The Easycard is currently in talks with smart-cards providers in other Asian countries, including Octopus in HongKong, Ez-link in Singapore and T-Money in South Korea.
First Pacific recently sold its 65% interest in HongKong cellular phone firm Pacific Link, and is looking for buyers for its entire 40% shareholding in Amsterdam-based distributor Hagemeyer.
She likes Link, the first HongKong real estate investment trust, because it recently took over from sluggish government managers malls that are situated near transport hubs.
Local interest rates would then rise to punitive levels, banks would come under intolerable strain, and the link between the American dollar and Hong Kong's dollar would be in jeopardy.