Published: 9:24pm, 27 Oct, 2017 Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping is to speak at the Boao Forum in Asia on October where he is expected to announce plans to create free-trade ports along China's coast, as previously hinted in 8 April. This move would allow greater market access. It could also undermine Hong Kong's position as a link between China and the rest of the world.