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Customers queue up outside a branch of Hong Kong's Bank of East Asia (BEA) on September 24, 2008 after reports of BEA's exposure to assets linked to failed investment bank Lehman Brothers and insurance giant AIG were circulated.
Thursday, Sep. 25, 2008

Open quoteThey should put their hearts at ease.Close quote

  • JOSEPH YAM CHI-KWONG,
  • chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, calling for customers of the Bank of East Asia to calm down after unfounded rumors about the bank's stability prompted thousands of depositors to withdraw their savings
Photo: Philippe Lopez / AFP / Getty | Source: South China Morning Post