Citi, HSBC Opening Asia Offices Show Way for Rest of World
- Desk shields, small meetings, are part of new office normal
- Asia blazes opening trail for global banking colleagues
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Thousands of bankers have returned to their offices across some of Asia’s biggest financial hubs, stepping gingerly into a new normal of face masks, desk shields and closed canteens.
In Hong Kong, Citigroup Inc. is planning to install plastic partitions in some work stations as it ramps up office staff. At Bank of China’s Beijing hub, the staff kitchen is closed, forcing employees to take turns getting boxed lunches for their colleagues. Morgan Stanley has recalibrated the elevator in its Hong Kong skyscraper for faster rides and fewer passengers.