Hong Kong accounts for just two percent of the Greater Bay Area’s physical land, but its commercial value is estimated to be worth as much as half of the GBA’s aggregate total, according to market proxies
Christopher Chu
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Originally from the United States, Macao-based Christopher spent over a decade in Hong Kong, working as an investment analyst and financial journalist. He holds a Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematical Economics and Psychology from Pitzer College. Beyond his work at Macao News, Christopher is a published writer, co-authoring Macau’s Historical Witnesses, Camilo Pessanha’s Macau Stories and Macau’s Historical Flavors, all of which explore Macao’s unique history from various perspectives, such as why Macao is also spelled Macau.
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