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Hang Seng Bank Limited () is a Hong Kong-based banking and
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company with headquarters in
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. It is one of Hong Kong's leading public companies in terms of
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and is part of the
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, which holds a majority equity interest in the bank. Hang Seng Bank is a
commercial bank A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit. It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with co ...
whose major business activities include retail banking,
wealth management Wealth management (WM) or wealth management advisory (WMA) is an investment advisory service that provides financial management and wealth advisory services to a wide array of clients ranging from affluent to high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high ...
,
commercial banking A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit. It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with co ...
, treasury services, and
private banking Private banking is banking, investment and other financial services provided by banks and financial institutions primarily serving high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs)—defined as those with very high levels of income or sizable assets. A bank that ...
. Hang Seng Bank operates a network of around 260 service outlets in Hong Kong. It also has a wholly owned subsidiary in
mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...
, Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited which has a network of 46 branches and sub branches. It established the Hang Seng Index as a public service in 1969 and this stock market index is now generally known as the primary indicator of the Hong Kong stock market.


History

In 1933, business partners
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( 林炳炎),
Ho Sin Hang Ho Sin Hang (; 1900 – 4 December 1997), also known as S. H. Ho and He Shanheng, was a Hong Kong entrepreneur, philanthropist and financier. He co-founded Hang Seng Bank in 1933, and served as its chairman. Ho also cofounded the Hang Chong I ...
( 何善衡), Sheng Tsun Lin ( 盛春霖), and Leung Chik Wai ( 梁植偉) founded Hang Seng
Ngan Ho Qianzhuang () were local independent Chinese banks in the early modern period, as distinguished from the nation-wide bank networks headquartered in Shanxi province called the "Shanxi banks" (票號, ''piaohao''). Also known by a variety of regi ...
, the predecessor of Hang Seng Bank, in Hong Kong. Hang Seng means "ever-growing" in
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. It commenced business as a simple money-changing shop at 70 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, on 3 March 1933. In 1952, Hang Seng Bank became a private company and embarked on
commercial banking A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit. It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with co ...
. Hang Seng Bank converted into a public company in 1960. In 1965, Hang Seng Bank suffered a bank run which depleted almost one-quarter of its reserves. As a result,
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(HSBC) acquired a controlling 51% interest in Hang Seng Bank, which it later increased to 62.14%. In 1969, the Hang Seng Index was introduced as a public service. The index is now generally known as the indicator of the Hong Kong stock market. Hang Seng Bank was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972. In 1981, Hang Seng Bank was given permission to run branches in MTR stations. Hang Seng Bank began to extend its business to
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in 1985, with the opening of a representative office in
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. Ten years later, Hang Seng Bank opened its first Chinese branch in
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. In 2002, Hang Seng Bank launched personal e-Banking in Mainland China. Hang Seng Bank opened its branch in
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in 2003. In 2006, Hang Seng Bank received authorisation to get ready for the formation of its mainland China subsidiary bank. Within the same year, Hang Seng Bank introduced a brand revitalisation program and presented a new company slogan – Managing wealth for you, with you. 2007 was significant to Hang Seng Bank: the
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(CBRC) authorised the formation of Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited, the mainland China subsidiary bank of Hang Seng Bank which was established on 28 May 2007. In November, Hang Seng Bank opened its new Hong Kong office at MegaBox,
Kowloon Bay Kowloon Bay is a body of water within Victoria Harbour and an area within Kowloon, Hong Kong. The bay is located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island. It is the eastern portion of Victoria Harbour, between ...
. Hang Seng Bank became the first bank in Hong Kong to fix the renminbi (RMB) prime rate in 2010. In February 2012, Hang Seng Bank introduced the world's first
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gold exchange-traded fund (ETF). The brand value of Hang Seng Bank was ranked 65th globally in the 2012 Brand Finance Banking 500, the highest ranking for Hong Kong banks.


Overview

Hang Seng Bank is a
commercial bank A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit. It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with co ...
whose major business activities include retail banking and
wealth management Wealth management (WM) or wealth management advisory (WMA) is an investment advisory service that provides financial management and wealth advisory services to a wide array of clients ranging from affluent to high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high ...
, corporate and
commercial banking A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit. It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with co ...
, treasury services, and
private banking Private banking is banking, investment and other financial services provided by banks and financial institutions primarily serving high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs)—defined as those with very high levels of income or sizable assets. A bank that ...
. Hang Seng Bank operates a network of around 260 service outlets in Hong Kong. Hang Seng Bank is the only local bank to offer extensive branch services along
Mass Transit Railway The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving :Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network ...
(MTR) stations to better serve its customers. Hang Seng Bank established its wholly owned subsidiary Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited in 2007. The subsidiary runs a
mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...
network of 46 outlets in Beijing, Shanghai,
Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
,
Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...
,
Dongguan Dongguan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the s ...
, Fuzhou,
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,
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,
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, Tianjin, Kunming, Foshan,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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with 12 branches and 34 sub-branches. For foreign currency wholesale business, Hang Seng Bank maintains branches in
Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...
, Macau and Singapore, and also a representative office in
Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
. The current chairperson is Ms. Irene Lee. The current
Vice-Chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the group ...
and chief executive officer (CEO) is Ms. Diana Cesar.


Current Leadership

* ''Chairman:'' Irene Lee (since May 2021) * ''Chief Executive:'' Diana Cesar (since September 2021)


List of Former Chairmen

''Role of Chairman began in 1952, after incorporation as a bank'' # Ho Sin-hang (1952–1983) # Sir Lee Quo-wei (1983–1996) # David Eldon (1998–2005) # Michael Smith (2005–2007) # Raymond Ch'ien (2007–2021)


List of Former CEOs

''Role of CEO / General Manager began in 1952, after incorporation as a bank'' # Ho Tim (1952–1967) # Sir Lee Quo-wei (1967–1987) #Ho Tak-ching (1987–1993) #Alexander Au (1993–1998) #
Vincent Cheng Vincent Cheng Hoi-Chuen GBS OBE JP (, 16 July 1948 – 28 August 2022) was a Hong Kong banker who was HSBC Holdings plc. He was also chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, the Asia-Pacific branch of HSBC and f ...
(1998–2005) #
Raymond Or Raymond Or Ching-fai (), SBS, JP (born 1949 in Xiamen, Fujian, China) is the Vice-Chairman of G-Resources Group ( and the Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Strategic Group (), and the chairman of Esprit Holdings. He was t ...
(2005–2009) #
Margaret Leung Margaret Leung Ko May-yee, SBS, JP (; born 1952 in Hong Kong) is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. She was previously the deputy chairman and managing director of Chong Hing Bank Limited and vice-chairman and chief ex ...
(2009–2012) #
Rose Lee Rose Lee Wai Mun is an Independent Non-executive Director of Swire She was the vice-chairman and chief executive officer of Hang Seng Bank Hang Seng Bank Limited () is a Hong Kong-based banking and financial services company with headquarters ...
(2012–2017) #Louisa Cheang (2017–2021)


References


External links

*
Hang Seng Bank official website
{{Hang Seng Index Banks established in 1933 Banks of Hong Kong Companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Companies in the Hang Seng Index Hang Seng Hong Kong brands 1933 establishments in Hong Kong 1965 mergers and acquisitions