Recently, there have been reports that Ba Shusong, former Chief China Economist at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, is missing. On March 24th, sources revealed that Ba Shusong has been taken away for investigation, but the details of the case remain unclear.
According to Tencent Finance citing multiple informed sources on March 24th, Ba Shusong, former Managing Director and Chief China Economist at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, has recently gone missing. Some sources claim that Ba Shusong has been taken away by relevant authorities for investigation, but the specifics of the case have not been disclosed.
Ba Shusong’s last public appearance in his capacity as a senior executive at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was on October 22, 2025, at the “China Opportunities Forum” held by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Shanghai, where he attended as Managing Director and Chief China Economist, among other titles.
However, in March 2026, Ba Shusong’s name was no longer listed in the management team in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s 2025 annual report.
In response to this, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange told the Daily Economic News that Ba Shusong had left the Exchange at the end of 2025, working as a non-full-time consultant before departing, and they are unable to comment on any other information about him.
Public records show that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange established the Mainland Affairs Department in April 2015 and appointed Ba Shusong as the Chief China Economist, concurrently serving as Managing Director. Before that, Ba Shusong held positions such as Deputy Director of the Financial Research Institute of the Development Research Center of the State Council of China, Chief Economist of the China Banking Association, member of the Hong Kong Economic Development Commission, and Senior Visiting Scholar at the Columbia Business School of the United States.
In addition, Ba Shusong serves as a doctoral supervisor at domestic universities. The official website of Peking University HSBC Business School shows that Ba Shusong is currently a Professor at Peking University HSBC Business School and the Executive Dean of Peking University HSBC Financial Research Institute.
Sources mention that Ba Shusong has not been active in his groups since mid-March. Previously, he frequently shared various information with his doctoral students in his group.
However, as of now, the official website of Peking University HSBC Business School has not removed his profile.