Barry Cheung Chun-yuen

Three charged in HKMEx investigation denied bail

24 May 2013

Three mainlanders charged with possessing false documents in connection with a probe into the failed Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange appeared in court and were denied bail on Friday.

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Three men charged in connection with HKMEx inquiry

24 May 2013

Three men were charged last night in connection with the probe into the failed Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) founded by executive councillor Barry Cheung Chun-yuen.

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SFC defends role in HKMEx fiasco

24 May 2013

Facing criticism that it was too lenient towards the scandal-shrouded Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, the Securities and Futures Commission says it handled the fiasco appropriately. Three out of...

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Shareholders wary of US$100m plan to revive HKMEx

24 May 2013

Financiers and a key shareholder in the cash-strapped Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) say they are wary of a planned US$100 million capital raising effort to revive the now defunct commodity...

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Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

24 May 2013

We see that Barry Cheung's difficulties with the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange have made waves in Moscow. This is because he is an independent non-executive director on the board of Rusal, the...

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Fourth suspect detained in probe into HKMEx failure

23 May 2013

Police last night arrested a fourth suspect - a 60-year-old man - in the investigation into the failure of the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx).

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Impartiality key in handling Mercantile Exchange case

The controversy surrounding Executive Councillor Barry Cheung Chun-yuen has deepened with a police investigation into the failed Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange he set up.

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Damage limitation the focus for Exco in wake of Barry Cheung controversy

Compared with the controversy surrounding fellow executive councillor Franklin Lam Fan-keung last year, the political fallout from the investigation of Barry Cheung Chun-yuen's Hong Kong...

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Barry Cheung held in the highest regard, before the downfall of HKMEx

He was once named the best public servant by the government's No 2 official, but until Saturday the public knew little about Barry Cheung Chun-yuen.

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CRIME

Ill-fated Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange simply could not compete

The scandal-shrouded closure of the short-lived Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) raised questions about its governance and regulatory oversight, but the key to its demise was a simple...

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WHO SAID IT?

Who said it?

With honest leadership and good vision a path can be developed for Hong Kong to continue to achieve a better life for its people

DFS tycoon Bob Miller

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POLITICS

Dark days as CY Leung loses two of his top aides

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying had one of the darkest days in his trouble-plagued administration yesterday when he lost two of his most important aides.

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