Mr. BARR: You know, I don't think it is, and you're not really hearing any Democrats cry foul over it, I think just because there's such a clear allusion to, you know, that widely popular Joker figure that Heath Ledger played in that Batman movie.

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Where Thai and Indonesian firms might have once considered listing in Hong Kong, they are now attracted by the growing base of fund managers in Singapore (drawn there by the easy living and efficiency of the city, a far cry from Hong Kong's pollution and crowding).

ECONOMIST: Clouds over Hong Kong