香港言論自由日益收縮的氛圍可能扼殺其亞洲藝術拍賣市場的龍頭地位:
"While local officials and museum bosses have yet to address concerns over any specific works, many in the city’s arts community fear that some of Mr. Sigg’s donated art won’t ever see the light of day.
Long reliant on the finance industry, Hong Kong has worked hard to become a global arts hub. It is among the world’s biggest art-auction markets and one of the three cities world-wide to host the Art Basel fair."
WSJ分析跨國公司正逐步撤離香港程度是自上次全球金融危機以來最大規模者:
"Dozens of international companies have moved regional headquarters or offices from the city since 2019, government data show. That has contributed to the highest rate of commercial real estate vacancies in 15 years, with more than 80% of the vacant space surrendered by international companies, data compiled by Cushman & Wakefield show. All told, more people—expatriates and locals—departed the business hub in 2020 than any year since the global financial crisis."
「隱私專員可以申請進入搜查處所和扣押材料進行調查，並且可以在沒有搜查令的情況下訪問電子設備，還可以在世界發通知刪除內容或阻止訪問該內容。
包括谷歌、臉書和推特在內的倡導組織亞洲互聯網聯盟在6月25日致香港隱私專員的信中警告說，如果當局繼續進行更改，科技公司可能會停止在香港提供服務。
該聯盟表示，這些措施“不符合全球規範和趨勢”，任何可能限制言論自由的立法“都必須建立在必要性和相稱性原則的基礎上”。」
[ The government may only want to weaponize the privacy law to arm itself with yet another tool against expression of dissent, rather than genuinely protecting people’s privacy.
Also, under the amendment bill, the PCPD will suddenly be transformed from a “toothless tiger” to an agency with unchecked power. ]
[The PCPD may conduct searches on service providers’ electronic equipment and order arrests without a warrant, using “reasonable force.” It can request that content be removed from websites hosted outside Hong Kong.]
https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-downfall-of-hong-kongs-privacy-law/