This year marks the half way point between the handover and the end of the 50 year period that china promised hong kong would initially enjoy. I think in the long run, what China really wants is an evolution that will bring it to the point where it can be completely satisfied a that's the kind of unrest that occurred in 20 19 simply cannot be repeated. But none the less, mainland businesses still see a great future in hongkong.
John Lee, the successor to Chief Executive Carrie Lam, won by a predictable landslide: he is just the sort of law-and-order type party leaders in Beijing wanted. As the rich world emerges from the pandemic, surges in activity abound—particularly the opening of new businesses. And ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals, we hear about this year’s entrants from Ukraine.
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