Market boost: An electronic ticker board displays various stock prices at Exchange Square in Hong Kong. If the US proposes to delist Chinese companies listed in the US, Hong Kong’s stock market would get a boost from returning Chinese listings. — AFP
EVERY crisis brings its disaster as well as opportunity. If there can be cooperation and compromise, this pandemic is a good time to accept all the past problems and move on to a better future. But why is it so difficult to achieve political cooperation, compromise or conciliation, using Hong Kong as an example?
Hong Kong’s future as an international financial centre hinges on its political stability. As Beirut has shown, any descent to violence irreparably destroyed its position as a financial hub and cultural centre for the Middle East. Even the last British governor Chris Patten agrees that violence is not a path that can lead to good outcomes.
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