Hong Kong & political controversy

HSBC’s public support for Beijing’s national security law and the freezing of an exiled pro-democracy politician’s family accounts drew criticism from UK MPs and campaigners.

01December 2020

Frozen

HSBC freezes accounts of exiled Hong Kong politician Ted Hui and his family

After former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui went into exile, accounts belonging to him, his wife and his parents were frozen at Hong Kong police request, briefly unfrozen, then frozen again.

Hong Kong/Hong Kong & political controversyUK

023 June 2020

On record

HSBC’s Asia chief signs petition backing Beijing’s Hong Kong security law

In June 2020 HSBC’s Asia-Pacific chief executive publicly signed a petition supporting the national security law. The bank said it “respects and supports all laws that stabilise Hong Kong’s social order”.

Hong Kong/Hong Kong & political controversyUK