UPDATE 5-HSBC axes CEO Flint after only 18 months in role to speed up growth <!-- no image --> <div>* HSBC Hong Kong shares down 1.4% in afternoon (Adds comment from chairman, CFO,US business details)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=TnPC_gl0Za4:OzdhHO0_NEk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=TnPC_gl0Za4:OzdhHO0_NEk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=TnPC_gl0Za4:OzdhHO0_NEk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=TnPC_gl0Za4:OzdhHO0_NEk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=TnPC_gl0Za4:OzdhHO0_NEk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/TnPC_gl0Za4" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters