China could "punish" Hong Kong
Ex-Hong Kong central bank chief warns against allowing protests to continue
Hong Kong
A MEMBER of China's central bank's advisory body has warned on Wednesday that Beijing will punish Hong Kong if pro-democracy protests that have paralysed parts of the Chinese-controlled financial centre for a month are allowed to continue.
Joseph Yam, executive vice president of advisory body China Society for Finance and Banking and a former Hong Kong central bank chief, said the city's financial integrity and stability of its currency were also at risk.
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