HSBC Kicks off Year With Hong Kong Branches Closed, Vandalized
HONG KONG (Reuters) – HSBC <0005.HK> is being drawn into Hong Kong’s political turmoil with protesters attacking some of its branches and graffiti daubed on the famous pair of lions that guard its city-center headquarters. Hong Kong is the bank’s single most important market, accounting for just over half of its $12.5 billion pre-tax profits in …
News story posted on 2020-01-02T10:30:00.0000000Z