The APEC meeting, or Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation forum, which brings together finance minsters and central bankers, was originally scheduled to take place in Hong Kong later this year but now has been moved to Beijing in a surprise move.
Some politicians say that it is because of the radical political rally, Occupy Central, scheduled to take place in the city’s main financial district in the summer. However, organisers said that the decision was made because US President Barack Obama asked for the leaders’ meeting to be pushed back from October to November. Despite this explanation, politicians in Hong Kong maintain that the Central Government switched Hong Kong out of APEC for political reasons.
Source: SCMP
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