Any large company that has majority ownership in China or primarily employs software developers based in China is a spying apparatus, whether voluntarily or not.
It's not even about intentions. You are subject to the whims of the CCP whether you want to be or not.
No company operates from China without such influence. Some are more blatant than others (Huawei is more obviously a spying apparatus than Zoom).
I wish you the best of luck and hope you are able to get out of HK if you wish.
Chinese citizens and organizations are required by China’s National Intelligence Law to support, assist and cooperate with the state intelligence work. The law also protects any individual and organization that aids it. That’s partly why Huawei is a national security risk. [0]
CCP also sent state officials to private companies. Private companies, including foreign entities, have to establish formal party organizations. [1]
It's not even about intentions. You are subject to the whims of the CCP whether you want to be or not.
No company operates from China without such influence. Some are more blatant than others (Huawei is more obviously a spying apparatus than Zoom).
I wish you the best of luck and hope you are able to get out of HK if you wish.