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Hong Kong Exchange’s China Ties May Backfire in LSE Quest

  • Hong Kong firm, which bought LME in 2012, faces skepticism
  • Beijing’s role in the city’s affairs getting more scrutiny
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When Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. bought the London Metal Exchange in 2012, the access it offered to the Chinese market was a big plus.

But with questions mounting over Beijing’s role in Hong Kong affairs, those ties now represent a threat to HKEX’s 29.6 billion-pound ($36.6 billion) bid for the London Stock Exchange Group Plc.