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In 1991, the present parent legal entity, HSBC Holdings plc, was established in London and the historic Hong-Kong-based bank from whose initials the group took its name became that entity's fully-owned subsidiary. [9] [10] [11] The next year (1992), HSBC took over Midland Bank and thus became one of the largest domestic banks in the United Kingdom.
Hong Kong: 2004 State-owned infrastructure holding Hong Kong Telecom: Consumer Services Telecommunication services Hong Kong: 1925 Telecommunications (Subsidiary of PCCW) Hong Nin Savings Bank: Financials Banks Hong Kong: 1921 Defunct 1986 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Financials Banks Hong Kong: 1865
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 ...
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.
Reports of securities trading in Hong Kong date back to the mid-19th century. [5] However, the first formal market, the Association of Stockbrokers in Hong Kong, was not established until 1891. The Association was renamed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1914. A second exchange, the Hong Kong Stockbrokers' Association was incorporated in 1921.
The Hong Kong Association of Banks ( HKAB; Chinese: 香港銀行公會) is an association created based on a series of Bank Ordinances enacted since 1948. In 1981 the association was established and replaced the Exchange Bank Association. The ordinance provides a framework for the Hong Kong Government to exchange views with the banking sector ...
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority ( HKMA) ( Chinese: 香港 金融 管理 局; Jyutping: Hoeng1 gong2 gam1 jung4 gun2 lei5 guk2) is Hong Kong's central banking institution. It is a government authority founded on 1 April 1993 when the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the Commissioner of Banking merged. The organisation reports ...
The Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) Limited ( Traditional Chinese: 交通銀行 (香港)有限公司) is a licensed bank in Hong Kong. It was opened in 1934 and incorporated in 2018. The Bank's Hong Kong Branch was consolidated as part of "Joint Office of Joint Public-Private Banks" in 1952, and later part of the Bank of China Group.