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Dubai’s loss could be Hong Kong’s gain, but only if city is ready
March 31, 2026
South China Morning Post
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When InvestHK’s director general Alpha Lau Hai-suen recently said that companies using Dubai as a hub had mostly shifted to Hong Kong after the outbreak of the Iran war, the instinct to leverage the city’s position as a safe haven for investment was understandable. Hong Kong should absolutely try to capture capital and talent unsettled by instability in the Gulf.
However, it should resist the temptation to confuse a geopolitical opening with a strategic victory. Opportunity does not become a...
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