▁Hotel , ▁which ▁has ▁today ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁leading ▁hot els . ▁The ▁D air y ▁Farm ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁J ard ine ▁Math es on ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁super market ▁sector ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁with ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁Well come ▁( f ict ional ized ▁as ▁" H . K . ▁General ▁St ores "). ▁A ▁J ard ine ▁Math es on ▁representative ▁office ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁( f ict ional ized ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁assignment ▁of ▁Lin bar ▁Str uan ). ▁The ▁Ho ▁Pak ▁bank ▁run ▁story line ▁mirror ed ▁the ▁real ▁H ang ▁S eng ▁Bank ▁run ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁two ▁primary ▁banks , ▁Victoria ▁Bank ▁and ▁Bla cs , ▁were ▁the ▁fict ional ized ▁H SB C ▁and ▁Standard ▁Char tered ▁respectively . ▁The ▁big ▁set - pie ces ▁— ▁the ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁boat ▁and ▁the ▁lands lide ▁— ▁are ▁also ▁closely ▁mode led ▁on ▁real ▁events ▁( the ▁J um bo ▁Flo ating ▁R estaur ant ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁the ▁Kot ew all ▁Road ▁dis aster ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ). ▁The ▁Mac au ▁business man ▁who ▁controlled ▁the ▁gold ▁trade ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Str u ans , ▁L ando ▁M ata , ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁composite ▁of ▁two ▁famous ▁Mac au ▁business men , ▁Pedro ▁José ▁Lob o ▁and ▁Stanley ▁Ho . ▁The ▁No ble ▁House