Aviva Investors, a leading shareholder in both HSBC and Standard Chartered , said on Tuesday it was 'uneasy' about the companies' decision to back a new security law in Hong Kong.
), said on Tuesday it was “uneasy” about the companies’ decision to back a new security law in Hong Kong.
Aviva Investors’ Chief Investment Officer, Equities, David Cumming said both had done so without knowing the details of the law or how it will operate in practice. “If companies make political statements, they must accept the corporate responsibilities that follow,” Cumming said. “Consequently, we expect both companies to confirm that they will also speak out publicly if there are any future abuses of democratic freedoms connected to this law.”Reporting by Simon Jessop; editing by Carolyn Cohn
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