early on Tuesday as police fired teargas to disperse protesters in the heart of the city, home to the offices of some of the world's biggest companies, including global bank HSBC...
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