Hong Kong’s role as an intermediary destination is assisted by its tax regime, which allows for the flow-through of dividends from subsidiary to offshore investors, its historically well-regarded legal system and the reputation of its judiciary. However, foreign confidence has been shaken to ...
In response, Beijing officials have urged all branches of government, the judiciary as well as the executive and the legislature, to join forces in “stopping the violence and ending the turmoil.” The authorities in Hong Kong have taken steps to undermine another constraint —the freedom of ...