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Hong Kong to take US to WTO over Trump tariff, but penalty expected to remain

Hong Kong will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the United States for imposing a 10 percent tariff on its products.
A government spokesman stated that the US duties ignore Hong Kong's status as a separate customs territory from the mainland.
The HKSAR Government aims to defend its rights and urged the US to rectify its actions, calling them 'grossly inconsistent' with WTO rules.
Commerce Minister Algernon Yau criticized the tariffs as 'extremely unreasonable' and indicated that the government would investigate potential violations of WTO agreements.

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