HK could pay a financial price for hindering free speech

Jan 3, 2019

China's apparent pressure on Hong Kong to expel a senior journalist offers a worrying sign about the city's eroding independence, which could have far-reaching financial consequences.

HK could pay a financial price for hindering free speech

The Hong Kong government’s decision in October to expel Victor Mallet, the Asia news editor of the Financial Times, and then to deny his request for even temporary re-entry, stank of the heavy-handedness of Beijing.

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