{"id":96043,"date":"2016-07-29T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T00:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.symedialab.org.hk\/talk\/?p=96043"},"modified":"2016-07-29T08:18:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T00:18:00","slug":"john-tsangs-clarification-of-china-economy-comment-intriguing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/john-tsangs-clarification-of-china-economy-comment-intriguing\/","title":{"rendered":"John Tsang’s clarification of China economy comment intriguing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Political pundits should be forgiven for having over-read a statement made by Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah yesterday, which is aimed to deny a report that quoted him as saying China\u2019s economy faced the \u201cworst time in 20 years.\u201d Amid speculation about his candidacy in next year\u2019s chief executive race, his move to set the record straight about the mainland economy could not be more intriguing.<\/p>\n

Yesterday\u2019s \u201cno-story\u201d story about Tsang could be traced back to his response to a question at a symposium hosted by the\u00a0South<\/em>\u00a0China Morning Post<\/em>\u00a0in June. Asked about his views on the 2016 Hong Kong economy, Tsang said: \u201cAs Li Ka-shing mentioned yesterday, this is probably the worst time in 20 years for Hong Kong. I tend to agree with him, and I\u2019ve been saying that for some time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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