▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁critic ised ▁Mc Man aman ▁"...   for ▁failing ▁to ▁use ▁best ▁endeav ours ▁to ▁proc ure ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁International ▁Hold ings ' ▁comp liance ▁with ▁the ▁Exchange ▁List ing ▁R ules ". ▁The ▁exchange ▁said ▁the ▁company ▁failed ▁to ▁disc lose ▁a ▁large ▁depos it ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁make ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁English ▁football ▁club ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁exchange ▁also ▁said ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁put ▁to ▁the ▁company ' s ▁share hold ers ▁for ▁their ▁appro val , ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁not . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Ye ung ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁money ▁la und ering ▁and ▁B irmingham ▁International ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁money , ▁leading ▁to ▁its ▁susp ension . ▁Mc Man aman ▁maintained ▁throughout ▁that ▁' he ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁B I HL ▁for ▁a ▁role ▁which ▁was ▁" more ▁of ▁a ▁PR ▁exercise ". ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁invol vement ▁in ▁any ▁financial ▁deal ings , ▁and ▁" ste pped ▁away " ▁after ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁when ▁Ye ung ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁money ▁la und ering ▁off ences .' ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁also ▁got ▁involved ▁with ▁corpor ate ▁deal ings ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong