StanChart splits Hong Kong workforce on concerns about new COVID-19 outbreak
Reuters
Published Jan 05, 2022 03:49AM ET
Updated Jan 05, 2022 04:10AM ET
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Standard Chartered (OTC:SCBFF) Plc has started operating in split teams in Hong Kong, a bank spokesperson said on Wednesday, as the Asian financial hub announced tough new restrictions after an increase in new COVID-19 cases.
Critical teams of the London-headquartered bank, which has about 6,000 staff in Hong Kong, has implemented a Team A/Team B working arrangement this week, the spokesperson said, adding other units are being encouraged to follow suit.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday the government will introduce a series of new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, as she warned the city was on the verge of another outbreak.
Financial offices in Hong Kong have been operating at nearly full capacity for the last few months, unlike in New York or London, as the city stuck to a zero-COVID strategy by largely isolating itself from the world.
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