Hong Kong official slams ‘bias against China’ after new article by Stephen Roach
US economist writes that ‘Hong Kong of old is over’ but deputy finance chief, without naming specific critics, defends city’s international appeal
A senior Hong Kong finance official has hit back at criticism of the city’s prospects as “bias against China”, following a recent commentary by a prominent American economist who asserted that “the Hong Kong of old is over”.
The government’s rebuttal did not directly name the critic but was published after Stephen Roach wrote an opinion article saying Hong Kong had become a mainland Chinese city.
“Some critics appear to be driven by bias against China rather than objective analysis. Their criticism is neither backed by evidence nor aligned with facts,” Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun wrote in a commentary published by a local newspaper on Wednesday.