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Hong Kong residents marched the streets on Wednesday on the 12th anniversary of the handover of the territory to China. Demonstrators protested issues ranging from democratic elections to the performance of Chief Executive Donald Tsang to bank governance, with police estimates putting the crowd at 26,000. Organizers said the figure was 76,000, and that turnout [...]

Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang said the territory could consider linking its currency to the renminbi once the mainland currency became fully convertible. “When that happens, and I don’t know when, I’m sure Hong Kong would think about … currency linkage with China,” Tsang said at an investment conference in Hong Kong Tuesday. Tsang [...]