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Hong Kong Poised to Become Asia's Big Apple

Posted Jun 30, 07 7:12 PM CDT in World Business 

(Newser) – Hong Kong is in decline as Asia's premier shipping hub, but the dip in dockyard activity is nothing to fret over, Newsweek reports. The city is on the brink of becoming one of the world's financial capitals—on par with London and New York. Economic shifts are reconfiguring the political landscape as well: a rising middle class is clamoring for cleaner air and universal suffrage. 

Since British rule ended a decade ago, market capitalization on the main stock exchange has exploded in Hong Kong, positioning the city as the investment center for a country sitting on huge trade surpluses. While the business elite welcomes the economic transformation, it's resisting the political impact, fearing that a move towards democracy will bring turmoil.

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