China
The impending entry of China into the World Trade Organization (WTO) is poised to significantly impact trade between Britain and Hong Kong, according to British Consul-General in Hong Kong James Hodge. Hodge noted that Hong Kong serves as a crucial gateway between the two countries, with half of Britain'
China
Standard & Poor's recently affirmed the double-'B'-plus long-term foreign currency counterparty rating on the Bank of China, despite the bank's plan to reorganize its Hong Kong operations and those of its sister banks into a single main entity and two subsidiaries. The
Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government, still adjusting to its return to Chinese rule earlier this year, declared that chickens imported from mainland China were likely responsible for the bird-flu outbreak that has taken four lives. In an effort to prevent further spread of the virus, Hong Kong officials have established a
