Hong Kong's new leader John Lee on Friday vowed to strengthen the city's standing as a global business hub, but he gave no hint of diverging from Beijing's insistence on strict zero-Covid rules
Hong Kong Hong Kong's new leader John Lee on Friday vowed to strengthen the city's standing as a global business hub, but he gave no hint of diverging from Beijing's insistence on strict zero-Covid rules.
The former British colony's reputation as an international financial center has been battered during the last two years by its adherence to China's unbending Covid restrictions. They have made the city less attractive for expats and much harder for foreign executives to visit.
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