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mar23 Beijing is changing Hong Kong's   political norms ,   raising new concerns about the institutions underlying the city's previous prosperity and potentially putting its status as a global financial hub at risk, according to a new  report . The big picture:   The business community should begin a collective lobbying campaign to convey their concerns directly to Hong Kong authorities, the report recommends, because legal and bureaucratic recourse is now less likely to help the business community protect their interests in the city. https://www.axios.com/2023/03/07/hong-kong-global-financial-status-risk .16/1/23 https://www-ft-com.ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/content/77b7e834-8780-4be0-9e8a-ad9961b7be5f Can Asia’s key capital market maintain its international outlook?  PATRICK JENKINs Look for a senior job in Hong Kong these days on LinkedIn and you’re unlikely to find any openings unless you’re a speaker of Cantonese or Mandarin, or both. “That’s a big change,” confides a longtime Br

jan23 About 20% of the Americans in Hong Kong have left for various reasons over the past two years, the U.S. consul general in the semi-autonomous Chinese city said, drawing harsh criticism from Beijing for allegedly interfering in its affairs. Hong Kong’s strict anti-COVID-19 measures and “diminishing freedoms” have “clearly impacted the city and the people in it,” Greg May said, citing the departure of roughly 15,000 Americans as one of the outcomes. He said about 70,000 Americans and 1,300 U.S. companies are currently present in Hong Kong. https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/consul-20-of-americans-in-hong-kong-left-in-17743039.php dez22 Hong Kong’s human rights lawyers are fleeing abroad amid an effort to cleanse the city of dissent. The pressure is part of a wider crackdown by the ruling Communist Party on lawyers across China, say activists, legal scholars and diplomats. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-lawyers-crackdown-exodus/ nov22   Hong Kong ha

jun23 The Hong Kong government, meanwhile, has recently been talking about ‘one country’ in terms of root and branch development. ‘Only with a deep root can leaves thrive’ goes the official slogan. That might be true, but biology also teaches us that it is the leaves that, through photosynthesis, produce the nutrients for the plant to grow. Will Beijing be willing to give Hong Kong the space to grow? Recent experience provides many reasons to be wary. (texto de ensaio) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20419058231181287 autor sedeado no japão ab23 Hong Kong’s economy is recovering, but its freedoms are not https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-reopening-recovery-nsl-f4cb0cdf2ce415ad3056bf88fdfbb250 mar23 Hong Kong police have permitted a small protest march under tight restrictions in one of the first demonstrations to be approved since the enactment of  a sweeping national security law  in 2020. Several dozen demonstrators on Sunday were required to wear numbered lanyards a

 dez21 Hong Kong, named the  most liveable city  in the world in 2012 by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), topped the ranking of 140 global cities mainly thanks to a special weighting in the index for the city’s green space, lack of sprawl, natural assets and connectivity.  However, liveability should also take into account local people’s perceptions. Thus, “perceived liveability” can give more of an indication about the reasons for residents to stay in a city. Different from the EIU’s index, the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies has been tracking perceived liveability in Hong Kong since 2017.  The annual perceived liveability index asks respondents to evaluate the liveability of Hong Kong on a range of 0 to 100, with 50 being a pass. In the first two years of the survey, the average of the scores were above 60 and did not change much. However, it slid to 54.4 in September 2019 amid the height of the  anti-extradition bill movement . The index moved further down, to 49.6

jan22 Hong Kong’s new legislature is a mockery of democracy. “Democracy in Hong Kong is flourishing.” These words, used by the Chinese Communist Party in a recent white paper, suggest a strange definition of democracy. On January 3rd lawmakers newly elected to the territory’s Legislative Council took their oaths. Not since long before China regained control of the former British colony have the body’s members been more pliant . All but one of the 90 councillors are party supporters . China made sure of that. https://www.economist.com/leaders/hong-kongs-new-legislature-is-a-mockery-of-democracy/21807016 dez21 Who is Tik Chi-yuen? Meet Hong Kong’s only non-establishment lawmaker. https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/26/who-is-tik-chi-yuen-hong-kongs-sole-non-establishment-lawmaker-in-need-of-superhero-powers/ dez21 The opposition is in jail. Hong Kong wants its ‘patriots’-only vote to look legitimate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kong-vote-democracy-jail/2021/12/17/f

 dez21 KPMG is one of several big businesses in Hong Kong encouraging staff to vote in what the government is billing as a “patriots-only” election for the city’s legislature, as authorities worry about low turnout in the poll. The Big Four auditing firm has offered staff an extra day off if they exercise their “privilege to vote” in the elections on Sunday for the Legislative Council, Hong Kong’s de facto parliament, according to an internal email seen by the Financial Times. “Colleagues who have voted will be asked to complete a simple online application to indicate that they are eligible voters and have voted,” KPMG said in the email on Tuesday. KPMG did not respond to a request for comment. https://techilive.in/kpmg-among-businesses-backing-hong-kongs-patriots-election/