Hong Kong's Portico is located in a Citibank office block on the fringes of the Central financial district.

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His caution is also explained by the limited powers granted to the mayoralty on its creation in 2000 (the separate, ancient post of Lord Mayor concerns only the City of London, the central financial district).

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Trudging behind her from Central Park to the financial district will be about 15, 000 other runners.

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London's mayor, Boris Johnson, wants central swaths of the capital, including the financial district (known as the City or the Square Mile), the South Bank and the West End, completely exempted from the new rules, and has lodged an official complaint with the government.

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The department has focused its camera network on the Financial District in Lower Manhattan and on such iconic sites as the Empire State Building and Grand Central Terminal.

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