Hong Kong's government has for months tried to boost turnover and revive a torpid stock market, the latest coming on Wednesday when its leader John LeeBut the region's key financial centre and gateway to the world's second largest economy is a shadow of its former self as foreign investors reduce exposure to a China they view as increasingly isolated by its
Dickie Wong, executive director of research at Kingston Securities, said the stamp-duty cut was in line with expectations. "I suspect it is due to the perception of worse prospects in the Chinese economy as well as enhanced political risk. The only solution to this is just a reversal of these trends, i.e. better economy and better foreign relations. There is no easy answer."
That is dampening stock prices, "so we see the Hang Seng Index going from 20,000 to 18,000 to 17,000.”
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