HSBC exec signs petition backing China security law for Hong Kong

HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC's top executive in Asia has signed a petition backing China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong, an online bank post said on Wednesday, breaking years of political neutrality for the UK-based, Asia-focused lender. Asia-Pacific Chief Executive Peter Wong signed the petition and HSBC itself "respects and supports all laws that stabilize Hong Kong's social order", the bank said in the social media post.HSBC has not weighed in on the political..