Hong Kong Official Slams 'Bias Against China' After Economist's Commentary

Hong Kong official slams ‘bias against China’ after new article by Stephen Roach

A senior Hong Kong finance official has hit back at criticism of the city’s prospects as “bias against China”, following a recent commentary by a prominent US economist who asserted that “the Hong Kong of old is over”. The government’s rebuttal did not directly name any specific critic but was published after American economist Stephen Roach wrote an opinion article saying Hong Kong had become a mainland city. “Some critics appear to be driven by bias against China rather than objective...

By Vivian Au