A 'retired' weapons broker and horse breeder who works from an office in Admiralty has earned huge commissions from selling Russian military hardware to China
A Hong Kong arms dealer has been linked to some of China's biggest weapons deals - including the purchase of supersonic jet fighters, hi-tech radar and guided missiles, a Sunday Morning Post investigation has revealed.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, first emerged from the murky world of international arms dealing in Hong Kong when he recently attempted to deposit hundreds of millions of dollars of local and foreign currency into a major bank.
The Chinese-born Hong Kong middleman, one of Asia's most successful arms brokers, operates out of a plush harbour-view office in Admiralty. He declined to discuss his business dealings, saying he had 'retired' and was instead 'breeding race horses on the mainland'.
Yet the broker is about to receive fees for organising the sale of disassembled 28 SU-30MKK fighters out of Russia into China. The shipment is due to arrive at the end of this month.
According to documents provided to the bank, the broker has earned seven-figure commissions selling military hardware to China.