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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) (Chinese: 香港 金融 管理 局; Jyutping: Hoeng1 gong2 gam1 jung4 gun2 lei5 guk2) is Hong Kong's central banking institution. It is a government authority founded on 1 April 1993 when the Office of the Exchange Fund and the Office of the Commissioner of Banking merged.
Central (Chinese: 中環), also known as Central District, is the central business district of Hong Kong.It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula.
Hong Kong [e] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities [f] in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world.
Sina Corporation (Chinese: 新 浪; pinyin: Xīn Làng; lit. 'new wave') is a Chinese technology company. Sina operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, Sina Mobile, Sina Online, and Sinanet.
Ho Sin Hang, chairman of the Hang Seng Bank, conceived the idea of creating the Hang Seng Index as a "Dow Jones Index for Hong Kong". [4] [5] Along with Hang Seng Director Lee Quo-wei, he commissioned Hang Seng's head of Research Stanley Kwan to create the index in 1964, [4] the index was initially used for internal reference in the Hang Seng Bank, they debuted the index on November 24, 1969.
Located at 1 Garden Road on Hong Kong Island, the tower houses the headquarters of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. [5] One of the most recognisable landmarks in Hong Kong, the building is notable for its distinct shape and design, consisting of triangular frameworks covered by glass curtain walls.
OCBC Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, formerly Wing Hang Bank Limited and OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited, is a licensed bank with its head office in Hong Kong.Since 15 October 2014, Wing Hang Bank has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) headquartered in Singapore. [4]
After the handover of Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong surveyed Hong Kong residents about how they defined themselves. In its latest poll published in June 2022, 39.1% of respondents identified as Hong Konger, 31.4% as Hong Konger in China, 17.6% as Chinese, 10.9% as Chinese in Hong Kong, and 42.4% as mixed identity. [ 16 ]