Ghosn's detention is scheduled to end on Jan. 11 and prosecutors by this time must make an ultimate decision as to whether or not to indict him over the multiple charges facing him.
George Eustice, minister of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, said: "We will continue to work with industry to open new opportunities. Last week, we announced further market access to China for pork producers, and UK beef will soon be heading to the Philippines."
Geng reiterated the position that Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs and brook no interference from any outside forces.
Global companies are strengthening their business in China, said the CNBC, citing Cheng Dong, vice-chair of the Shanghai Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. Cheng noted that in some industries, orders from within the country are surpassing those from overseas.
Global investment house KKR & Co had also considered investing in the buyout, Reuters reported earlier.
Gary Chan Hak-kan, vice-chairman of the DAB, said he saw a few people who had been in line to vote abandon the effort because of the long wait.
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Given the waning trend in China's demographic dividend and intensified competition for customers, promoting family accounts will help insurers realize their commercial value, he said.
Geng made the remarks in response to a question at a daily news conference regarding opinions among some that the initiative, instead of being "win-win", was China's solo play. "These are misunderstandings made totally out of stereotypical thinking," he said.
Global depository receipts refer to globally issued stocks and bonds that can be traded in two or more financial markets, which can facilitate international investors in stock trading, dividend payment and rights offering.
Ghosn, 64, has not commented.