Hong Kong economy faces uncertain future 25 years after handover

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by Holmes CHAN Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — When Hong Kong transitioned from British to Chinese rule, Edmond Hui was a floor trader at the bustling stock exchange, witnessing the roaring growth of a city at the crossroads of the West and Asia. Under a deal signed with Britain ahead of the 1997 handover, China promised Hong Kong could keep its capitalist system for 50 years, an arrangement that helped the city […]