Quotable

"Only if China's GDP growth is maintained at 5 to 6 percent, and if overcapacity does not lead to a chain of business failures, can we effectively prepare for long-term economic reform."

Ye Tan, commentator

"China's stock rout is hampering efforts to link mainland markets to the rest of the world via Hong Kong. Psychologically, this is not the time to talk a lot about mutual market access when you've just put out a fire."

Charles Li, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd

(China Daily Africa Weekly 09/11/2015 page18)