Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau. Photo: Edward Wong
US government stands by vocal concern about Hong Kong’s autonomy, after Beijing’s complaints of ‘distortion and defamation’
- Top US envoy Kurt Tong warned ‘a narrowing political space’ could hurt the city’s economy
- Local commerce chief told foreign governments and companies not to cherry-pick when looking into the city’s issues
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Hong Kong localism and independence
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau. Photo: Edward Wong
‘I’m not confident that politics can be so neatly divorced from economics in how this city runs,’ US Consul General Kurt Tong said this week. Photo: Edward Wong
Beijing blasts ‘distortion and defamation’ after US Consul Kurt Tong questions Hong Kong’s autonomy
- Top US diplomat in Hong Kong says Beijing is ‘intimately’ involved in the city’s decision-making
- Foreign Ministry Office tells Tong to stop interfering in internal affairs of Hong Kong and China
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Hong Kong localism and independence
‘I’m not confident that politics can be so neatly divorced from economics in how this city runs,’ US Consul General Kurt Tong said this week. Photo: Edward Wong