Newsletter: HK Voters Snub Mainland

Dear Global Business Enthusiast,

Michael Michelini (@michelini) here. You’re getting this email because you requested my periodic thoughts on international business from Hong Kong.

This week: HK voters defy Mainland, Amcham Fighting for HK bank changes, Tencent top dog and more. I’m back in Shenzhen! Only an hour and a half delay at the airport coming back from Shanghai Tuesday night, not too bad (It is all about setting expectations). Hong Kongers ‘thumb their noses at Beijing’ with pro-independence votes (CNN video) The battle of banking in Hong Kong… It’s like ‘a sledgehammer pounding a small nail’: Hong Kong officials urged to act on banks closing accounts in anti-fraud drive American Chamber of Commerce voices concern over banks’ tough approach in quest to comply with money laundering and terror financing regulations Yet meanwhile, in the UK – HSBC is starting to allow people to verify their bank with a selfie photo Tencent Becomes China’s Largest Company by Value, overtaking : Chart  You can also take a look at @SCMP_News’ Tweet Via Andre Marting And end the news with some fun stuff… Hong Kong’s Fourth Meal Tradition Sounds Delicious

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This week’s podcast we talk about selling in the EU. More and more pressure to collect VAT, no matter where you are based – Ivo Oltman shares with us his insights on non-EU companies selling to Europeans

So as promised, I blogged about my experience getting the China e-Channel with a foreign passport. Believe it is for those with a six month or longer residence permit – but already getting some comments and feedback, check it out.

So I picked up my E-Estonia residency card in Shanghai. Starting a series of experiments on building up my life in Estonia, check it out.

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