 - 1. When did HSBC first open an office in Saigon?
A) 1892
B) 1975
C) 1995
D) 1870
- 2. In what year did HSBC close its original office in Saigon?
A) 2005
B) 1870
C) 1975
D) 1992
- 3. In what year did HSBC reopen a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City?
A) 1992
B) 1995
C) 1870
D) 2005
- 4. Besides Ho Chi Minh City, where did HSBC also reopen a representative office in 1992?
A) Can Tho
B) Saigon
C) Hanoi
D) Da Nang
- 5. When did HSBC open a full-service branch in Ho Chi Minh City?
A) December 2005
B) September 2008
C) July 2007
D) August 1995
- 6. When did HSBC open its second branch in Hanoi?
A) 1995
B) 2009
C) 2005
D) 1992
- 7. In 2005, where did HSBC establish a representative office in addition to its second Hanoi branch?
A) Can Tho
B) Saigon
C) Da Nang
D) Hue
- 8. What percentage of share capital did HSBC acquire in Techcombank on 29 December 2005?
A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 20%
D) 18%
- 9. When did HSBC increase its stake in Techcombank to 15%?
A) September 2008
B) October 2009
C) July 2007
D) December 2005
- 10. When did HSBC complete the increase of its stake in Techcombank to 20%?
A) September 2008
B) January 2009
C) July 2007
D) August 1995
- 11. When did HSBC sign an agreement to increase its shareholding in Bao Viet Holdings to 18%?
A) September 2007
B) January 2009
C) December 2005
D) October 2009
- 12. How much did HSBC pay to increase its shareholding in Bao Viet Holdings to 18% in October 2009?
A) VND2.88 trillion
B) VND1.10 trillion
C) VND1.88 trillion
D) VND1.50 trillion
- 13. Approximately how much was VND1.88 trillion in US dollars during the October 2009 Bao Viet Holdings agreement?
A) US$50.3 million
B) US$105.3 million
C) US$15.3 million
D) US$200.5 million
- 14. When did HSBC start operating its locally incorporated entity in Vietnam as a Wholly Foreign-Owned Bank?
A) December 2005
B) August 1995
C) 1 January 2009
D) September 2008
- 15. Which regulatory body approved HSBC to set up a Wholly Foreign-Owned Bank in Vietnam?
A) Vietnam National Bank
B) Bank of Vietnam
C) State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)
D) Central Bank of Vietnam
- 16. Who serves as the Chairman of HSBC since June 2021?
A) Peter Wong
B) David Liao
C) Surendra Rosha
D) Vincent Cheng
- 17. What is the nature of Peter Wong's chairmanship position since June 2021?
A) Non-executive chairman
B) Co-chief executive
C) Executive chairman
D) Group chief executive
- 18. Who are the co-chief executives of HSBC since June 2021?
A) Stuart Gulliver and Michael Geoghegan
B) David Liao and Surendra Rosha
C) Peter Wong and John Flint
D) William Purves and John Gray
- 19. In what year was the superseding position of group chairman of HSBC formed?
A) 1995
B) 1989
C) 1991
D) 1997
- 20. Who served as chairman of HSBC from 1991 to 1994?
A) David Eldon
B) William Purves
C) John Strickland
D) John Gray
- 21. Until what year did William Purves serve as HSBC group chairman?
A) 1994
B) 1999
C) 1998
D) 1996
- 22. Who served as chairman of HSBC from 1994 to 1996?
A) David Eldon
B) William Purves
C) John Gray
D) John Strickland
- 23. Who was the first local Hong Kong Chinese chairman of the bank?
A) David Eldon
B) Peter Wong
C) Vincent Cheng
D) Laura Cha
- 24. During which years did Vincent Cheng serve as chairman?
A) 1999–2005
B) 2011–2017
C) 2005–2010
D) 2010–2011
- 25. Who was the group chief executive from 2006 to 2011 and also served as bank chairman from 2010 to 2011?
A) Michael Geoghegan
B) Stuart Gulliver
C) David Eldon
D) John Flint
- 26. Who served as chairman from 2011 to 2017?
A) Michael Geoghegan
B) Stuart Gulliver
C) John Flint
D) Laura Cha
- 27. Who served as chairman from 2017 to 2019?
A) John Flint
B) Stuart Gulliver
C) Laura Cha
D) Vincent Cheng
- 28. Who served as non-executive chairman from 2019 to 2021?
A) Laura Cha
B) Vincent Cheng
C) David Eldon
D) Peter Wong
- 29. What is the title of the Chief Executive of the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation today following the formation of the group chief executive position?
A) Non-executive chairman
B) Asia-Pacific regional head
C) Group chief executive
D) Managing director
- 30. Who served as chief executive from 1997 to 1999?
A) Aman Mehta
B) David Eldon
C) John Gray
D) Michael Smith
- 31. Who served as chief executive from 1999 to 2004?
A) David Eldon
B) Michael Smith
C) Sandy Flockhart
D) Aman Mehta
- 32. Who served as chief executive from 2004 to 2007?
A) Michael Smith
B) Peter Wong
C) Aman Mehta
D) Sandy Flockhart
- 33. Who served as chief executive from 2007 to 2009?
A) David Eldon
B) Sandy Flockhart
C) Peter Wong
D) Michael Smith
- 34. What is the local Cantonese nickname for HSBC in Hong Kong?
A) 龍銀行
B) 獅子銀行
C) 富貴銀行
D) 香港銀行
- 35. What English translation does the local nickname for HSBC mean?
A) "the Dragon Bank"
B) "the Money Bank"
C) "the Lion Bank"
D) "the Imperial Bank"
- 36. What sculptures outside the bank's headquarters inspired the local nickname?
A) A pair of lion sculptures
B) A pair of elephant sculptures
C) A pair of tiger sculptures
D) A pair of dragon sculptures
- 37. Where else do the lion sculptures appear besides outside the bank's headquarters?
A) Coinage
B) Passports
C) Some banknotes
D) Official stamps
- 38. When did the Hong Kong Government change the official spelling of "Hongkong" to "Hong Kong"?
A) 15 August 1920
B) 31 December 1950
C) 1 January 1900
D) 3 September 1926
- 39. Who gave instructions to change the official spelling of "Hongkong" in 1926?
A) The Chairman of HSBC
B) The British Prime Minister
C) The Secretary of State for the Colonies
D) The Governor of Hong Kong
- 40. Why does HSBC retain the single-word spelling "Hongkong" in its name?
A) A clerical error that was never corrected
B) Preference of the current chairman
C) The bank's name was conceived before the official declaration of the modern two-word name
D) Legal requirements in Vietnam
- 41. Who was a junior employee at the bank's London office in Lombard Street from 1900 to 1902?
A) William Purves
B) P. G. Wodehouse
C) John Gray
D) David Eldon
- 42. In which London street was the HSBC office where P. G. Wodehouse worked located?
A) Wall Street
B) Threadneedle Street
C) Lombard Street
D) Fleet Street
- 43. Which 1910 novel by P. G. Wodehouse used the bank as an inspiration?
A) Psmith in the City
B) Right Ho, Jeeves
C) The Code of the Woosters
D) Leave It to Psmith
- 44. In which year did HSBC start operations in Bangladesh?
A) 2006
B) 1996
C) 1990
D) 1986
- 45. What is the primary geographical focus of HSBC in Bangladesh?
A) Agricultural regions
B) Rural areas
C) Urban areas
D) Suburban areas
- 46. In which capital city does HSBC have branches across most areas in Bangladesh?
A) Dhaka
B) Rajshahi
C) Chittagong
D) Sylhet
- 47. Besides Dhaka, in which other city does HSBC have branches in Bangladesh?
A) Chittagong
B) Comilla
C) Barisal
D) Khulna
- 48. Where are many of HSBC's ATM booths located in Bangladesh besides the cities present?
A) Railway stations
B) Airport terminals
C) Most five star hotels
D) Shopping malls
- 49. What is the Long-term rating of HSBC Bangladesh?
A) AA+
B) A+
C) AAA
D) BBB
- 50. What is the Short-term rating of HSBC Bangladesh?
A) ST-1
B) A-1
C) ST-3
D) ST-2
- 51. How often does the HSBC Bangladesh help centre operate?
A) Twice a week
B) Only on weekends
C) Only on weekdays
D) On a daily basis
- 52. What unique banking service does HSBC Bangladesh offer that few other banks do?
A) Day night banking
B) 24-hour drive-thru banking
C) Mobile-only banking
D) Crypto currency exchange
- 53. What type of scholarships does HSBC provide through its partnership with the Blind Education and Rehabilitation Development Organisation?
A) Scholarships to people with blindness
B) Scholarships for deaf students
C) Scholarships for physically disabled students
D) General merit scholarships
- 54. On what date did HSBC Brunei commence winding down its operation?
A) 1 April 2007
B) 6 April 2015
C) 9 November 2017
D) 6 April 2016
- 55. What happened to the employees of HSBC Brunei when it wound down operations?
A) They were immediately terminated without pay
B) They were offered fair redundancy packages
C) They were relocated to Hong Kong
D) They were automatically transferred to Baiduri Bank
- 56. During which historical period was HSBC's continuous presence in Shanghai interrupted?
A) The 1911 Revolution
B) The Cultural Revolution
C) The Japanese Occupation
D) The Opium Wars
- 57. How much bigger was HSBC's investment in Bank of Communications compared to any previous foreign investment in a Chinese bank?
A) Five times bigger
B) Eight times bigger
C) Ten times bigger
D) Three times bigger
- 58. What is the name of HSBC's Chinese investment banking subsidiary where a CCP committee was opened?
A) Ping An Insurance
B) HSBC Qianhai Securities
C) Shanghai Commercial Bank
D) HSBC Bank (China)
- 59. What percentage does HSBC own of its Chinese investment banking subsidiary, HSBC Qianhai Securities?
A) 90%
B) 19.9%
C) 8%
D) 11%
- 60. How is the Chinese name 滙豐 romanized by the bank?
A) Hui Fung
B) Wayfoong
C) Huifeng
D) Wai Fung
- 61. What was the bank formerly known as before adopting HSBC?
A) The Hongkong Bank
B) HongkongBank
C) Shanghai and Hong Kong Bank
D) British Hong Kong Bank
- 62. Which authority licenses HSBC to issue banknotes for the Hong Kong dollar?
A) Hong Kong Monetary Authority
B) Hong Kong Currency Board
C) Hong Kong Central Bank
D) Hong Kong Financial Authority
- 63. In what year was the bank incorporated as The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation?
A) 1865
B) 1866
C) 1991
D) 1990
- 64. What is HSBC to the HSBC group of banks and companies?
A) The founding member
B) The newest member
C) The temporary member
D) The non-voting member
- 65. Since what year has the bank been the namesake and leading subsidiary of London-based HSBC Holdings?
A) 1865
B) 1991
C) 1990
D) 1992
- 66. Where is HSBC Holdings based?
A) London
B) New York
C) Shanghai
D) Hong Kong
- 67. Approximately how many branches does the bank maintain under the HSBC brand throughout Hong Kong?
A) Around 500
B) Around 50
C) Around 100
D) Around 220
- 68. What idiosyncratic practice did the bank adopt for its ATMs in the late 1980s and early 1990s?
A) Calling them Electronic Teller Card (ETC) machines
B) Calling them Wayfoong Cash points
C) Calling them HSBC Teller Cards
D) Calling them Automated Money Units
- 69. Who designed the HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building?
A) I. M. Pei
B) Rem Koolhaas
C) Norman, Lord Foster
D) Zaha Hadid
- 70. What percentage of total banknotes in circulation by value are issued by HSBC?
A) 33.3%
B) 50.5%
C) 80.2%
D) 67.7%
- 71. When was it reported that HSBC closed the bank accounts of the League of Social Democrats (LSD)?
A) April 2026
B) 2017
C) June 2023
D) October 2025
- 72. In what year did HSBC acquire a controlling interest in Hang Seng Bank?
A) 2017
B) 1965
C) 2025
D) 2023
- 73. What is named after the Hang Seng Bank?
A) The PayMe brand
B) The Hang Seng Index
C) The Barrowgate Limited
D) The Hong Kong Monetary Authority
- 74. What percentage of Hang Seng Bank did HSBC plan to purchase in October 2025 to privatize it?
A) 24.64%
B) 19.9%
C) 38%
D) 62.14%
- 75. After privatization, what was HSBC going to do with Hang Seng Bank's listing status on the SEHK?
A) Merge it with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
B) Keep it listed as an independent entity
C) Take the company off the SEHK
D) Increase its stock offering on the SEHK
- 76. What type of application is PayMe?
A) A stablecoin issuance platform
B) A private banking portal
C) An insurance brokerage tool
D) A social payment app
- 77. Which of the following locations is NOT served by HSBC Insurance according to the text?
A) Hong Kong
B) Japan
C) Macau
D) Malaysia
- 78. In how many countries does The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation maintain an office network in Asia Pacific?
A) 15 countries
B) 10 countries
C) 20 countries
D) 25 countries
- 79. What stake does HSBC hold in Barrowgate Limited?
A) 19.9%
B) 24.64%
C) 38%
D) 62.14%
- 80. In what year did HSBC acquire The Mercantile Bank of India, London and China?
A) 1884
B) 1959
C) 1853
D) 1968
- 81. In which city was The Mercantile Bank of India, London and China established?
A) Bombay
B) Calcutta
C) Madras
D) New Delhi
- 82. In what year did The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation open its first Indonesian office?
A) 1959
B) 1966
C) 1853
D) 1884
- 83. In which Indonesian city was HSBC's first office opened?
A) Bandung
B) Surabaya
C) Bali
D) Jakarta
- 84. When was HSBC forced to close its Indonesian operations for the second time mentioned in the text?
A) Late 1980s
B) Post-Second World War
C) Early 1850s
D) Mid-1960s
- 85. In what year was HSBC granted a new banking licence in Indonesia?
A) 2007
B) 1884
C) 1968
D) 1959
- 86. In which Japanese city were HSBC's first operations opened?
A) Yokohama
B) Kobe
C) Tokyo
D) Osaka
- 87. Does HSBC conduct ordinary retail banking in Japan?
A) Only in Tokyo
B) Only in Yokohama
C) Yes
D) No
- 88. Which market segment does HSBC Premier target in Japan?
A) Small startup tech companies
B) Mass affluent or high-net-worth individual clients
C) Low-income rural farmers
D) Government pension funds
- 89. Which area contains HSBC's flagship Premier branch in Tokyo?
A) Marunouchi
B) Hiroo
C) Ginza
D) Akasaka
- 90. Which city outside of Tokyo hosts an HSBC Premier branch in Japan?
A) Nagasaki
B) Osaka
C) Kyoto
D) Kobe
- 91. When did HSBC announce the sale of its private bank in Japan?
A) October 2011
B) October 1866
C) December 2011
D) December 2007
- 92. To which Swiss peer did HSBC sell its private bank in Japan?
A) Julius Baer
B) Pictet
C) UBS
D) Credit Suisse
- 93. How many jobs did HSBC announce it would cut as part of its global business restructuring?
A) 3,500 jobs
B) 2,700 jobs
C) 10,000 jobs
D) 30,000 jobs
- 94. In what year was HSBC's first branch in the Philippines established?
A) 1960
B) 1883
C) 1875
D) 1877
- 95. In what year did HSBC open its first branch outside Manila in Iloilo?
A) 1877
B) 1875
C) 1883
D) 1987
- 96. What Philippine industry did HSBC service in the Visayas region during its early years?
A) Sugar industry
B) Currency industry
C) Banking industry
D) Railway industry
- 97. Which bank exited the Philippines in 2023, leaving HSBC as the last of the former international duopoly with retail banking operations there?
A) Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
B) Citibank
C) Standard Chartered
D) Reserve Bank
- 98. Where is the flagship office of HSBC Singapore located?
A) Bonifacio Global City
B) Binondo
C) Pasir Panjang
D) Collyer Quay
- 99. How many branches does the retail and wealth business operated through the locally incorporated bank in Singapore have?
A) 33
B) 10
C) 9
D) 12
- 100. How many Automated Teller Machines does HSBC Singapore operate for its retail and wealth business?
A) 9
B) 12
C) 10
D) 33
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