League of Social Democrats Protests HSBC Account Cancellations, Says Losing Donation Channels Is Like ‘Waiting to Die’
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。