Football diplomacy Andrew Wu, general manager of Hua Nan Commercial Bank's Hong Kong branch, says the bank really has "drawn a line" at 1997. For instance, it only grants Taiwanese firms in Hong Kong short-term loans to assist cash flow, not long-term loans, and its assets in Hong Kong are all held in US dollars as the best hedge against loss of value.
華南銀行香港分行經理吳圖表示，華銀的確以九七為界，「畫地自限」，譬如對香港台商的放貸服務，只做短期的資金周轉，不做中長期貸款；華銀在香港的資產也只握緊最能保值的美金。