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Wuhan virus compounds Hong Kong's economic woes

The emergence of the SARS-like virus from China is another dark cloud over Hong Kong. [AFP/File / Anthony WALLACE]

The emergence of a SARS-like virus in China is the last thing Hong Kong's struggling economy needs, analysts say, as the city reels from the twin storms of the global trade war and months of political unrest.

The semi-autonomous financial hub is currently on high alert for any appearance of the new coronavirus, which first surfaced in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has since spread to the United States and around Asia.

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