The move comes before President Trump’s planned imposition of new tariffs on small packages sent to the United States from Hong Kong and China.

An annual global trade fair has kicked off in Hong Kong with no shortage of fanfare – featuring robots flexing, dazzling new products and excited crowds packing the convention halls.

Relocation to Mexico among options on the cards for companies eyeing the US market amid unpredictable trade policies Chinese battery producer Leoch International Technology has been pressing ahead with the first instalment of its US$200 million factory in Mexico before a June launch,