HONG KONG: The mystery over the reported abduction from Hong Kong of a Chinese billionaire deepened Wednesday after a newspaper advert appeared in his name pledging loyalty to China, in a case that has heightened fears over Beijing's meddling.

The whereabouts of financier Xiao Jianhua—one of China's richest men—are unclear after reports in overseas Chinese-language media that he was taken from Hong Kong by mainland security agents last week.

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