More than two months after student groups and activists began staging protests in three sites in Hong Kong, the street occupations ended quietly in November 2014. But the demonstrators said that they will be back.
Towards November, public opinion on the protests had turned. Commuters were frustrated by traffic snarls due to the sit-ins and business owners complained of the disruption to retail and F&B businesses, and the tourism sector in Hong Kong, one of Asia’s most vibrant cities. What has the impact of the protests been on Hong Kong’s economy, the outlook for business and its ties with China? How will the Hong Kong government address the grievances and aspirations that younger members of the population have expressed? Mr Fong Ngai, Director of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, will discuss these issues in a closed-door lunch meeting for IPS Corporate Associates.
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