Hong Kong’s banking sector is set for a landmark transformation as thousands of Hang Seng Bank shareholders vote on HSBC Holdings’ bid to take the lender private on Thursday morning. Analysts expected an overwhelming approval for the proposal, which offers shareholders HK$155 a share – 30 per cent higher than Hang Seng Bank’s HK$119 closing price on the last trading day before the announcement on October 9. Since then, HSBC has risen 15 per cent to close at HK$127.20 on Wednesday, on the eve of...