Business scope:
1 D/ {" H `* S5 o+ c8 l5 t# B 1. Deposits
2 ]! M! J# i3 K 2. Loans
) U/ u1 R7 _3 q3 g6 E 3. Settlement
5 x5 o% A/ G6 X) n$ ], N, p 4. Guarantees- S: ]5 p2 ~. p1 Z; r5 h( l1 V
5. Interbank borrowing and lending
* _9 M% P/ f( h5 H3 b) i2 H( K 6. Trade in Chinese treasury bond
( _; z/ ]7 j4 A% ]1 s 1. Definition of a “banking “in Hong Kong# T" ]: H" E# v4 t+ S8 L
A bank is a financial intermediary, which provides special types of services relating directlyor indirectly to finance. In Hong Kong, the Banking Ordinance defines a “bank” as a company, which carries on “banking business”, and holds a valid bank license granted by the HKMA together with the SAR Chief Executive. * Per se 本质上! M0 h2 T! l3 H& `( k# M; C3 j
2. Banking business
, H' J4 ^( r# K: Z8 r Banking business is:* m( Y: t, \ ~6 S5 ~( D
(1) Receiving from the general public money on current deposit, savings deposit or other similar account repayable on demand or within less than three months or at call or notice less than three month;
) B( o/ ]. S, U; [ (2) Paying or collecting cheques drawn by or paid in by customers.' O/ I8 o, j, a$ Y+ |; D
(3) Providing credit cards or charge cards to customers, give business advice, handle clients’ auto-pay system, transfer money, and provide foreign exchange and other services.
2 V/ }; s: A; Z% L* U4 k 第一章: The Hong Kong banking system – an introduction 1) }+ t2 [ H [- p
第二章 Money, banking and the economy 4
/ n: J8 s4 _0 m) Z 第三章: The Hong Kong banking regulations-capital adequacy and liquidity ratios, the limitations and restrictions of banking practices 53 F: Z0 ?1 j: v$ T* V A2 K, W8 y
第四章: International banking- regulatory and market development 7
- W" l! [/ s) j, o* q9 A, I 第五章 financial institutions, the capital and money markets 8
' {) o) x; i- L A' C: l 第六章bank clearing system and fund transfer 104 y( [1 `/ ^; |8 A+ W: P y7 A
第七章 banking business for the personal sector 11' o" |1 R1 o% ]- n
第八章 banking services for the business sector 126 E1 f! {; _0 Z6 @2 u: u% ]
第九章 private banking and merchant banking 14- O6 y G, c4 M C- w5 _2 ^
第十章 The banks’ role in international trade 15
" H- C0 R4 t: h 第十一章 Financing foreign trade- documentary credits and collections, shipping terms and documents 17
O- h3 J {& F4 i s( V$ v% A 第十二章 International money transaction 20* U% j, g7 ~, M! W; D0 H2 b
第十三章 Foreign exchange 226 K6 ]* f: M1 q' k: l
第十四章 Basic considerations in granting credit facilities 24
! b- o: r8 P4 y. } 第十五章 Types of advances 25
% ^8 J% ], n- i2 B" W+ T 第十六章 Special types of borrower – the commercial sector 265 O; }+ s5 `' S" J7 F
第十七章 Securities for lending 28. t5 M" F& f, r# M- Y! V
第十八章 Balance sheet analysis 29) e$ D, E+ B; D( @9 C, v
第十九章 Advance control 30
N, L, k6 {2 }6 o. @; I& _- r4 b 第一章: The Hong Kong banking system – an introduction4 U; D" G) H0 |2 E! L! M
l The main features of the three-tier system
+ }8 }; l) T0 t K. v# k2 { c The essential feature of the change in the system is that the old categories of the Licensed Deposit –Taking Companies (LTDS) and the Registered Deposit-taking Companies (RTDS) were replaced by two new categories, the restricted licensed banks (RLBs) replace the LTDS and the deposit taking companies (DTCS) replace the RDCs.8 Q$ s4 g; ?2 [3 [
There is no change in respect of Licensed Banks except that the minimum paid-up share capital for locally incorporated banks is increased from HK$100 million to HK$150 million.. U* s3 s" {* E
The word “bank” or its derivatives must be qualified by adjectives such as “merchant” or “investment”, so that they are clearly differentiated from licensed banks. However, terms such as “commercial “or “retail” are not acceptable.& }# f+ ^+ k/ w+ h( B! h
A RLB incorporated overseas may trade under its corporate name, even though that name includes the word “bank”(or its derivatives), however, the name must be used immediately in conjunction with the phrase “restricted licensed bank”. |