Hong Kong Pins Revival Hopes on Messi After Coldplay, Taylor Swift Misses https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-03/hong-kong-pins-hope-on-me... Hong Kong’s image of a freewheeling finance hub has taken a severe hit in recent years in the wake of a crackdown on dissent and strict pandemic curbs, which triggered an exodus of residents. The city’s reopening has been marred by China’s economic slowdown and high borrowing costs, with the local property and stock markets plunging.