HSBC's Asia chief backs 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, the bank confirmed 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 stabilise Hong Kong's social order", the bank said in a post on social media in China.Now Europe's largest bank, HSBC has its..