“So much of the negotiations over Hong Kong has been more or less a question of Britain rolling over and accepting Chinese terms. There has to be a way in which it can be said to the Chinese 'we will resist, we have different views, we have different policies.' And to some extent, the policy towards the Dalai Lama is one of the better ways to convey that symbol.”
Gerald Segal
“The momentum we now have must be maintained heading into the WTO negotiations in Hong Kong,”
Paul Wolfowitz
“It's terrible. We're starting to look like Hong Kong, or Singapore at worst. Pretty soon you won't be able to throw a piece of gum on the street.”
Chris Noth
“I don't believe they could list in Hong Kong before the third quarter.”
Wu Yonggang
“There are only eight weeks to go to these vital Hong Kong discussions. I do not believe that you can get a vital agreement that works if we wait until people arrive in Hong Kong.”
Gordon Brown
“The market is behaving fairly normally, it's [Hong Kong] following Wall Street to a degree and it's also focused on the interest-rate outlook. Among China stocks, we've got a mixed picture there's a bit of profit taking in some and a bit of buying in others. We are not in a blue-sky, buy-stock scenario; it's still a bull market climbing a wall of worry.”
Howard Gorges
“The volatility of Hong Kong's property sector places an added burden on its financial institutions.”
Ryan Tsang
