From protests to pandemic and US threats over national security law, Hong Kong’s battered economy awaits a glimmer of hope

As Hong Kong marks a year since the anti-government movement began, we analyse how key players have fared. This is the sixth article in the series.For four days in a row, an elderly couple turned up at the Rich Bird Currency Exchange in Sham Shui Po, each carrying a backpack filled with old Hong Kong dollars reeking of mothballs.They were there to swap their savings for US dollars, and over that period, collected a total of US$1 million (HK$7.7 million).“The rubber bands holding the wads of…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3088629/protests-pandemic-and-us-threats-over-national