Documents reveal 600 staff at HSBC, Standard Chartered are Chinese Communist Party members
14 Dec, 2020 04:27 AM
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By: Ben Gartside, Jack Hazlewood and Juliet Samuel
Hundreds of senior employees at British banks HSBC and Standard Chartered have been members of the Chinese Communist Party, according to documents seen by the Daily Telegraph. The lists show that at least 335 HSBC employees were CCP members. Current members include the senior vice president of HSBC China, the president of HSBC s Shenzhen office and the deputy manager of Hong Kong Corporate and Consumer Products are listed as members.
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