Shuttered up: As China slows, Hong Kong companies shut shop

Shuttered up: As China slows, Hong Kong companies shut shop

Commercial towers at the financial Central district are seen behind a lion decoration in Hong Kong, China January 5, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

A record number of Hong Kong firms shut up shop last year as China, the mainstay of the city’s economy, trundled to its slowest economic growth in a quarter of a century and spending by mainland visitors dried up.

Bring stories like this into your inbox every day.

Sign up for our newsletter - The Daily Brief
Subscribe to Newsletter