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staff would be moved from HSBC's trading, corporate banking and
investment banking units, Gulliver was quoted saying, with the
total number of jobs moving dependent on the terms of the
so-called Brexit.
A source with knowledge of the matter confirmed the comments.
The plan to possibly move jobs away from London in the event of
a British exit from the EU comes the day after Europe's biggest
lender decided to keep its headquarters in London after a
10-month review.
Gulliver's comments represent the most direct statement yet by a
chief executive of a major UK-based company on the possible
impact on jobs if the British public vote to leave the EU in a
referendum.
Most major British firms are seriously considering the risk of
Britain leaving the EU and many are making contingency plans,
according to the head of the Confederation of British Industry
lobby group.
(Reporting by Lawrence White; Editing by David Holmes)
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