Paul Chan said Hong Kong retail sales recorded their biggest ever year-on-year drop in August. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan warns of full-year negative growth as anti-government protests batter economy

As city enters technical recession, minister calls on residents to set aside differences
Chan makes reference to popular protest slogan ‘If we burn, you burn with us’

Topic | Hong Kong protests

Tony Cheung

Published: 6:07pm, 27 Oct, 2019

Updated: 4:10pm, 30 Oct, 2019

Paul Chan said Hong Kong retail sales recorded their biggest ever year-on-year drop in August. Photo: Winson Wong

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Tony Cheung

Tony Cheung became a political journalist in 2007. He joined the Post in 2012 and now leads the Hong Kong-mainland relations team on the Hong Kong desk. Tony also writes about the economy, and reports from mainland China, the United States, Germany and Britain.