UK Banks Including HSBC ‘Complicit’ in Hong Kong Human Rights Suppression, Lawmakers Find

UK Banks Including HSBC ‘Complicit’ in Hong Kong Human Rights Suppression, Lawmakers Find
A pedestrian walks past a branch of a HSBC bank in central London on April 26, 2022. Niklas Halle'n/AFP via Getty Images
Lily Zhou
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British banks in Hong Kong, including HSBC, have been complicit in suppressing human rights by proactively supporting Beijing’s National Security Law, a group of UK lawmakers found in an inquiry.

“Numerous instances” exist in which banks have denied Hongkongers access to their pensions and other funds, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hong Kong stated in a report published on Feb. 8.