Former Hong Kong legislator cranks up heat on HSBC over freezing of accounts
Bank ‘failed to provide the legal basis’ for move and didn’t explain why family was also punished, Ted Hui says
18 January 2021 - 08:05
Former Hong Kong legislator Ted Hui stepped up his criticism of HSBC Holdings as CEO Noel Quinn reached out to him personally to explain why the lender froze his accounts after he fled the city for self-exile in the UK.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, which included a photo of part of the letter he received from Quinn, Hui said that HSBC has “failed to provide the legal basis” for freezing his accounts and those of his family members and didn’t explain why his family was also “collectively punished”...
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