Horrific Data, Spiraling Violence Force Multi-Billion Dollar Stimulus Efforts In Besieged Locales

Governments beset with social unrest are rolling out stimulus packages in an effort to pacify the aggrieved masses. On Tuesday, Hong Kong's embattled chief executive Carrie Lam promised a third round of measures aimed at shoring up sectors of the economy hit hard by months of violent protests. Addressing reporters, Lam said the government planned to announce the new, "targeted" measures "soon". She didn't elaborate, but her remarks came a day after the city reported an egregious plunge in reta