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And Brexit driven weakness in the pound makes it a great time to invest.

So arguably both the political factors are actually encouraging these moves.

Is there a reason to assume the pound will rebound any time soon?

Why wouldn't you when the £ is 15% lower than a year ago. Bargain.

I wonder, would HK owning the LSE make it more or less likely for China to send in the stormtroopers? My first thought was that this was a move to make HK more of an untouchable, international city. But HK billionaires simply investing offshore sounds more likely--presuming they have a direct stake in the exchange.

And 25 years ago they bought Vancouver.