Mainland Chinese firms on Hong Kong-led Central Asia trip eye city listing: John Lee

Many mainland Chinese businesses that joined a Hong Kong-led delegation to Central Asia last month are preparing to list in the city to raise capital for global expansion, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has revealed. The city leader stressed on Tuesday that Hong Kong would continue to leverage its role as a “superconnector” and “super value-adder” to support businesses expanding overseas, amid accelerating global shifts and protectionism that were disrupting the international trade order. “I...