“Regarding the Hong Kong market, we think worldwide investors are too pessimistic toward China, making stock prices there (in Hong Kong) very attractive”, the fund manager wrote.
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Police said up to 760 people participated in the Sunday protest.
The idea of independence is dismissed as illegal by Beijing and Hong Kong authorities.
The Hong Kong government has responded by attempting to stymie the movement’s proponents wherever possible, banning six pro-independence activists from next month’s legislative elections and warning teachers in the city’s schools that discussing independence could see their teaching licenses revoked.
Xiaochu also believes that the location in Hong Kong allows potential services ranging from cloud calculation, big data, M2M and partnerships with enterprises.
Among the “localist” candidates barred were those calling for independence and reuniting with Britain.
“There is an actual difference between the ideals of the localists and the democrats”.
“Just as each summer I take part in large-scale anti-drugs campaigns, telling young people to stay away from drugs… anyone who is involved in education in some way should express clearly what their position is on matters of debate (like Hong Kong independence)”, said Leung (link in Chinese).
The organiser of Sunday’s march, Jimmy Sham, said the absentees might have had their own reasons for staying away.
Speaking to reporters, Leung, commonly known as CY, said that advocating Hong Kong independence in schools had nothing to do with freedom of speech.
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The government said in a statement its officers had been handling election matters in line with the law “as well as the principle of impartiality with a view to ensuring that the election would be held in an open, fair and honest manner”. Organizers claimed more than 1,000 supporters marched through main streets against the disqualification of five candidates from running in the upcoming Legislative Council elections. This news story is related to Print/144298-Hundreds-swelter-in-Hong-Kong-protests/ – breaking news, latest news, pakistan ne.
