Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index has lost less than 4 per cent since early June, although it has held firm above the key psychologically important level of 25,000.Photo: Bloomberg
Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index has lost less than 4 per cent since early June, although it has held firm above the key psychologically important level of 25,000.Photo: Bloomberg
Economy /  China Economy

Hong Kong protests fail to slow city’s role as foreign investment gateway to China, government data shows

  • China received US$62.9 billion in foreign direct investment via Hong Kong in the first eight months of 2019, accounting for 70 per cent of total inflows
  • China’s state media named George Soros as one speculator who had bet on a Hong Kong market crash due to the anti-government protests that have lasted 100 days

Zhou XinOrange Wang
Zhou Xin and Orange Wang

Updated: 3:01am, 18 Sep, 2019

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Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index has lost less than 4 per cent since early June, although it has held firm above the key psychologically important level of 25,000.Photo: Bloomberg
Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index has lost less than 4 per cent since early June, although it has held firm above the key psychologically important level of 25,000.Photo: Bloomberg
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