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Hong Kong: a comeback with Chinese characteristics

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The Financial Times

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After a stagnant few years, the territory’s financial sector is regaining its global standing with a push from Beijing.

9 September, 2025 by Arjun Neil Alim, William Sandlund and Chan Ho-him in Hong Kong

Ho Lee Fook, a gilded contemporary Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong’s SoHo, is a place where many of the city’s financial professionals gather to celebrate closing deals and soaring stocks.

Its name means “good fortune

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