Hong Kong pushes for pre-WTO access to China

What was really happening behind the scenes at the Fortune Global Forum.
On the surface, the most notable achievement for Hong Kong at the high-profile party thrown by Fortune Magazine here two weeks ago was the unveiling of a new logo by new Chief Secretary for Administration Donald Tsang Yam-kuen. The headlines were dominated by the Hong Kong government’s decision to keep Falun Gong practitioners out of Jiang Zemin’s sight.

Behind the scenes, however, Hong Kong officials may have begun a campaign to attain special market access to China in advance of China’s commitments stipulated by its agreement to enter the World Trade Organization.

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