I’ve just returned from Hong Kong,London and Paris – three cities notable for what they lack when compared with Sydney:space. And yet they’re the richer for it.
The entire 45th floor of the Island Shangri-La,Hong Kong has been newly dedicated to families,offering a cute and colourful luxury stay.
The measures,which further tighten the national security laws imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing in 2020,have fuelled concerns about the former British colony’s future as Asia’s business hub.
Western banks,their expat workers and foreign money are all taking flight from Hong Kong as Beijing tightens its grip on the region.
Everybody on the call apart from the victim was a fake representation of a real person,including the boss,police said.
Proposed new national security laws unveiled this week are likely to have the same chilling effect on investment and activity as the counter-espionage rules that mainland China introduced last year.
Beijing’s national security laws aimed to wipe out dissent in the democratic enclave of Hong Kong. Now they have neutered Nicole Kidman in the Amazon series Expats.
The long-overdue demise of the notorious property developer will force China’s authorities to make some difficult decisions.
The Hong Kong court’s liquidation order for Evergrande,the world’s most indebted property developer,is likely to affect China’s financial system.
Beijing is expected to mount a major rescue package to stabilise its tumbling sharemarkets. But it will be a Band-Aid,not a cure.
Mondrian,the design-forward brand of hotels,has extended its reach to Hong Kong.