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H.K. Fin. Chief Warns of Looming ‘Economic Typhoon’

Protesters gather for a rally in Victoria Park in Hong Kong on Aug. 18. 

Protesters gather for a rally in Victoria Park in Hong Kong on Aug. 18. 

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Protest-battered Hong Kong should also brace itself for an “economic typhoon” caused by the U.S.-China trade war and recent political unrest in the city, Financial Secretary Paul Chan wrote in a blog post Sunday.