A barrister has accused HSBC of
trampling on the concept of personal privacy by demanding the power to
snoop on customers’ safe deposit boxes and dump “offensive” items.
According to a letter sent to clients last month, a copy of which was obtained by the Post,
the bank said that under new conditions of its leases for the lockers
it had the right to dispose of any items it considered illegal, of an
“offensive” nature or likely to be a “nuisance”, in any way it saw fit
and without prior notice or consent.
The letter did not clarify what HSBC meant by
“offensive” or “nuisance”, and did not explain under what circumstances
bank staff would be able to inspect the boxes.
It asked clients to sign and return the letter
within one month to confirm their acceptance of the updated conditions,
so “we [HSBC] can continue providing you with the Safe Deposit Locker
services”.
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