Taipei

A MOOTED equity trading link between Hong Kong and Taiwan has been described by some traders and investors as a flawed - and potentially costly - attempt to replicate the hugely successful Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect.

Hong Kong's tie-up with Shanghai since November has sparked an explosion in turnover, with a flood of mainland money boosting Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd's (HXEx) market capitalisation to nearly US$4 trillion in recent weeks.