Hong Kong Commerce Secretary Edward Yau told CNBC on Monday that rising U.S.-China tensions are 'unhelpful' and that he will take up with the U.S.
government the matter of Hong Kong goods for export to the United States to be labelled made in China.
Goods made in Hong Kong for export to the United States will need to be labelled as made in China after Sept. 25, according to a U.S. government notice posted last week.When asked about the development by CNBC, Yau referred to World Trade Organization rules which state that Hong Kong is entitled to use its own labeling for its exports.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China's Hong Kong garrison fires torpedoes in South China Sea military drillHONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - The Chinese army has released footage of its Hong Kong garrison firing cannons and torpedoes in a drill in the South China Sea amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington over the status of the former British colony.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Hong Kong Carrie Lam leader returns Cambridge fellowship over rights rowHong Kong's leader says she has 'returned' her honorary fellowship to a Cambridge college after a row over whether the finance hub's academic ...
Read more »
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam returns Cambridge fellowship over human rights rowHONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has returned her honorary fellowship to a Cambridge college after a row over whether the finance hub's academic freedoms are being suppressed as authorities crack down on pro-democracy opponents.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Beijing's decision for Hong Kong's LegCo to continue performing duties is constitutional, says officialHONG KONG (XINHUA, NYTIMES) - Beijing's decision on the continuing discharge of duties by Hong Kong's sixth Legislative Council (LegCo) is constitutional, legitimate and reasonable, a senior Hong Kong government official said on Sunday (Aug 16).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
No city for eating out: Hong Kong’s low-income workers struggle to find clean spaces to have their mealsHung wakes at 6am each day to prepare her lunch of rice and vegetables, before heading from her home in Shau Kei Wan to work in Causeway Bay.The widowed grandmother who lives on her own cleans a public toilet from 7am to 3pm seven days a week, stopping for lunch at 11am. Taking out her packed meal, she
Read more »
China's Hong Kong garrison fires torpedoes in South China Sea military drillHONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - The Chinese army has released footage of its Hong Kong garrison firing cannons and torpedoes in a drill in the South China Sea amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington over the status of the former British colony.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »