Historian Chris Baker said that while he could not predict what would happen next, the language in the palace statement was strong and "very firm".
Hong Hao, managing director and head of research at Bocom International in Hong Kong, said the market shouldn't be overwrought about an orderly depreciation. In the near term, he believes, both the Chinese currency and the stock market will remain volatile, but once the currency volatility subsides, there'll be tranquility in the market.
Hong Kong Security Secretary John Lee Ka-chiu told the South China Morning Post in an interview published on Wednesday that local police were setting up a dedicated unit to enforce the law and it would have intelligence gathering, investigation and training capabilities.
Hong Kong will remain a global financial hub thanks to a sophisticated financial ecosystem that gives the city a lasting competitive edge, Nicholas Lardy, an economist at the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics, told China Daily in the second of a three-part series.
His father, Wang Qiwen, discovered his son's interest in music, and hired two teachers - one teaching Braille and the other piano. "I hoped music could light up his world and keep him company," his father said.
Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee spoke on another video on the SAR's efforts to guard biosecurity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Historians from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, including Fung Ming-chu, former director of the Palace Museum in Taipei, took part in the symposium through a video link.
Hong Kong's lingering turmoil may turn out to be the last straw for Tina Zhang and her 8-year-old son, who used to cross the boundary to the city from Shenzhen drowsily each morning to attend school before the coronavirus outbreak.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Friday appealed to people in the city to treasure Hong Kong, their shared home.
Hong Kong's civil service chief on Thursday said it was encouraging to see nearly 1.8 million Hong Kong residents participate in the city's two-week free and voluntary mass COVID-19 testing — a program that is assisting in preparations for the expected next round of the pandemic.