Do you understand how it might seem to a lot of British people who have bank accounts with you, um, that you're effectively aiding and abetting one of the biggest crackdowns on democracy in the world?

你明白它可能看起來很多英國人 誰有銀行賬戶與你，嗯， 你有效地協助和教唆一個 最大的打擊民主在世界上？

MP Chris Bryant was questioning HSBC CEO Noel Quinn over the bank's freezing of Hong Kong Democrats bank accounts.

國會議員克里斯-布萊恩特就匯豐銀行凍結港民黨銀行賬戶一事向匯豐銀行行政總裁諾爾-奎恩提出質詢。

They include former lawmaker Ted Hoy, who has had his local accounts blocked.

他們中包括前立法者泰德-霍伊，他的在地賬戶已經被封鎖。

But Quinn had told Hoy and a letter that he was complying with a police request and the CEO told lawmakers Tuesday his bank was quote not in a position to judge the motives of Hong Kong police.

但奎因曾告訴霍伊和一封信，他正在遵守警方的要求，首席執行官週二告訴立法者，他的銀行報價不在判斷香港警方的動機。

I can't cherry pick what law to follow, what law not to follow as a CEO of a financial institution.

作為金融機構的CEO，我不能挑剔什麼法則，什麼法則不能遵守。

My motive is 100% about helping the people of Hong Kong recover from the challenges that they face Andi.

我的動機是100%幫助香港人從他們所面臨的挑戰中恢復過來。

I have to work within the legal framework that I am given in Hong Kong to do that.

我必須在香港給我的法律框架內工作，才能做到這一點。

When pressed by lawmakers whether HSBC would ever deny police requests on ethical grounds.

當立法者追問匯豐銀行是否會以道德為由拒絕警方的要求時。

Quinn said he was not considering this.

奎恩說，他不考慮這個問題。

In Hong Kong, the grilling from British lawmakers saw HSBC yet again dragged into the political battle between Hong Kong's pro Beijing and democratic factions.

在香港，來自英國議員的質詢，匯豐銀行再次被拖入香港親北京派和民主派的政治鬥爭中。

Founded in the Asian city but headquartered in Britain, HSBC has historically trying to remain politically neutral.

匯豐銀行成立於亞洲城，但總部設在英國，歷來試圖保持政治中立。

Recently, however, it has shown support for Beijing, most notably last June when its top executive in Asia signed a petition supporting a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong.

但最近，它對北京表示了支持，最明顯的是去年6月，其亞洲最高行政長官簽署了一份請願書，支持北京對香港實施的一項全面的國家安全法。