The UK's foreign secretary, Dominc Raab, has criticised HSBC for the Asia-focused bank having backed China's controversial security law for Hong Kong. Speaking in London yesterday at a press conference, the minister replied to a Reuters journalist: "In relation to HSBC, ultimately businesses will make their own judgement calls. But let me just put it this way, we will not sacrifice the people of Hong Kong over the altar of banker bonuses." Last week HSBC, along with Asian rival Standard...
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