Major global banks, including Standard Chartered (HKG:2888), have resumed hiring in Hong Kong to meet the growing demand for banking and wealth services in the city, London's Financial Times reported Wednesday.

In addition to hiring, firms such as Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Citigroup, and DBS are also relocating senior managers to the city as more Chinese firms apply to list in Hong Kong, the report said.

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