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April 22, 2009
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- Go with the flow on shipping
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- Diana Lee
The Standard-
- Hong Kong should push to become a global maritime trading centre
as the international shipping industry gravitates from Europe to
Asia, according to an influential think tank.
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In its latest report, the One Country Two Systems Research Institute
says Hong Kong should also set up a shipping exchange - modeled on
London's Baltic Exchange - where vessel owners and brokers can
transact and collect information while paying tax dollars into Hong
Kong's coffers.
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Think-tank head and Executive Council member Leung Chun-ying said
that, despite Shanghai already setting up an exchange, Hong Kong has
advantages in language skills, management, professional services and
the rule of law
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