Importance of Hong Kong will not diminish: OCBC CEO

Singapore

THE backdrop seemed dismal as protesters turned mobbish at some point amid police clashes, crippling much of international travel into Hong Kong over two days.

But OCBC's chief executive officer, Samuel Tsien, was an outward picture of calm, hosting analysts and reporters in Hong Kong at a corporate presentation on the results of the bank's Wing Hang integration since the acquisition some five years ago.

The show of confidence reflects his view that Hong Kong is not playing second-fiddle to a Chinese city, and that…