When the Hong Kong national security law was first adopted on June 30, there was much discussion about its impact. Some thought it would bring back social stability; others predicted a mass exodus of foreign businesses and capital and the demise of freedom. A senior Japanese executive told me some headlines in Japan declared that “Hong Kong is dead”.
Neither speculation nor debate could change the reality on the ground. October 8 marked the 100th day of the passage of the law. With that…
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