Apec in Hong Kong: what to know as 500 delegates descend on the city

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Hong Kong is hosting about 500 senior officials and delegates for the APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting, the first time the city has hosted the gathering. The meeting precedes mainland China’s hosting of the APEC leaders’ summit in Shenzhen next month.

Global attention will turn to Hong Kong this week as about 500 senior officials and delegates from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s 21 member economies gather in the city for the Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is the first time Hong Kong has hosted the meeting, with Beijing’s support, as mainland China prepares to host the Apec leaders’ summit in Shenzhen next month. Hong Kong joined Apec in 1991 and has continued to take part in the economic forum’s affairs...