The BoE monitors Hong Kong because UK banks such as HSBC and Standard Chartered are also the leading banks in Hong Kong
That's equivalent to about 1.25% of the former British colony's gross domestic product
Hong Kong has been gripped by sometimes violent protests since June. Demonstrators halted operations at the airport for several days in August.
Lam is due to discuss the political and economic situation in the China-ruled city with Beijing officials during a four-day visit. She will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday
Hong Kong has some autonomy and China has been administering it under "one country, two systems" framework over the last 22 years
Police also said they received reports that five people threw petrol bombs at a Japanese restaurant on the street level of a shopping mall in Cheung Sha Wan
Police said they believed the college was not the target for the bomb maker and that the devices were likely being hidden there for later use
Police also arrested 12 people on Monday suspected of preparing gasoline bombs
Companies have got caught in the middle of the protests. Chinese retailers and branches of lenders like Bank of China Ltd have been ransacked by vandals
Many of those attending voiced anger that chief executive Carrie Lam and Beijing have ruled out any further concessions despite the landslide election defeat
The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act requires an annual review of the favorable trading status that the US grants to the city
Financial secretary Paul Chan told lawmakers that the economy was set to contract 1.3 per cent in 2019 hitting the city's usually bulging coffers
China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that legislation signed by Trump on Wednesday backing protesters in Hong Kong was a serious interference in Chinese affairs
Financial Secretary Paul Chan made the announcement to lawmakers Monday, explaining that the ongoing turmoil has hurt economic growth by some 2 percentage points this year
It is only because the government of China decided to deepen its control on the erstwhile city-state that all hell broke loose
China denies interfering, and says it is committed to the "one country, two systems" formula put in place at that time.
Hong Kong - a business and trade gateway for China as an international financial center - has been mired in often violent anti-government protests for nearly six months
Police removed a stash of nearly 4,000 gasoline bombs left behind by protesters, who fought pitched battles about two weeks ago with riot officers on surrounding streets
Renewed calls to hit the streets came after Beijing and city leader Carrie Lam refused further political concessions despite a landslide victory for pro-democracy parties in local elections last week
The face-off holds lessons for 'strong' governments