In a veiled warning, the Beijing-controlled newspaper added that the lender, if proven to be guilty of this "collusion," could face "harsh punishment" in China, one of the major markets for HSBC.
这份由中国政府控制的报纸在公开警告中补充表示，如果证实银行存在“勾结”行为，可能会在中国（汇丰的主要市场之一）对其施以“严厉处罚”。