Two influential China hawks in the US Congress and UK parliament have accused HSBC of oppressing Hongkongers over pension rights if they want to emigrate, in a sign of the pressure on the bank as it straddles western and Asian markets.Mike Gallagher, the US Republican representative and chair of the House China committee, and Alicia Kearns, the Conservative MP who heads the UK foreign affairs select committee, wrote to HSBC on Friday to express “deep concern” that the bank was barring some Hong Kong residents from making early pension withdrawals if they want to move abroad.
美国国会和英国议会中两位有影响力的对华鹰派人士指责汇丰(HSBC)压制某些想要移民海外的香港人的养老金权益。这件事表明该行兼顾西方和亚洲市场的战略面临压力。