A tale of two cities: can Shanghai challenge Hong Kong’s offshore finance crown?

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Hong Kong has been seizing every opportunity to consolidate its role as a global financial centre, leveraging unique advantages and national strategies. In the first piece of our miniseries focusing on the city’s financial industry ahead of the handover anniversary, we examine what Shanghai’s rapid development of offshore markets means to Hong Kong.Beijing’s latest push to strengthen Shanghai’s offshore financial capabilities is prompting fresh questions about whether Hong Kong’s long-standing...