Stephen and Stitt ready to see the light of day after long hibernation since January. Previous NextHSBC has completed the restoration of the bronze and granite lions that had been defaced during protests and boarded up in January. HSBC Hong Kong Chief Executive Diana Cesar, has told staff in an email to staff that the lions will be unveiled for public view agaiin, today. Cast in England, the bronze figures in two different poses, were named “Stephen” and “Stitt” after Stephen and Gordon Stitt, who was then manager in Shanghai. They had been first taken to China for the opening of a new building.

Source: The Standard October 22, 2020 02:37 UTC