Hong Kong in transition: more China, less cosmopolitan

Hong Kong is changing: Western influences are giving way, China's influence is growing. The economy, language and culture are changing - the city is becoming an ordinary Chinese metropolis.

Hong Kong's special status is increasingly giving way to Beijing's influence. International companies are withdrawing, while mainland Chinese are leaving their mark on the city. Tourism and trade are weakening, real estate values are falling. What was once a cosmopolitan metropolis is becoming increasingly integrated into China's economic and political …