The government wants you to know that the financial and banking systems are functioning normally.
The acting financial secretary, KC Chan, has released a statement saying that Hong Kong’s stock market, foreign exchange market, and financial and banking systems are all “in good order”, “functioning normally” and “operating smoothly”. The government made sure to use a lot of synonyms for “A-OK!” to avoid any confusion whatsoever on the matter: Hong Kong will not let the protests get in the way of its status as a global financial hub.
The statement does not make a direction mention of Occupy Central, but does attribute the normal operation of the financial and banking systems to the implementation of “contigency plans” by various government departments.
As of this morning, seven banks have reported to the authorities that a total of seven branches were closed temporarily.
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