S&P cuts Hong Kong credit rating after downgrading China for first time since 1999

Concerns over ballooning debt

Anna Fedorova
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S&P Global Ratings has downgraded Hong Kong credit a day after lowering the sovereign credit rating for China for the first time since 1999 on concerns over soaring debt levels, while revising its outlook for the country from stable to negative.

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