HongKong

Protest chaos leads to the most bank branch closings in Hong Kong’s history other than during typhoons




A third day of violence and traffic disruptions by protesters in Hong Kong led 250 bank branches to close Wednesday – the most in the city’s history except during severe typhoons.One in five branches of the 18 major banks, including all three note-issuing banks in the city – HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of China (Hong Kong) – shut their doors for the day.The troubling sign in one of Asia’s most important financial hubs occurred as protesters used bricks to smash the glass facade of…



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