A protester wears a gas mask in defiance of the city’s anti-mask law on October 6. Photo: Bloomberg A protester wears a gas mask in defiance of the city’s anti-mask law on October 6. Photo: Bloomberg
A protester wears a gas mask in defiance of the city’s anti-mask law on October 6. Photo: Bloomberg
Nicholas Spiro
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The View by Nicholas Spiro

Hong Kong’s economy has so far weathered the protests and US-China trade war, but anti-mask law may be the tipping point

  • Hong Kong is not Argentina – its financial buffers are strong and the damage of the past few months is not permanent. But the mask ban could signal tougher measures to come, undermining confidence at an especially ominous moment

Nicholas Spiro
Nicholas Spiro

Updated: 6:34am, 8 Oct, 2019

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A protester wears a gas mask in defiance of the city’s anti-mask law on October 6. Photo: Bloomberg A protester wears a gas mask in defiance of the city’s anti-mask law on October 6. Photo: Bloomberg
A protester wears a gas mask in defiance of the city’s anti-mask law on October 6. Photo: Bloomberg
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Nicholas Spiro

Nicholas Spiro

Nicholas Spiro is a partner at Lauressa Advisory, a specialist London-based real estate and macroeconomic advisory firm. He is an expert on advanced and emerging economies and a regular commentator on financial and macro-political developments.