Why this time was different for Hong Kong

Hong Kong strong…

Unlike the 2014 Occupy movement, this time around most interest groups threw their weight behind the demonstrators, fearing Carrie Lam’s Extradition Bill would be one bill too far in turning Hong Kong into any other Chinese city.

Even HSBC & Standard Chartered encouraged employees to join the crowds by allowing flexible working hours ! When banks start getting involved in social movements, you know that this time around, things were indeed different.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-06-16/hong-kong-protest-win-reflects-business-support-china-s-needs

Picture credits: Reuters

Nicolas Michelon

Nicolas is a corporate geoeconomics and strategic & business intelligence expert with 25 years of experience in the Asia-Pacific, and more recently in the Gulf and Türkiye. A Managing Partner at Alagan Partners, he advises corporate executives on how to navigate the current geopolitical and geoeconomic environment, mitigate risk and develop prospective scenarios. He is also an Adjunct Professor & Guest Lecturer in geopolitics, geoeconomics and business intelligence at ESCP Business School (France), Galatasaray University (Türkiye), University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (Morocco), and Ecole de Guerre Economique (Paris School of Economic Warfare).