LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - 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.
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."
Aviva Investors is a top-20 investor in both HSBC and
Standard Chartered, data from Refinitiv shows.
(Reporting by Simon Jessop; editing by Carolyn Cohn)