HSBC and StanChart endorse China’s security law for Hong Kong
HSBC says in a post on social media the bank 'respects and supports all laws that stabilise Hong Kong's social order'
03 June 2020 - 22:14
Hong Kong/London — HSBC and Standard Chartered banks gave their backing to China's imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong on Wednesday in a break from their usual policy of political neutrality.
HSBC's Asia-Pacific CEO Peter Wong signed a petition backing the law, the bank said. HSBC “respects and supports all laws that stabilise Hong Kong's social order”, it said in a post on social media in China...
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