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Written by: Xiaobin Bin
2019-12-25 00:22
Last updated: 2019-12-25 00:22Police earlier arrested four members of the Spark Alliance for money laundering and frozen 70 million yuan in HSBC accounts. The protesters recently pointed their finger at HSBC. HSBC explained that it had closed the account in November this year after receiving instructions from customers to handle account balances. The entire process was not related to police arrests.
Last night (24th), demonstrations broke out in many districts. Among them, people in black gathered in Mong Kok to damage the glass door of the HSBC branch in Mong Kok. Someone sprayed black paint on the outside of the bank and said it was arson; The glass door of Langham Place near Argyle Street was also damaged.
At 11:00 on December 24, a man in black went to the junction of Argyle Street and Nathan Road to attack the HSBC branch, the glass door was broken, and some people poured black paint on the branch's signboard. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)
At nearly 11:00 last night, some people in black damaged some of the glass doors of Langham Place near Argyle Street. The shops inside the doors were Adidas, a sporting goods store. At 11:00 pm, a man in black attacked HSBC's branch at Argyle Street and Nathan Road. The glass door shattered, and some people sprayed black paint on the branch's signboard.
Earlier yesterday, the branch of Starbucks, a coffee shop of Maxim's Group in Mong Kok, was also damaged and painted by demonstrators.
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HSBC issued a statement to explain that in response to recent discussions about individual accounts, HSBC hopes that everyone will understand that closing any bank account is never a hasty decision. HSBC reiterates that the decision to close the relevant account in November 2019 has nothing to do with the situation in Hong Kong recently. In the daily operation of the bank, whenever the transaction activities of the account are found to be inconsistent with the uses stated when the account was opened, Every effort will be made to assist customers in providing the required information.
HSBC emphasizes that it has been in touch with relevant customers in the past few months so that the other party can provide the required information as soon as possible. However, as the account failed to meet the relevant requirements, a decision was made to close the account.
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