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presidential candidates face off in a televised debate in Lima</image:title><image:caption>Peruvian presidential candidates gather on the day they face off in a televised debate ahead of the general election on April 12, in Lima, Peru, March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-04-19T04:50:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://spykmaninstitute.org/2026/04/15/closing-the-gap-physicists-and-poets-in-american-academia/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://spykmaninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/poets-photo-lfg.jpg</image:loc><image:title>poets photo lfg</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-04-16T21:47:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://spykmaninstitute.org/2026/04/15/word-of-the-week-neoliberalism/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://spykmaninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/neoliberalism.jpg</image:loc><image:title>neoliberalism</image:title><image:caption>The Exchange Square 交易廣場 is a building complex located in Central, Hong Kong. 

The property is the home of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since the 1980s. It also houses many international banking and law firms ncluding Credit Suisse, Bank of Montreal, Lloyd George Management, Latham &amp; Watkins, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen &amp; Overy and Allens Arthur Robinson. It is also home to the consulates in Hong Kong of Argentina, Canada, Japan, and the American Club of Hong Kong.
 
Pictured is One Exchange Square and Two Exchange Square from the point of view from the entrance level—which, like many hotels in Hong kong, is not on the ground floor but at the elevated footbridge level.

This photo was taken at night so it is a bit grainy. And as usual, I find this extreme wide angle view up to be more interesting than other perspectives.

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+ Location: 中國香港中環交易廣場 中国香港中环交易广场 Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong, China
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