Tag: Hong Kong
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Merkel criticizes Chinese involvement in Hong Kong – but wants to keep talking
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised Chinese involvement in Hong Kong and called for a united European Union stance towards China. “It is an alarming development with regard to something that has always applied, which is ‘one country, two systems’. “And that is very much being questioned,’’ Merkel said on Monday during a meeting with…
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Hong Kong pledges handouts to residents to counter economic woes
The Hong Kong Government on Wednesday pledged 10,000-Hong Kong-dollar (or 1,280-US-dollar) handouts to adult permanent residents in a bid to tackle the city’s economic downturn. Keffi will be transformed into befitting gateway -Gov Sule The Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan, while announcing his 120-billion-Hong Kong-dollar-budget (or 23.4 billion US dollars) for 2020-2021 said…