Hong Kong exchange chief says economic ‘devastation’ from unrest will soon be apparent

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9 Jan 2020 • 6:54 PM MYT
Malay Mail
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Chief Executive Charles Li attends an interview by Reuters in Hong Kong, September 5, 2017. — Reuters pic

HONG KONG, Jan 9 — More than six months of anti-government protests in Hong Kong have not been helpful to the economy in the Chinese-ruled territory and the “depth of the devastation” will be seen in the coming weeks, said the chief executive of the city’s stock exchange operator.

Addressing a Reuters Breakingviews event, Charles Li, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd’s (HKEX) CEO also said that what made Hong Kong great was “one country, two systems”. — Reuters