22 Jan 2024經濟日報#2853
金融開放｜國家副主席韓正會見滙豐主席杜嘉祺 冀深化互利合作
Chinese media reported that Vice-President Han Zheng met HSBC (00005) Chairman Mark Tucker in Beijing on Monday (22nd). Han said China is comprehensively advancing Chinese-style modernisation through high-quality development and remains firmly committed to expanding high-level opening-up. It will focus on institutional opening-up in areas including rules, regulations, management and standards, and promote high-level financial opening-up.
Han also said international financial institutions such as HSBC Group are welcome to continue actively participating in the reform and opening-up of China’s financial sector and achieve better development in China. The central government fully supports the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in promoting the development of its international financial centre, and hopes HSBC Group will leverage its own strengths, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with China, and make new contributions to consolidating and enhancing Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre.
The report also quoted Mark Tucker as expressing high praise for China’s economic and social development achievements. He said HSBC Group’s confidence in investing in China remained firm, and that it would actively participate in China’s high-quality development and high-level opening-up, support the development of Hong Kong as an international financial centre, and promote more results from mutually beneficial UK-China cooperation.
有內媒指，國家副主席韓正周一（22日）在北京會見滙豐 （00005） 主席杜嘉祺。韓正表示，中國正以高品質發展全面推動中國式現代化，堅定不移擴大高水準對外開放，將以規則、規制、管理和標準等製度型開放為重點，推進金融高水準對外開放。
韓正又稱，歡迎匯豐集團等國際金融機構繼續積極參與中國金融領域改革開放，在華實現更好發展，中國中央政府全力支持香港特區政府推進國際金融中心建設，希望匯豐集團用好自身優勢，深化與中方互利合作，為鞏固提升香港國際金融中心地位做出新的貢獻。
報道又引述杜嘉祺高度讚賞中國經濟社會發展成就，表示匯豐集團對華投資信心堅定，將積極參與中國高品質發展和高水準對外開放，支持香港國際金融中心建設，推動英中互利合作取得更多成果。
6 Jun 2023獨媒#6563
社民連滙豐抗議戶口遭取消 指不能收捐款如等死
All three of the League of Social Democrats’ HSBC bank accounts had their services terminated in March, with no specific reason given. The League protested today (6th) at HSBC’s headquarters in Central, accusing the bank of political persecution and saying that, after being unable to raise funds at street booths, losing its online donation channel was like “waiting to die”.
The League received notice from HSBC in February that its three accounts would be cancelled. HSBC sent letters in April and May stating that, after review and reconsideration, it had upheld the decision, saying only that it had carefully considered all relevant factors and conducted a detailed assessment, without explaining the specific reasons. In addition, the personal accounts of at least four League members were also cancelled, involving HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and Bank of China.
社民連全部共三個滙豐銀行戶口，在3月遭終止服務，具體原因不明。社民連今（6日）到中環滙豐總行抗議，社民連批評匯豐政治迫害，形容現時不能在街站籌款，再失去網上捐款渠道如同「等死」。
社民連於2月接獲匯豐通知，將取消其三個戶口，滙豐在4月及5月兩度發信，指經檢視及覆核後維持原判，只表示已審慎考慮各項因素及詳細評估，並無交代具體原因。此外，至少四名社民連成員的個人帳戶亦遭取消，涉及滙豐、恒生及中銀。
3 Jun 2023獨媒#6541
滙豐取消社民連銀行戶口 部分成員個人戶口亦遭停用
The League of Social Democrats said HSBC cancelled three of its bank accounts in April without giving specific reasons. The League will protest outside HSBC next Monday. It also told 《獨媒》 that the personal bank accounts of at least four other League members had been cancelled, involving HSBC, Hang Seng and Bank of China. “Does caring about society now mean you can’t use a bank account?”
社民連在今年四月，被滙豐銀行取消三個銀行戶口，未有交代具體原因，社民連下周一將到滙豐抗議。他又向《獨媒》透露，另有至少四名社民連成員的個人銀行帳戶同遭取消，涉及匯豐、恒生及中銀，「宜家係咪關心社會，就唔可以用銀行戶口？」
18 Jan 2021明報#1180
覆許智峯凍户原因 匯豐：接警通知「別無選擇」
Ted Hui said he received an email from HSBC Chief Executive Noel Quinn explaining that HSBC had received a notification from the police and had no choice but to freeze his accounts and credit cards in accordance with the law. Hui questioned why HSBC had not raised any questions with him about transactions in the accounts, and said he also did not understand why his family members had been affected.
許智峯指接獲匯豐行政總裁祈耀年電郵解釋，對方稱匯豐收到警方通知，別無選擇，只能按法律凍結戶口及信用卡。許智峯質疑匯豐並未向他提出任何關於戶口交易的問題，亦不理解為何家人同受牽連。
3 Jan 2021明報#1137
匯豐「商業決定」取消信用卡 許智峯斥未退結餘如強盜
Former Legislative Council member Ted Hui said all HSBC credit cards held by him and his family had been cancelled by the bank without notice, citing a “business decision”. The bank also said the balance of around tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars on the credit cards might not be refundable.
前立會議員許智峯稱，他及家人所有匯豐信用卡已被銀行在無通知下，以「商業決定」為由取消。銀行又指信用卡內餘款約數萬港元未必可退回。
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