{"id":225444,"date":"2021-01-16T07:07:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T07:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=225444"},"modified":"2021-01-18T08:25:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T08:25:21","slug":"uk-bank-threatens-to-cancel-accounts-if-customers-refuse-to-wear-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=225444","title":{"rendered":"UK Bank Threatens to Cancel Accounts if Customers Refuse to Wear Masks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victoria Friedman \u2013 Breibart Jan 14, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n

HSBC has said it will \u201creserve the right\u201d to cancel the accounts of customers who refuse to wear masks inside its UK branches.<\/p>\n

The British-based bank \u2014 the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) founded in 1865 \u2014 said that masks are mandatory in all branches unless visitors have a medical exemption.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for HSBC told<\/a> The Mirror<\/em> on Tuesday that it advises its customers:\u00a0\u201cIf you do visit us, please wear a face covering and maintain a safe distance from others. If individuals put themselves or our colleagues at risk, without a medical exemption, we reserve the right to withdraw their account.\u201d<\/p>\n

In December, the British multinational froze<\/a> the account of a church in Hong Kong that backed the pro-democracy movement. That same month, HSBC also froze<\/a> the accounts of exiled Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui, his wife, and his parents, reportedly under the orders of Chinese Communist Party-controlled police.<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab criticised<\/a> HSBC in July for its support<\/a> of the CCP-backed security laws which resulted in the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

This week has also seen almost all major British supermarkets, Tesco, Asda, Waitrose, Aldi, Sainsbury\u2019s, and Morrisons, saying<\/a> they will refuse entry to customers not wearing a mask, unless they have a medical exemption. Supermarkets like Tesco are also demanding shoppers shop alone, and several have said they have hired extra security to enforce the measures.<\/p>\n

\u201cShould a customer refuse to wear a covering without a valid medical reason and be in any way challenging to our colleagues about doing so, our security colleagues will refuse their entry,\u201d an Asda spokesman said<\/p>\n

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German Banking Giant Deutsche Bank Cuts Ties with President Trump: Report https:\/\/t.co\/jacEQHB50E<\/a><\/p>\n

— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) January 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n