Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou takes HSBC to court in Hong Kong to seek access to bank’s internal papers

The application at the High Court of Hong Kong was filed in the name of Meng against HSBC on February 25, according to court papers

Meng was detained by Canadian authorities in December 2018 at the request of the US Justice Department over claims that she had misled HSBC about Huawei’s business deals with Iran

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Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaving her Vancouver home to appear in British Columbia Supreme Court, in Vancouver, British Columbia on October 27, 2020. Photo: AFP

Published: 5:18pm, 26 Feb 2021Updated: 5:53am, 25 Dec 2021

Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has taken HSBC to court in Hong Kong to seek access to documents relating to her extradition case, days after the request was rejected by a London court.

The application at the High Court of Hong Kong was filed on February 25 against HSBC, and Justice Linda Chan Ching-fan will hear Meng’s application behind closed doors on March 12, according to court papers.

Meng was detained by Canadian authorities in December 2018 at the request by the US Justice Department over claims that she had misled HSBC about Huawei’s business deals with Iran during a 2013 meeting.

Also known as Sabrina Meng, the daughter of Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei maintains her innocence, and has been fighting a legal battle to end her extradition to the US.

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The HSBC documents sought by Meng include internal bank papers about its compliance evaluation relating to Huawei and Skycom Tech, the unit used by the Chinese telecommunications company in its business dealings with Iran from December 2012 to April 2015.