Protests in the territory are already taking their toll on the economy and tourism but show no signs of abating.
Major Hong Kong banks including HSBC and Standard Chartered have published newspaper ads calling for the preservation of law and order and condemning violence, as pro-democracy protests showed no signs of stopping.They were published after the latest stand-off between demonstrators and police on Wednesday evening outside a subway station where protesters had been attacked by a mob of white-shirted men last month.
The protests are already taking a toll on the Chinese territory's economy and tourism, with the Asian financial hub on the verge of its first recession in a decade.Standard Chartered said in Thursday's newspaper ads that the bank supported Hong Kong's government to uphold social order and"guard the status of Hong Kong as an international financial centre".More from Business
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