The face masks are out in Hong Kong amid a coronavirus outbreak in China. The illness could determine how the Year of the Rat starts for the city’s stock market, analysts say. Photo: AFP

Wuhan virus outbreak threatens to derail Hong Kong stock market in Year of the Rat

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Topic | Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Enoch Yiu

Published: 3:30pm, 24 Jan, 2020

Updated: 5:42pm, 24 Jan, 2020

The face masks are out in Hong Kong amid a coronavirus outbreak in China. The illness could determine how the Year of the Rat starts for the city’s stock market, analysts say. Photo: AFP

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Enoch Yiu

Enoch joined the Post as a business reporter in 1996. Before that, she worked at a Chinese daily newspaper for four years. She is author of two books: 'They Mean Business: 50 exclusive interviews with Hong Kong top executives' and 'Serving with Passion: stories of established catering brands in Hong Kong'.