HONG KONG, April 25 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley

Private Equity Asia is reorganising its teams in the region as

its current chief executive of Asia Chin Chou is leaving the

firm, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

Morgan Stanley ( MS ) will carve out a China-focused team from the

rest of the region that focuses on investments in onshore and

offshore China, according to the memo.

A spokesperson for the firm confirmed the content of the

memo when approached by Reuters.