Analyst says ‘request’ was made not to interact with US president’s son to avoid impression of ‘cooperating with or flattering’ Donald Trump
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A senior Hong Kong official and a lawmaker have withdrawn from a Bitcoin Asia conference where Eric Trump, son of United States President Donald Trump, will attend, with sources confirming they were advised not to interact with the American businessman.
A check by the Post on the conference’s website on Wednesday found that Eric Yip Chee-hang, executive director of the city’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), had been removed from the list of keynote speakers for the forum taking place between August 28 and 29.
Also removed from the list was legislator Johnny Ng Kit-chong, who is a technology entrepreneur.
