UK and foreign businesses concerned about governance in Hong Kong
British consul general voices the foreign commercial sector's concerns that the city's political developments may affect its economy
The international business community in Hong Kong is deeply concerned about the city's electoral reform and governance issues, the British consul general in Hong Kong says.
Caroline Wilson also noted the considerable lack of debate over the nominating committee's composition, which could be negotiated with Beijing in the ongoing discussion on how to elect Hong Kong's chief executive via universal suffrage in 2017.
Britain's top diplomat in the city was speaking yesterday during a breakfast meeting with five pan-democratic lawmakers.
One lawmaker, Kenneth Leung of the accountancy sector, quoted Wilson as saying that the foreign business community was watching Hong Kong's electoral reform very closely.
"She said the international business community was very concerned about Hong Kong's constitutional development," Leung said after the meeting.
"Politics and the economy cannot be split, and they are concerned why it appears many bills in Hong Kong cannot get through [the Legislative Council].