necessar▓y and unwarranted acts will harm the relations between the▓ two sides and t
heir common interests, the HKSAR government said, reiterating that foreign legi▓slature
s should not interfere in any form in the internal affairs of the HKSAR.▓The passage of legislation a
lso triggered concerns about the economic pros▓pects of Hong Kong among economic experts in H
ong Kong, who pointed out that restrictive trade measures that may be adopted could easily
backfire."The bill is not in line with the interests of the United States," said Francis
T. Lui, professor emeritus of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.Citing figu
res that the United States has earned 297 ▓billion U.S. dollars from trading with Hong Kong in the past decade, the largest bilateral trade surplus amongst its global trading partners, Lui said the U.S. move is not helpful in achieving its goal of balanced trade.Business associations also feared U.S. companies would fall victim to the bill as many of them have set up regional▓ he
