Some of Hong Kong's large banks are in preliminary discussions to set up a bad bank amid a rise in non-performing loans among Hong Kong banks, Bloomberg quoted sources as saying. A number of banks, including HANG SENG BANK (00011.HK) +0.400 (+0.328%) Short selling $10.01M; Ratio 15.041% and BANKCOMM (03328.HK) +0.030 (+0.410%) Short selling $9.60M; Ratio 14.729% , have recently approached consulting firms, and are in preliminary discussions to set up a specialized organization to deal with bad debt issues, with one of the considerations being to follow China's lead and set up a non-performing asset management company to allow banks to recover at least some of their loans. Related NewsJPM: STANCHART Offering Bitcoin & Ethereum Trading to Institutional Clients Could Drive Valuation Re-ratingHowever, it is not yet known whether this plan is supported by other local banks and regulators.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-07-18 12:25.)