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As one of the top five financial centres worldwide, Hong Kong has one of the highest concentrations of banking institutions in the world, with 70 of the largest 100 banks in the world having an operation in Hong Kong. As of 2019, there were 164 licensed banks, 17 restricted licence banks and 13 deposit-taking companies in business, constituting ...
Hang Seng Bank Limited (Chinese: 恒生銀行有限公司) is a Hong Kong–based banking and financial services company with headquarters in Central, Hong Kong. It is one of Hong Kong's leading public companies in terms of market capitalisation and is part of the HSBC Group , which holds a majority equity interest in the bank.
HSBC is one of the three commercial banks which are authorised to issue banknotes for Hong Kong - the other two being the Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong). [6] Of the total notes in circulation measured by value, HSBC is the most prolific issuer, its notes representing 67.7% of those in issue.
For those filing their 2022 tax returns in 2023, there are some relatively significant changes to report. They won’t apply to all taxpayers, but all taxpayers should still be aware of them.
1954: Hongkong Chinese Bank was founded in Hong Kong by Sir Sik-nin Chau. [3] 1998: China Resources Enterprise acquired 50% shares of Lippo CRE (Financial Services) Limited. [4] [nb 1] [5] January 2002: CITIC Ka Wah Bank acquired Hongkong Chinese Bank for HK$4.2 billion. [6] November 2002: CITIC Ka Wah Bank merged with Hongkong Chinese Bank.
HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited (Chinese: 汇丰银行(中国)有限公司; often abbreviated as 汇丰中国) was one of the first foreign banks to incorporate locally in mainland China in 2007. It is part of the worldwide HSBC Group and is wholly owned by Hong Kong –based HSBC (Hong Kong) .
The bank became one of the few Chinese owned banks to gain public confidence and its banknotes were widely circulated in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The bank continued its mainland operations until September 1951, when its assets were nationalised by the government of the People's Republic of China. The bank established a branch in Hong Kong in 1934.
In April 2022, Citizens Bank completed the acquisition of 80 branches from HSBC in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and Florida. [16] HSBC's 10 West Coast branches are expected to be sold to Cathay Bank. 35-40 branches are expected to be closed entirely rather than be sold to another bank.