Yim Fung

Yim Fung
Born	Yim Fung 1963 (age 61–62)
Disappeared	November 18, 2015 China
Status	Returned December 2015 (2015-12)
Other names	Yan Feng [1]
Employer	Guotai Junan Securities

Yim Fung was the joint chairman and chief executive of Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities, one of the largest securities brokers in China. ^{[2] [3]}

Disappearance

On November 18, 2015, it was reported that Fung had disappeared. ^{[4] [5]} Guotai Junan International's shares had fallen as much as 17% when it first announced about Yim's disappearance and it had appointed a temporary replacement. ^[6]

Return

Guotai Junan International issued a statement saying Yim had returned after assisting in certain investigations and "neither Yim nor the company were the subject of the investigation". ^[7] Yim had resumed his duties thereafter. ^[8] The mysterious nature of Yim's disappearance coincided with a period when the government was focusing on the financial sector in its anti-corruption crackdown. ^[9]

See also

• China portal

• List of solved missing person cases

References

1. "Guotai Junan shares surge after missing chairman Yim Fung returns". South China Morning Post. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
2. "Guotai Junan International says unable to reach CEO and Chairman Yim Fung". CNBC. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
3. "Hong Kong brokerage chairman missing". BBC. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
4. "Chairman at Chinese broker goes missing" . Independent. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
5. "Boss of major Chinese brokerage goes missing". Evening Standard. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
6. "Shares in Guotai Junan International slump as chief Yim Fung goes missing". Economic Times. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.^{[ dead link ]}
7. "Hong Kong firm says missing chairman Yim Fung back at work". BBC. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
8. "Guotai Junan International's Yim Returns After Assisting With Probe". Forbes. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
9. "The mystery behind China's 'missing' bosses". BBC. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.