Hong Kong's Economic Pressures Are Only Going Up Here

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Economic forecasts have also slashed their predictions for china's growth. Of more concern is the spread of the virus to other provinces that are an even more important part of China's economy. The government has been quite draconian in imposing her quarantine measures. But again, this is something that can foreshorten the damage, but not completely offset it. It seems that the economic pressures on on hong kong are only going up here.

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