Standard Chartered Hong Kong
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Standard Chartered Hong Kong (officially Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Chinese: 渣打銀行(香港)有限公司) is a licensed bank incorporated in Hong Kong and a subsidiary of Standard Chartered. It is also one of the three commercial banks licensed by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to issue banknotes for the Hong Kong dollar.
History
The history of Standard Chartered in Hong Kong dates back to 1859, when
In 2000, Standard Chartered acquired Hong Kong-based retail banking business of the
An office tower, the
The Chairperson of the Board is
Local incorporation
On 1 July 2004, Standard Chartered completed the local incorporation of its Hong Kong businesses, namely the Hong Kong branch of Standard Chartered Bank, Manhattan Card Company Ltd, Standard Chartered Finance Ltd, Standard Chartered International Trade Products Ltd and Chartered Capital Corporation Ltd. The bank operates as a licensed bank in Hong Kong under the name of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Banknotes
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited is one of the three commercial banks licensed by the
Leading to the incorporation of the bank on 1 July 2004, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong amended Legal Tender Notes Issue Ordinance. The amendment replaced Standard Chartered Bank with its newly incorporated subsidiary - Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd - as one of the note-issuing banks in Hong Kong.[5]
Leadership
- Regional Chief Executive: Benjamin Hung (since October 2015)
- Hong Kong Chief Executive: Mary Huen (since March 2017)
List of Former Regional Chief Executives
Since the local incorporation of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited on 1 July 2004.
- Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala (2004–2007)
- Jaspal Singh Bindra (2007–2015)
List of Former Hong Kong Chief Executives
Since the local incorporation of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited on 1 July 2004.
- Peter David Sullivan (2004–2007)
- Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng (2008–2014)
- May Tan Siew-boi (2014–2017)
See also
References
- ^ a b c SC HK 2018 Annual Report
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ^ Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited Appoints Katherine Tsang as New Chairperson Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, SCB press release, 10 January 2011
- ^ Tsang sister moves up the ladder Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, The Standard, January 11, 2011
- ^ "Cap 65 - Legal tender notes issue Ordinance" (PDF). Retrieved September 7, 2012.