Since the tabloid affair, Bezos opened an investigation into the leak led by Gavin de Becker, a public safety expert and former appointee of US President Ronald Reagan.

An appointee to various HKSAR government advisory committees, including the Financial Services Development Council and the Financial Infrastructure Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Joe Ngai is one of the best witnesses to Hong Kong's "before and after" story.

China's naming of a new appointee to head the country's antimonopoly bureau represents the country's accelerated steps in enriching antitrust efforts as well as its unswerving determination to deal with monopolistic behavior, industry experts said on Wednesday.