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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Hong Kong complains to WTO about US levies as China’s tit-for-tat tariffs take off

Hong Kong will file a complaint against newly imposed US tariffs to the World Trade Organisation, a city official said a day after China's retaliatory levies on American goods came into effect.

Hong Kong chief secretary Eric Chan said on Tuesday the financial hub will file a complaint with the trade body over the US “completely ignoring” the city's status as a separate customs territory.

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