HSBC’s new chief executive has dropped plans to relocate to Hong Kong, choosing to remain in London.
The decision will mean that Stuart Gulliver, who for years has been one of Britain’s best paid bankers, will continue to pay UK income tax, unlike his predecessor Michael Geoghegan, who moved the CEO’s office to Hong Kong in 2009.
But Mr Gulliver risks offending Asian officials, particularly in China, who had applauded HSBC’s move to shift its centre of gravity back to Hong Kong. “Actually the reverse is true,” said one close associate.
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