Hong Kong authorities raid Guotai Junan; sources say probe also launched into Citic

HONG KONG, March 12 (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities raided Guotai Junan International this week, seizing certain documents and detaining an employee, the brokerage said on Thursday. The city’s securities regulator has also raided CLSA, a local unit of Citic Securities, linked to its handling of some recent share sale transactions, two sources with knowledge of the matter have said. Guotai Junan said in a filing that the employee was detained by the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong after it was raided on Tuesday by the body and the Securities and Futures Commission. Shares in Guotai Junan International…