HONG KONG

Bank Rumor-Mongerers Are Sought: The colony’s Commercial Crime Bureau appealed last week for public help in tracking down what it called rumor-mongers alleged to have precipitated runs on two leading banks. Mike Dowie, acting head of the bureau, called on anyone who received messages encouraging them to withdraw money from Standard Chartered Bank or Citibank to contact the police. “It’s been suggested that pamphlets written in Chinese and possibly fax messages alleging certain banks were in difficulties were circulating during the recent run on several banks in Hong Kong,” he said.