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What You Need to Know Before Going to Hong Kong

Oct 25, 2019 | 09:00 GMT

A view of the Hong Kong skyline on May 5, 2019. The protests are beginning to hurt Hong Kong's reputation as a safe business environment.

A view of the Hong Kong skyline on May 5, 2019.

(VERNON YUEN/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Highlights

  • Protests are threatening Hong Kong's reputation as a safe and stable business environment.
  • Given the political deadlock, the unrest isn't expected to end anytime soon.
  • Personnel can certainly still operate in the region, but they will need to be more cautious to avoid getting caught up in the violence.

Protests and clashes between demonstrators and police have become a fact of life in Hong Kong during the second half of 2019. And the situation has reached a political stalemate. Protesters continue to push their five demands (the resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the release of all arrested protesters, an independent inquiry into police actions, the removal of the term "riot" and universal suffrage), and the government insists that it must oppose protests in order to uphold the rule of law. The unrest isn't expected to end anytime soon, so business travelers and others need to be more cautious....

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