The network role of China’s state banks in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area

David R. Meyer

Public Administration and Policy: An Asia-Pacific Journal, 2025, vol. 28, issue 3, 283-294

Abstract: PurposeChina’s government wants Hong Kong actors to integrate it with the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and with the global economy, thus making it a leading world region. State banks of China in Hong Kong are expected to participate in this integration, but little is known about their networks within Hong Kong and the GBA. This paper argues that network structures and relations of China’s state banks position them as pivotal actors in the growth of the GBA.Design/methodology/approachSocial network theory is used to examine China’s state banks in Hong Kong. Websites of financial firms and government entities reveal network structures and relations of state banks. Interpretations of how financial activities of state banks relate to foreign banks and to business in the GBA are based on news articles.FindingsResults reveal how China’s state banks network with each other and with foreign financial firms in Hong Kong and their network relations in the GBA impact their role in integrating the GBA with the global economy.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the literature, including financial geography, on financial firms which uses social network theory. Researchers give limited attention to the network structure and relations of China’s state banks in Hong Kong and the GBA. This paper demonstrates how their networks determine their integration of Hong Kong and the GBA with the global economy.

Keywords: China’s state banks; Cohesive ties; Financial centre; GBA; Hong Kong; Social network theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1108/PAP-03-2024-0042

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