the history of hang seng bank

Bank Profile

Hang Seng Bank is a world-class financial institution and one of Hong Kong’s largest listed companies in terms of market capitalisation. In keeping with our name, which means "ever-growing" in Chinese, we are growing alongside our customers.
Our vision is to increase shareholder value by strengthening our position as a leading financial institution in Greater China, focusing particularly on Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta and the Bohai Economic Rim regions.

We are a strongly capitalised commercial bank that provides a wide range of personal wealth management, commercial banking, corporate banking, treasury and private banking services.

Since our founding in 1933, our main focus has been the pursuit of excellence for our customers. In Hong Kong, our vast network of over 220 service outlets means a Hang Seng outlet can be found around most corners – to better serve you.

Established on 28 May 2007, our wholly owned subsidiary Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited operates a mainland China network of 38 outlets in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Tianjin, Kuming, Foshan and Zhongshan.

We also maintain a branch in Shenzhen for foreign currency wholesale business, branches in Macau and Singapore, and representative offices in Xiamen and Taipei.

As a pioneer of premium service, our staff of over 9,300 will always provide you with the personal attention and user-friendly banking you need.

Hang Seng Bank is a principal member of the HSBC Group, which is among the world's largest financial services organisations and holds a 62.14% equity interest in the Bank. The Bank offers investors in the United States a Sponsored Level-I American Depositary Receipts Programme.