2009年3月17日星期二

Hang Seng Bank

Hang Seng Bank Limited (Traditional Chinese: 恒生銀行有限公司) SEHK: 0011 is the second largest bank in Hong Kong.

It is a listed company but it is majority owned (62.14% equity interest) by the HSBC Group via The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Hang Seng is also one of the constituent shares of the Hang Seng Index. The current vice-chairman and CEO is Raymond Or Ching-fai. Mr. Vincent Cheng has been appointed to be the Chairman (designate) of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. He took up the post on May 25 2005.

History

* 1935 Hang Seng opens as a simple money-changing shop in Hong Kong.
* 1952 Hang Seng becomes a limited company engaged in comercial banking.
* 1960 Hang Seng Bank becomes a public company.
* 1965 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) acquires 51% of Hang Seng Bank.
* 1972 Hang Seng Bank lists on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
* 1985 Hang Seng Bank opens a representative office in Shenzhen, in the PRC.
* 1995 Hang Seng Bank opens its first branch on the Mainland, in Guangzhou.
* 1997 Hang Seng Bank opens a branch in Shanghai.
* 2003 Hang Seng Bank opens a branch each in Nanjing and Macau.
* 2004 Hang Seng Bank acquires 15.98% of Industrial Bank (China), in Fujian, and opens a branch in Fuzhou.
* 2005 Hang Seng Bank upgrades its Beijing representative office to a branch.

Scams Related to Hang Seng Bank LTD.

Several scam emails have been circulated in recent years claiming affiliation with the Hang Seng Bank

Bank Profile
Major Milestones 1933 - 2005
Achievements
Getting to Know Hang Seng Better


Business Banking


Matchless Offer for Commercial Customers:
Fund Subscription Fee Promotion


> More


Seminar for Commercial Customers -- Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2007: A Review
> More


Online Offers
> Online Trade Services - Save HKD100 in Service Fees
More Apply Now

> Business e-Banking - 80% Off Transaction Fees
More Apply Now

> Hang Seng Commercial Card - Apply to Get Up to $450 Cash Dollars and Extra $50 PARKnSHOP Gift Coupon
More Apply Now


Business Information Centre
Market Analysis and Research
International Clock
Key International Events


Select "e-InvestAdvice" Service to receive Investment Funds/ Securities documents at a click. Let"s protect the environment now!
One click for real-time quote and trade on Forex Margin upgraded trading page and enjoy trading spread as low as 2 basis points
Invest with as low as HK$1000 in your favourite fund and enjoy up to extra $300 Cash Dollars
Open a Securities account now to enjoy fabulous offers
Enjoy preferential subscription fee for subscribing open-ended funds: Net 1% for index funds and as low as net 2% for other funds
Set up Hang Seng MaxiInterest Investment Deposit online to experience the upgraded online trading platform and earn up to $1,600 Hang Seng Credit Card Cash Dollars!
Customers now switch fund units online need to pay the switching handling fee of 0.5% only

Rates

HKD Prime Rate Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate
Deposit Rates HKD & Foreign Currency Savings Deposit Rates
HKD Time Deposit Rates
USD Time Deposit Rates
Foreign Currency Time Deposit Rates
Foreign Exchange Rates
Foreign Currency Notes Exchange Rates
Foreign Currency T/T Exchange Rates
MaxiInterest Deposit Rates
Fund Prices
Gold Prices
Retail Bond List

Comments

Please login to post comments or replies.
Economy - Finance
Wing Lung Bank
Administrator - Saturday, 11 August 2007






Call Deposits

Foreign Currency Combination Savings Account

Floating Rate Deposits

HKD Current Account

HKD Passbook Savings

HKD Premium Savings

Offshore Fixed Deposits

Pleasure Savings

Renminbi Savings Account

Renminbi Current Account

All-in-one Service

Term Deposits

USD Current Account

USD Passbook Savings




General Conditions for Accounts

Service Fees






General Mortgage Plan

Government Subsidized Scheme

Non-residential Property Mortgage





"Instant Cash" Personal Loan

"Easy Pay" Tax Loan

"Xtra Cash" Personal Loan

Flexi-cash Personal Overdraft Facility

Education Loan




Service Fees

Hire Purchase Service - A convenient and easy way to finance your acquisition of new plants, equipment and motor vehicles.
For more information please call 2770 1938.





Inward Remittance

Outward Remittance

Traveler"s Cheque

Major Correspondence Bank



Property management could sometimes be time-consuming and tedious. To save you the trouble, Wing Lung Bank (Trustee) Ltd. is here to make it more convenient for you. We provide services in:

Rental agency and property management
What you need to know about Renting Premises?
Please
click here.

Letting agency
  • Advertisement posting
  • Joint inspection of properties with prospective tenant.
Sale and purchase of properties
  • Identify prospective buyers or sellers for you

We are happy to assist you!

Apply for Property Service Now!
Enquiry Hotline: (852) 2826 8404
Fax: 2537 2301
Contact Us

Service Fee & information Housing Loan Calculator

List of Properties for Rent / On Sale
Monthly Installment with Repayment Schedule

Service Fee
Repayment Period

Property Valuation
Maximum Borrowing Amount
Solicitors" Fee
Monthly Installment if Interest Rate Changes

Repayment Period if Interest Rate Changes

One-off expenses

Safe Deposit Box

Looking for a safe place to keep your precious diamond rings?

Our safe deposit box is the best place to safe keep your valuables

Contact any of our following offices, where we have modern safe deposit boxes of various sizes to suit your needs.

The service is available at Head Office, Central District Branch, Happy Valley Branch, Tsim Sha Tsui Branch, Mongkok Branch and To Kwa Wan Branch.

For more information, please contact any of the above mentioned branches or call our Deposit Hotline at (852) 2826 8202.









Enhanced "Bill Payment" function
Wing Lung Bank strives to provide you with quality NET Banking Service. You can now easily and conveniently settle the bills of Wing Lung Bank or other merchants at anytime and anywhere via online "Bill Payment".
Bill Registration for Wing Lung NET Banking Bill Payment Service
To enhance the security of online transaction, registration is required for bill payment to a number of merchants via Wing Lung NET Banking Service effective 27 November 2004. Please click here to view the list of merchants for which bill payment registration is required. To register, please click on the right button to download the form. For enquiries, please call our Customer Service Hotline (852) 2952 6666.
A Network of more than 200 merchants
Our enhanced "Bill Payment" service is applicable to over 200 merchants in town including public utilities, government or statutory organizations, professional institutions, education institutions, charity organizations, property management, banking and credit card services, securities brokers, credit services, insurance companies, telecommunication services, catering services, travel agencies and many others (please click here for the merchant list).
Easy Operation
You can settle the bills of our Bank or any other merchants on the list through your HKD savings or current account with our bank, or using your Wing Lung Bank Credit Card. *

How to make bill payment?
Step 1 Select category.
Step 2 Select merchant name.
Step 3 If different types of bills are offered by the merchant, select the bill type and input the related account number and details.
Step 4 Select your payment account, e.g. savings or current account or credit card account. *
Step 5 Input the payment amount.
Step 6 You can save the merchant name in "My Bill List" and add a brief description to identify the bill information type.
Interest-free repayment period for payment with credit card
The interest-free repayment period is as long as 50 days for "Bill Payment" with Wing Lung Bank Credit Card, thus giving you added financial flexibility.
"My Bill List" - a useful supplement
With personalised "My Bill List", you can save payment details including merchant names, account numbers and payment purpose, thus making your future payment easier. Presently, up to 35 merchants can be recorded in the "My Bill List".
"Merchant Search" and "Merchant List"
You can enjoy the convenience of the "Merchant Search" function to search for merchant by bill type or merchant name, or simply choose the merchant name from the "Merchant List" to make payment.
Please contact us at 2952 6666 for enquiries.
Remarks:
* Wing Lung Bank credit card is not applicable to settling payment relating to bills of Wing Lung Bank, banking and credit card services, securities brokers, credit services and certain bill types of some merchants.





















Credit Card Products
WLB Credit Card
WLB Platinum Card
WLB Affinity Card
WLB RMB Credit Card
Revolving Cash Card

Member-Get-Member Program
Octopus Automatic Add Value Service
Apply Now
Card Application Status Enquiry
Card Activation
Merchant Service


To provide the population in Hong Kong with a comprehensive retirement protection, the Government passed the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (MPFSO) in August 1995, which makes provident fund a required benefit to be provided by all local registered employers.

Guaranteed Service Quality
  • We have a strong promotion team of about 300 personnel, including customer service officers, branch managers and departmental representatives including those from the MPF Department.
  • All members of the promotion team have passed the MPF intermediaries examination and are qualified in promoting MPF Schemes.
  • Bank Consortium Trust Co. Ltd. (BCT) offers flexible and comprehensible MPF and Industry Plans.
  • We provide dedicated after-sales service.
Types of MPF Plans:

MPF is a defined contribution scheme in which both employers and employees have to make contributions.

There are three types of MPF schemes:

  1. Master Trust Scheme
  • This scheme is open to all employers;
  • Administration cost can be shared with other employers as the contributions were placed on investment and managed collectively;
  • This is suitable for small-to-medium sized companies and self-employed persons.
  1. Industry Scheme
  • This scheme is designed specifically for the high labour mobility within construction and catering industries;
  • Employees need not to change the scheme when changing employment within the same industry;
  • Complicated administration work arising from job changes can be saved.
  1. Employer Sponsored Scheme
  • This scheme can be established by a single employer;
  • Scheme members consist of employees of that particular employer and its associated companies;
  • This scheme is suitable for companies with a large number of employees.

















































Company History

1933
Wing Lung Ngan Ho, as the indigenous bank was then called, opened for business on 25 February 1933 at 37 Bonham Strand East, Hong Kong with an initial capital of HK$44,500. The business of the Bank then comprised money exchange, remittances, deposits, and the buying and selling of stocks and shares, gold bullion and Chinese Government bonds for customers. The business of the Bank grew with the years.
1937
In order to cope with the Bank"s growing business, the Bank moved to more spacious premises at 112 Queen"s Road, Central, Hong Kong.
1941
The Pacific War broke out and Hong Kong was occupied by the Japanese. The Bank evacuated Hong Kong, and some of the staff moved to Macau where the Bank continued its business; the rest of the staff moved to Liuzhou, Guangxi, China where the "Wing Lung Jewelry & Gold Dealers" was established. In these two places the Bank continued to repay its depositors, whose confidence in the Bank was maintained.
1945
The Bank resumed operations in Hong Kong after the conclusion of the War.
1950
The Bank joined the Hong Kong Bankers" Clearing House.
1952
The Bank began to engage in documentary bill operations. In the same year the redevelopment of the Bank"s old head office building was completed.
1953
The Bank became the general agent of The National Insurance Company of New Zealand Ltd for Hong Kong and Macau.
1956
The Bank was incorporated as a limited company. To cope with expanding business and the increase in staff members, the Bank premises were extended to adjacent premises previously purchased for redevelopment purposes.
1960
The Chinese name of the Bank was changed to .
1965
The Bank"s old head office building was redeveloped the third time to meet the expansion of its business activities.
1973
A joint celebration for the opening of the new head office building situated between Des Voeux Road Central through Connaught Road Central and the 40th Anniversary of the Bank was held. The 25-storey Head Office Building stands 300 ft with a total floor area of over 145,000 sq ft. In the same year, the Bank was reorganized as a public limited company and The Chartered Bank participated as a shareholder.
1975
The Bank"s another property, "Bank Centre" a 25-storey office building in Mongkok, Kowloon was completed. The "Bank Centre" standing 300 ft with a total floor area of more than 245,000 sq ft also houses our Mongkok Branch. In the same year the Bank installed an on-line computer system and its deposit operations have been computerised since then. At first the Bank used the services of a computer company. In 1981 the Bank set up a Computer Centre of its own, and since then operations of all the departments have gradually been computerised.
1980
Early in the year 25% of the Bank"s share capital was offered for sale to the public, and shares in the Bank began to be traded on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong.
1982
The Bank joined forces with four other local Chinese banks to set up Joint Electronic Teller Services Ltd a cooperative network to provide automated teller machine service to customers.
1984
The Bank"s first overseas branch was set up in Los Angeles, California, USA.
1986
The Bank"s wholly-owned subsidiary, Wing Lung Insurance Company Limited was authorised by the Government to engage in insurance business.
1987
Standard Chartered Bank withdrew its interest in the Bank and transferred 10% of the Bank"s capital to the companies controlled by the Wu family as a result of its change in investment policy.

The Bank"s wholly-owned subsidiary, Hongnet Limited (now known as Wing Lung Securities Limited) was established to provide securities broking services to customers.
1992
The Development Bank of Singapore Limited acquired 10% of the Bank"s share capital from the companies controlled by the Wu family and participated as a shareholder.
1994
The Bank set up its Guangzhou Representative Office, its first presence in China.
1995
The Bank began to engage in credit card operation.
1996
The Bank set up an operation centre to centralize various back-office services and tasks previously handled by individual departments and branches.

A branch office was set up in the Cayman Islands, BWI to provide off-shore banking services for customers.
1998
The Bank started to provide hire-purchase and leasing services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wing Lung Finance Limited.

Wing Lung NET Banking was launched to deliver banking service to customers via internet.
1999
The Bank set up a Representative Office in Shanghai.

The Bank joined in a partnership with other banks to set up the Bank Consortium Trust Company Limited to tap the Mandatory Provident Fund business.

The Bank introduced securities trading service through electronic channels, "Wing Lung Automated Securities" and "Wing Lung NET Banking" Services.
2000
To expand the insurance operation, the Bank partnered with other banks to set up BC Reinsurance Limited and Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited.
2001
The Bank purchased from IBM China/Hong Kong Limited the state-of-the-art teller terminal system to enhance its service to customers.

The Bank set up Wealth Management Centre to expand its wealth management service.
2002
The paid-up capital of the Bank has been increased several times in the past by the issue of bonus shares to shareholders. At 31 December 2002, the total assets of the Bank stood at HK$61.7 billion.
2003
The Bank commemorated its 70th Anniversary.
2004
The Bank is the first Hong Kong-based bank approved by the China Banking Regulatory Commission to set up a branch in China immediately after the implementation of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). The first mainland branch in Shenzhen provides foreign currency deposits, loans, remittances and trade finance services.

The Bank started to provide renminbi services.

Wu Jieh Yee Company Limited, one of the Bank"s substantial shareholders, bought 10% stake in the Bank from DBS Bank.
2005

The Bank set up a sub-branch in Nanshan, Shenzhen.

At 31 December 2005, the total assets of the Bank stood at HK$74.7 billion.

2006
At 31 December 2006, the total assets of the Bank stood at HK$85 billion.
2007
At present the Bank has altogether 41 banking offices and a total staff of more than 1,400. The Bank provides comprehensive banking services, including deposits, loans, bills, foreign exchange, syndicated loans, corporate financing, credit cards, NET Banking, MPF, wealth management, etc. The Bank also provides hire-purchase and leasing, trustee, nominee, insurance agency and broking, insurance underwriting, futures broking and securities broking services through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Management

FOUNDER

Yee-sun WU (1904 - 2005)
EMERITUS CHAIRMAN

Jieh-yee WU DCL (Hon), DBA (Hon), FHKIB
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman
Michael Po-ko WU BSME, LLD (Hon), PEng (Ontario), FHKIB
Vice-Chairman
Patrick Po-kong WU HonMBA CSturt, HonDUniv CSturt, Hon DSocSc, FCIB, FHKIB, JP
Directors
Albert Po-cheung WU BComm
Philip Po-him WU BA, MBA, PhD, DBA(Hon), FHKIB, BBS, JP
Ivan Po-young WU BComm, CA (Canada)
Che-shum CHUNG BA
Siu-chan NG * BVSc, DBA (Hon) (retired on 28 April 2007)
Norman Nai-pang LEUNG * GBS, LLD (Hon), BA, JP
Lincoln Hung-leung SOO * BScChE, MBA, JP
Anthony Shang-fung WU BAppSc (Computing), MBA, MACS
Shung-kwong TSANG* BEcon, CPA
Bernard Charnwut CHAN* GBS, BA, JP
Kenneth Ngai-keung MA BMath, MBA (Alternate to Ivan Po-young WU)
Alice Shang-sze WU BComm, LLB (Alternate to Albert Po-cheung WU)
* Independent Non-executive Director
Secretary
Maria Wan-sin FUNG BComm, PGDCA, FCS, FCIS
EXECUTIVES

Chairman & Executive Director
Michael Po-ko WU BSME, LLD (Hon), PEng (Ontario), FHKIB
Vice-Chairman & Executive Director
Patrick Po-kong WU HonMBA CSturt, HonDUniv CSturt, Hon DSocSc, FCIB, FHKIB, JP
Executive Director & Chief Executive
Philip Po-him WU BA, MBA, PhD, DBA (Hon), FHKIB, BBS, JP
Executive Director & General Manager
Che-shum CHUNG BA
Deputy General Manager
Howard Li-chien WU BA (Hons), MBA
Assistant General Managers
Po-chiu TAM
Christine Chi-mei NG BSc, ACA, CISA
Suk-ying NG FCIB, FHKIB
Chung-keung CHEUNG MSc, MBA, FCCA, CPA, FRM
Anthony Shang-fung WU BAppSc (Computing), MBA, MACS
Senior Managers
Kai-hung HO
Wai-kwok CHOW BSc, MBA, CISA, CISM
Anthony Ping-kwan TSUI DMS, MAppFin, ACIB, AHKIB
William Yiu-leung TANG BSocSc, EMBA
Kin-yiu LEUNG DMS,DTM, MBA, MIHRM
Arthur WU BA, LLB, PCLL, MBA
Mason Shang-tun WU BCom, MCom, CA, CPA, CFA
Samuel Sheung-shau WU BA

没有评论:

发表评论