No ‘additional benefits’ for family offices, Hong Kong says, after Dubai sheikh’s business plan draws suspicion
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP - 2024-04-05T10:06:26.000Z

The Hong Kong government has neither invested in nor offered “additional policy benefits or financial support” to any family offices, a spokesperson has said, after news that a Dubai sheikh planned to set up a family office in the city triggered suspicion surrounding his identity and source of wealth. Sheikh Ali Rashed Ali Saeed Al […]

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