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00:00ASIA-PACIFIC VICE PRESIDENT GRANT STRUDWICK . RIGHT NOW PLEASE HAVE BEEN REMOVING PROTESTERS FROM STATIONS ON THE MTR SUBWAY SYSTEM IN HONG KONG. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM YOUR CLIENTS? ARE THEY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING? > > IT VARIES CONSIDERABLY IN THE CLIENTS WE ARE DEALING WITH, DEFENDING -- DEPENDING ON THE FOOTPRINT AND THE NATURE OF THEIR OPERATIONS IN MAINLAND CHINA. SOME THAT HAVE A MORE AGILE FOOTPRINT ARE LOOKING TO MOVE AND SOME HAVE ALREADY ENABLED BUSINESS CONTINUITY ELEMENTS OFFSHORE PERHAPS IN SINGAPORE OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION FOR THE SHORT TERM SO THEY ARE LOOKING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS CONTINUITY IN THE SHORT-TERM. BUT ALSO THE SHORT TERM. BUT ALSO LONGER-TERM ISSUES AS WELL. COMPANIES COMING INTO ASIA FOR PERHAPS THE FIRST TIME, WE ARE AWARE OF SOME THAT HAVE CHANGED THEIR DECISIONS TO SET UP THEIR OPERATIONS IN SINGAPORE. HIS PLAYING ON THEIR MIND BOTH FOR THE SHORT-TERM AND THE SAFETY OF THEIR PEOPLE AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY. AND NOW WE ARE SEEING BUSINESSES DECISIONS BEING MADE FOR THE LONG-TERM RECOGNIZING THAT THIS MIGHT BE RESOLVED IN THE SHORT TERM. THEY'RE STILL 2047 THAT IS LOOMING. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME RESOLUTION THAT IS CAST INTO THE FUTURE FOR HONG KONG. KATHLEEN: IT SEEMS TO ME YOU ARE ALLUDING TO THE QUESTION OF HOW MUCH THIS HONG KONG STYLE DEMOCRATIC STRUCTURE STILL LINKED TO CHINA, BASICALLY STILL AT CHINA'S CONTROL, HOW LONG THAT WILL LAST. HALEP HOW PART IS THAT TO PEOPLE, THE CUSTOMERS YOU HAVE -- HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT TWO PEOPLE, CUSTOMERS YOU HAVE, DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA -- DOING BUSINESS IN HONG KONG. > > COMPANIES ARE LOOKING AT IT AS THE LONGER-TERM REGLET TORY AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OPERATE IN HONG KONG. THOSE THAT HAVE OPERATIONS IN MAINLAND CHINA RECOGNIZE WHAT THAT ENVIRONMENT MIGHT BE. FROM A BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW THERE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS AROUND HOW TO OPERATE IN THAT A VARMINT. -- HOW TO OPERATE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. THE BUSINESS VARMINT COULD BE ANYTHING FOR WHAT IT IS LIKE NOW -- ENVIRONMENT COULD BE WHAT THEY SEE IN MAINLAND CHINA. THE OTHER ISSUE IS MORE ABOUT THE HABITABILITY, THE LIVING AND VARMINT FOR THEIR PEOPLE. AND INDEED THE WORLD -- WELL-BEING OF -- THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR PEOPLE AND THE WELL-BEING OF THEIR HONG KONG WORKFORCE. THERE URGING PEOPLE TO TAKE LAWFUL ACTION AS IS THEIR DESIRE. AND WITHIN THE LAWS OF HONG KONG. BUT I THINK OVER TIME UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE SOCIAL OF OUR MEN'S GOING TO BE LIKE FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNEES -- THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT IS GOING TO BE LIKE FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNEES IN HONG KONG WHICH HAS BEEN A GREAT DESTINATION FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO BRING PEOPLE INTO AND WORK. NOW WE ARE SAYING SOME COMPANY SAYING CANADA IS KNOCKING BACK THE OFFERS TO WORK AND LIVE IN HONG KONG. ALL THESE THINGS START TO PLAY WHILE THEY MY PEOPLE OPERATE IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, ATTRACTING THE PEOPLE THEY NEED TO WORK FOR THEM IN HONG KONG A BE AN ISSUE FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. PAUL: WE ARE SEVERAL WEEKS IN. THE PROTESTS HAVE BECOME MORE DRAMATIC WE HAVE SEEN SHOTS FIRED. THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE STREET. WE'VE ALSO SEEN SATELLITE IMAGES. WE GET TO A POINT WHERE CHINA DOES NOT -- WERE CHINA INTERVENES, WOULD YOU ADVISE YOUR CLIENTS THEN? > > IS A QUESTION THAT IS LOOMING IT A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS OUR CLIENTS HAVE AROUND THAT SPACE. WE ARE NOW IN THE AREA OF WORKING WITH THEM TO UNDERSTAND THOSE RISKS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT COULD BE THE MOST EXTREME ENVIRONMENT THEY'RE LIKELY TO MANAGE IN THE SHORT TERM. UNDERSTAND THE POLICY CONSIDERATIONS. THAT IF THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE PEOPLE OFFSHORE FOR PEERS UPTIME, HOWLING AND SUPPORT THEM FOR. -- FOR PERIODS OF TIME, HOW LONG THEY SUPPORT THEM FOR. WHO THEY ARE GOING TO MOVE. AND HOW THEY SUPPORT THEM. SO I SPIKED. THEIR CONCERN ABOUT TWO THINGS. PEOPLE SAFETY AND THEIR DUTY OF CARE OBLIGATION TO INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNEES. THEY'RE NOT JUST RESPONSE BEFORE THE WORKPLACE BUT ALSO RESPONSE BEFORE IN THE GENERAL LIVING SENSE. THAT IS ONE AREA THERE GRAPPLING WITH. THE OTHER AREAS THEIR DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS CONTINUITY. DENIAL OF ACCESS FOR SHORT PEERS OF TIME. A LOT OF THE PROTESTS HAVE OCCURRED OVER WEEKEND SPARE NOW WE'RE STARTING TO SEE GENERAL STRIKES AND OTHER IMPACTS THAT ARE GOING TO PERHAPS BE HAPPENING MORE INTO THE FUTURE. AT A MORE UNPREDICTABLE APPROACH TO PROTEST. WHICH WERE INITIALLY FRINGE ELEMENTS OF LEGAL PROTESTS. NOW WE ARE SEEING UNILATERAL ACTION IN OTHER AREAS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY AN EXTENSION OF AN OTHERWISE PEACEFUL PROTEST. IT IS VERY MUCH ABOUT WORKING WITH THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE SHORT-TERM OPTIONS TO MAINTAIN BUSINESS CONTINUITY. AND ALSO LOOKING INTO THE MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM S TO HOW THEY CAN DO THAT IN A CHANGED

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