SemiconductorsU.S. Treasury warned Hong Kong banks on tech exports to Russia
Officials, others pressed to comply with curbs on shipments of 'dual-use' goods
U.S. Treasury Department officials in June asked banks and regulators in Hong Kong to help identify high-tech American items from being shipped to Russia via the city. © Getty Images
ECHO WONG and PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writers
HONG KONG -- U.S. Treasury officials quietly visited Hong Kong last month to urge the central bank, financial institutions, law firms, consultancies and industry groups to do more to curb the flow of advanced American-made technology from the city into Russia.