Protesters opposed to the extradition bill remain outside the government headquarters in Admiralty, flanked by Hong Kong’s commercial district, on June 18. Photo: Dickson Lee Protesters opposed to the extradition bill remain outside the government headquarters in Admiralty, flanked by Hong Kong’s commercial district, on June 18. Photo: Dickson Lee
Protesters opposed to the extradition bill remain outside the government headquarters in Admiralty, flanked by Hong Kong’s commercial district, on June 18. Photo: Dickson Lee
Jesse Friedlander
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The View by Jesse Friedlander

How the extradition bill crisis threatens Hong Kong’s currency peg to the US dollar

  • The extradition bill risks undermining Hong Kong special status in the eyes of the international community. Any change could lead to a flight of capital, which would in turn threaten the city’s currency

Jesse Friedlander
Jesse Friedlander

Updated: 10:43pm, 27 Jun, 2019

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Protesters opposed to the extradition bill remain outside the government headquarters in Admiralty, flanked by Hong Kong’s commercial district, on June 18. Photo: Dickson Lee Protesters opposed to the extradition bill remain outside the government headquarters in Admiralty, flanked by Hong Kong’s commercial district, on June 18. Photo: Dickson Lee
Protesters opposed to the extradition bill remain outside the government headquarters in Admiralty, flanked by Hong Kong’s commercial district, on June 18. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Jesse Friedlander

Jesse Friedlander

Jesse Friedlander, CFA, is co-founder and chief investment officer of Des Voeux Partners, a multifamily office that manages intergenerational wealth. His areas of interest include macroeconomics, geopolitics, language and culture.