Non-mandarin finance jobs Hong Kong

Hi monkeys in HK,

I'm a rising senior at a reputable UK/US university. I have internship experience in IB and buyside (AM, PE,VC) and would like to work in HK post-grad (from HK but left to boarding school a whie ago) I am only semi fluent in mandarin and Cantonese so IB is out of the question. What front office roles should I apply to?

It seems S&T is most lenient on language but how about AM/Private banking/any other roles?

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