Hang Seng Bank

Hang Seng Bank Limited
Native name
恒生銀行有限公司
Company typeSubsidiary (formerly public)
SEHK: 11 (1972-2026)
IndustryFinance and insurance
Founded3 March 1933 (1933-03-03)
FoundersLam Bing Yim, Ho Sin Hang, Leung Chik Wai, Ho Tim, and Ho, Lian Shen
HeadquartersHang Seng Bank Headquarters Building, Central, Hong Kong
Key people
  • Edward Cheng (chairman)
  • Luanne Lim (vice-chairman and CEO)
ProductsFinancial services
HK$36,764 million (2024)
HK$18,369 million (2024)
Total assets HK$1,795,196 million (2024)
Total equity HK$169,564 million (2024)
Number of employees
6928 (2024)
ParentHSBC (100%)
Websitehangseng.com
Hang Seng Bank
Traditional Chinese恒生銀行
Simplified Chinese恒生银行
Literal meaningever-growing bank
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéngshēng Yínháng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHàhngsāng Ngàhnhòhng
JyutpingHang4sang1 Ngan4hong4
Hang Seng Bank Limited
Traditional Chinese恒生銀行有限公司
Simplified Chinese恒生银行有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéngshēng Yínháng Yǒuxiàn gōngsī
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHàhngsāng Ngàhnhòhng Yáuhhaahn Gūngsī
JyutpingHang4sang1 Ngan4hong4 Jau5haan6 Gung1si1

Hang Seng Bank Limited (Chinese: 恒生銀行有限公司) is a Hong Kong–based banking and financial services company with headquarters in Central, Hong Kong. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the HSBC Group.

Hang Seng Bank is a commercial bank whose major business activities include retail banking, wealth management, commercial banking, treasury services, and private banking. Hang Seng Bank operates a network of around 260 service outlets in Hong Kong. It also has a wholly owned subsidiary in mainland 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.