Post them guys!

Colonial times

Alor Setar, Malaysia built in the early 1900s
http://srv.fotopages.com/2/3354833.jpg

Penang(from penangpage.com)
http://penangpage.com/beachst/beachst84.jpg

Ipoh City, Malaysia..built in 1909
http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/hsbcipoh.jpg


Newer ones

Melaka
http://srv.fotopages.com/2/696497.jpg

HSBC Data Center, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/ethandillon/cyberjaya/Picture002.jpg
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/cy3.jpg

A branch in Brunei, rennovated in 2002
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/hsbcbru.jpg


More later :)

The first HSBC Building in Singapore

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005102-8073-3222-4794/img0003.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005102-8073-3222-4794/img0002.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005116-8073-3222-5050/img0019.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005119-8073-3222-4723/img0022.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005882-8120-3181-2126/img0045.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005888-8120-3181-2395/img0024.jpg

The HSBC Building today (built in the 70s on the same site, had its base renovated last year)

http://img114.exs.cx/img114/4906/sexy7.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103hsbcbase.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v391/mccallum_anthony/Singapore122.jpg

8 Canada Square
Canary Wharf, London

Height: 200m
Built: 1999-2002
Architect: Foster & Partners

2nd tallest building in the United Kingdom, and my favourite tower in the Docklands. The cladding is superb! :)




http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/103hs.jpg





http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/gif/ssc_contest/august_03_03.jpg





http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/buildings/55_pic2.jpg

Another pic



http://popsoft.info/desktops/can_wha_04_1600.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/kevindevil/image/25549340.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/accl/image/25306084.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/shenss/image/31795984.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/judy_arndt/image/7042787.jpg

How old is HSBC ?

It's about 20 years now. It's completed in 1985 if i can remember correctly.

I think Sultan's question is How old is the bank not the building...Headquartered in London the HSBC Group is named after The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which was established 1865 in Hong Kong, today HSBC Group is the world's second largest bank by market value next to Citigroup.

OK the pics look fine but a question:

HSBC - Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. What about the C, what does it stand for?

Cabaret.

OK the pics look fine but a question:

HSBC - Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. What about the C, what does it stand for?

that's Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. you can refer to the corporate history in hsbc.co.uk.

it's hq-ed in hong kong for almost a hundred years but was moved to london after the aquisition of the midland bank. still right now, hong kong contributes 30% of the annual revenue of the group.

well it's HSBC isn't it...how can you miss out HSBC building in shanghai?

Bund 12..HSBC headquarter in shanghai prior to 1949..HSBC established its business in shanghai in 1896.. one year after it opend its headquarter in Hong Kong.....today it's the HQ of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank.

http://www.lib.tongji.edu.cn/jzb/2004%E5%B9%B4/200406/浦发银行夜.jpg


http://www.lib.tongji.edu.cn/jzb/2004%E5%B9%B4/200406/汇丰4.jpg


http://www.lib.tongji.edu.cn/jzb/2004%E5%B9%B4/200406/汇丰1.jpg


interior

http://www.lib.tongji.edu.cn/jzb/2004%E5%B9%B4/200406/汇丰2.jpg

the current HQ of HSBC China in Lujiazi fiancial district in Pudong, Shanghai

the white one

http://www.mori.co.jp/overseas/hsbc/image/jpg/hsbc02.jpg

that's Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. you can refer to the corporate history in hsbc.co.uk.

it's hq-ed in hong kong for almost a hundred years but was moved to london after the aquisition of the midland bank. still right now, hong kong contributes 30% of the annual revenue of the group.Started by a Scotsman, with a board formed from a majority of those who are British and was and is essentially a British outfit in Hong Kong. Hong Kong now contributes in earnings: 25.2% towards the group ;)

lol i read a joke...that an american customer asked his local HSBC staff what HSBC means...

the staff answered:

Happy and Satisfied Banking Customers..

HSBC is form hong kong?? Dam I never knew. Theres a shit load of them in mexico, i'll try to find pics. Theres also and HSBC ad in Timesquare.

Bangkok HSBC Tower

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/chady/202387.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/chady/209393.jpg

Theres also and HSBC ad in Timesquare.
Yes, but it's only a billboard...
http://www.proshare.org/Schools/HSBC Times Square Billboard.jpg
http://www.kevinsanders.com/Ms-US-Continental/Times_Square_-_HSBC_Marquee_web.jpg


some shots from HSBC in Hongkong:
inside:
(sorry!, they dont allow hotlinking so cannot post the images directly)
http://image12.webshots.com/13/0/45/98/170704598uTEeAf_ph.jpg
http://image14.webshots.com/15/0/44/43/170704443SjAIXD_ph.jpg
http://image14.webshots.com/15/0/44/84/170704484dtSsNr_ph.jpg
http://image05.webshots.com/5/0/45/33/170704533FujCQq_ph.jpg
under the building:
http://image14.webshots.com/15/0/15/55/170701555QfgtCY_ph.jpg


http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/cities/buffalo/images/hsbc.jpg
^ HSBC Arena in Buffalo,NY

http://www.walkbuffalo.org/HTML/images/p_hsbc_center.jpg
^ the former Marine Midland Bank. Marine was acquired during the 1980s by global bank HSBC, and the complex currently serves as the headquarters of HSBC Bank USA
http://pluto.fss.buffalo.edu/classes/eco/sb56/Observatn%20Deck%202.JPG
^ Buffalo again


http://www.elargo.com/portfolio/images/hsbc rochester.jpg
^ HSBC in Rochester, NY


http://www.welton-village.co.uk/home/A Selection of Welton Photographs/images/The HSBC Travelling Bank.jpg
^ HSBC Travelling Bank somewhere in the UK


http://www.busfanplace.com/pics/hsbc.jpg
another advertising


http://www.solarcontrol.co.nz/Commercial Photos/HSBC Building.jpg
^ found on a nz-site, this building should be in Christchurch
source (http://www.solarcontrol.co.nz/PhotosCommercial.htm)


http://www.eicp.co.nz/UpFiles/2002730175852hsbc.gif
^ Auckland (i think)


http://www.asiagalleries.de/Malaysia/KL/GoldenTriangle/10%20Jalan%Sultan%Ismail%and%HSBC%building.jpg
^v: in Kuala Lumpur (KL)
http://www.asiagalleries.de/Malaysia/KL/GoldenTriangle/11%20Jalan%20Sultan%20Ismail.jpg


http://image01.webshots.com/1/5/97/35/35959735TeihFT_ph.jpg
^ Panama City

http://www.olgasinclair.com/HSBC Bank.JPG
^v:another HSBC Bank in Panama
http://www.olgasinclair.com/Adonis + HSBC.jpg


http://www.dawongroup.com/pf/images/hsbc.jpg
^ i dunno the city, but think it's somewhere in South Korea


http://www.insigniacorp.com/Graphics/hsbc.gif
^ in Vancouver


http://home.pi.be/~bartbv/HSBC--Turkey.jpg
^ the HSBC in Istanbul, b4 the bomb...

http://zioneocon.blogspot.com/hsbc bank bldg istanbul.jpg
^ ... and after :(


http://www.new-york-photos.net/photos/chinatown_hsbc.jpg
^ Chinatown bra
nch in NYC


http://www.net-floor.com/case_study/case_eco/hsbc/hsbc-01.JPG
^v: new office in Taipei
http://www.net-floor.com/case_study/case_eco/hsbc/hsbc-02.JPG


http://www.guydowman.com/travel/nagasaki/hsbc.jpg
^ The former Hong Kong Shanghai Bank Corporation building in Nagasaki


http://www.sydney-australien.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/hochhaeuser/images/11-17-01-bk-01.jpg
^v: HSBC in Sydney


http://image06.webshots.com/6/9/13/35/97691335IFkYpW_ph.jpg
^in Porthsmouth ( the one in UK, i think)

http://image01.webshots.com/1/2/57/61/49825761DHNwsf_ph.jpg
^ in Port Louis, Mauritius

So if it has moved to London it is british right? It's not a Chinese bank. It may have been born in China but not anymore.

So if it has moved to London it is british right? It's not a Chinese bank. It may have been born in China but not anymore.

Hong Kong was a part of the British Empire anyways...

Well at least they didn't rename it to London and Manchester Bank Corp...or shoud they...

A recent branding decision was to downsize the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation into HSBC for an international standard. However, the Chinese name for HSBC remains. Not only has the bank followed the Hong Kong expatriate community, its aggressive international expansion (ie. Midland Bank in the 1990s) has made it a truly global bank today.

Post them guys!

Colonial times

Alor Setar, Malaysia built in the early 1900s
http://srv.fotopages.com/2/3354833.jpg

Penang(from penangpage.com)
http://penangpage.com/beachst/beachst84.jpg

Ipoh City, Malaysia..built in 1909
http://files.photojerk.com/baqthier/hsbcipoh.jpg


Newer ones

Melaka
http://srv.fotopages.com/2/696497.jpg

HSBC Data Center, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/ethandillon/cyberjaya/Picture002.jpg
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/cy3.jpg

A branch in Brunei, rennovated in 2002
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/hsbcbru.jpg


More later :)

more pic of HSBC in cyberjaya (HSBC had moved to a new building This is the old one)

http://www.cyberia.com.my/updates/Site%20Pix%2000/SH%2002.JPG

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/cy4.jpg

Cyberjaya : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=140654&highlight=cyberjaya

BUT WHERE IS THE HSBC TOWER OF KL?!

WHERE?

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/1179img_0959.jpg

WHERE?

http://img98.exs.cx/img98/3117/hs3fr.jpg

Hong Kong was a part of the British Empire anyways...

It was one of the financial institutions of the British Empire, founded by Scottish merchants. It was not founded and was never run by Chinese people.

Also HSBC no longer stands for anything...its just HSBC.

^We know it just call HSBC now, it is important to know where're it come from, just like why England call England not "Island in the middle of nowhere"

And don't forget how HSBC made their first fortune!

So is HSBC bank British or asian. Who owns it? I know it used to be called Midland bank in the UK but i don't know the history. Does anyone know the banks historical and present day status? I would be interested to know. Thanks

HSBC is based in London with primary stock listings in London, Hong Kong, New York, and Paris. Its origins are in Hong Kong and Shanghai as the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation but has now expanded to a global bank. Hongkong Bank bought Midland in the UK in the 1990s and continued with an aggressive internationalization campaign. As a result, HSBC was adopted as the global brand.

Another HSBC Bank in PANAMA CITY, PANAMA.


http://img10.exs.cx/img10/5733/HSBC.jpg

Buffalo, New York
Formerly the Marine Midland Bank headquarters and the old American flagship for HSBC. Now the operation is eclipsed by recent acquisitions. The building is the tallest in the city.

http://www.globalphotos.org/buffalo/20040802/RIMG7588.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/buffalo/20040802/RIMG7589.jpg

HSBC, Mexico City
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/plinko923/MEX171.jpg

HSBC started its operations in the Philippines in 1875. Most of its branches are in Metro Manila.

HSBC - The Philippines (http://www.HSBC.com.ph/ph/aboutus/hsbc_ph/hsbcph.htm)

HSBC Malate Branch (http://community.webshots.com/photo/65619830/65622481PbMcWl)

Pearl of the Orient Seas - The Philippines (http://community.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker12)

Jon

Yes, but it's only a billboard...
http://www.proshare.org/Schools/HSBC Times Square Billboard.jpg
http://www.kevinsanders.com/Ms-US-Continental/Times_Square_-_HSBC_Marquee_web.jpg
Thats why is said HSBC ad. ad=advertisement.

HSBC, Mexico City
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/plinko923/MEX171.jpg


this is the old one in mexico city, they are building a new one and taller.

Thats why is said HSBC ad. ad=advertisement.oops! sorry, i didn't recognized it.

.

oops! sorry, i didn't recognized it.

.
Perfectly understandable.

this is the old one in mexico city, they are building a new one and taller.
o0o really. That sounds pretty neat. Do you have any pictures of the construction. And are they keeping the old one?

I dont have a pic of the building (ugly anyway) but i got a nice sunset picture out of the HSBC building in Southend. 8 Canada Square (world HQ) is located a little right of the picture (see arrow) and about 40 miles away. You can see it on a clear day like it was tonight.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/lancebloke/Sunset2.bmp

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/neostorm/Darren/HSBC2004.jpg
Their corporate HQ in London

couple more
http://www.mrouth.com/images/photos/london/11/106_0681.JPG
http://www.mrouth.com/images/photos/london/11/106_0654.JPG

Kuala Lumpur (Bukit Bintang) - just found it!.I think the old one in KL located near Masjid Jamek LRT station.

http://www.kltalk.com/monorail/monorail83.jpg

http://www.kltalk.com/bukitbintang/bintang80.jpg

wow the skytrain look nice, it's the first time i see it!
thanks!

.

Oldham Road, Manchester UK :hahaha:

http://aidan.co.uk/lg/ManAncChinSupmkt3924.jpg

in Curitiba, BRASIL:

http://park7.wakwak.com/~waymark/svgaphoto/2281SVGA.jpg

.

in the south of Sao Paulo

(sometimes the pic work, sometimes not...)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/mopc/viewfromLine7trainnearBerrini.jpg
^ quote from forumer mopc: "another new Southern building, HSBC" ; i guess it's the white one

.

In Buenos Aires:

http://www.pierluigisurace.it/imagerie/images/aatw/DOT_S_America_Argentina_Buenos_Aires_05.jpg

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honestly prior to their expansion in the 90s ... no one in uk really knew about HSBC ... and it was pretty much a local hk bank runned by scots for like 100 years before they made the decision to be the world's local bank and started their expansion to become world's second largest financial institution by capitalization ... quite successful indeed ...
and you could see the symbol of HSBC pretty much in every city you go ...
HK was their single largest market for many years ...
but its significance has decreased a lot these last few years when they keep on acquiring foreign institution ...
hk the city only contribute to 1/4 of its earning now ... which was like 1/3 four years ago ...
theres too much risk of just staying in hk ...
and the market is too small ...

HSBC in hk has kept its original name and is still called hong kong bank ... which is under is parent company HSBC holding ... i have heard its chairman would be chinese when Elton quits in hk ... this is due to their expansion in china i believe
HSBC went through 4 buildings in hk ... my favorite one is the one in the neo classical style built in late 19th century ... very beautiful ... located in the same site as the foster one ...

Up to the early 1990s, HSBC was known as the Hongkong Bank (short for the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation). Since its major acquisition in the UK (Midland Bank) and subsequent expansions worldwide, a global common branding was adopted, and the short-form HSBC became standardized worldwide. In fact, I myself heard some British tour guides still using the Hongkong Bank when I visited London in December.

Currently, HSBC's major control centers are London, Hong Kong, Paris, and New York. The 3 key regions are Britain, Asia Pacific centered from Hong Kong, and the US unit (Marine Midland Bank from Buffalo and Household).

I've been wondering this for a while, is there a link between HSBC and Swire Group because both there logos are extremely relative. I'm too stupid to post picturs but google Swire and HSBC and you'll see what I mean. Anyone have the answer?

Outside Toronto

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20050130/DSCN6878.jpg

http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/3622/56f159dc77e38d/www.img.ghq.hsbc.com/images/c04/logo.gif

With its headquarters in London, HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. HSBC's international network comprises over 9,800 offices in 77 countries. They also own the naming rights to at least 30 skyscrapers around the world.

I can’t think of any other company that owns so many buildings around the world? So here are the 5 tallest HSBC buildings (I’ll ad more later). Feel free to add extra pics, interesting info or comments on the buildings.

SSP diagram of HSBC buildings (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?10709241)

Enjoy!

HSBC Building, New York
Built: 1967
Height: 210m
Also known as the Marine Midland Bank Building
ROT Thread: http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51061
Emporis: http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=115449
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v156/AtlanticaC5/mar.jpg


HSBC Tower, Shanghai
Built: 1998
Height: 203m
Known as Shanghai Sen Mao International Building until HSBC bought naming rights in 2000
ROT Thread:http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=71329&page=1&pp=20
Emporis: http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=103994
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/shanghai33.jpg


HSBC Tower, London
Built: 2002
Height: 200m
This is HSBC's World Headquarters
ROT Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=57398&page=1&pp=20
Emporis: http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100088
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/london17.jpg


HSBC Building, Hong Kong
Built: 1985
Height: 179m
ROT Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=21738
Emporis: http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=121011
http://www.kiat.net/pix/asia/images/hsbc19.jpg


HSBC Tower, Sydney
Built: 1988
Height: 162m
ROT Thread:http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=68989
Emporis: http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=108088
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid82/pff72d6054c7efa6f5e9184b806c90035/faeef229.jpg

Great idea for a thread! I especially like the HSBC buildings in Shanghai & Canary Wharf (the HQ.)

Another bank with quite a few beautiful and tall buildings is the Bank of America in the States.

HSBC's presence in the United States used to be concentrated in Marine Midland Bank based in Buffalo. HSBC has since grown significantly following several major acquisitions and is now listed on the NYSE.

http://www.globalphotos.org/buffalo/20040802/RIMG7529.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/buffalo/20040802/RIMG7632.jpg

London HSBC HQ looks like an anonymous scraper somewhere in China.

^

Voted 4th best skyscraper of the year by Emporis ;)

it's no skyscraper but it's beautiful, manchesters hsbc building.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/richardjamesbrowning/Manchester_Midland_Bank.jpg

Damn – there’s already a thread about HSBC Buildings.
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=166330&page=1
I suppose I’ll continue with this one though – it’s a little different.

One HSBC Centre, Buffalo
Built: 1970
Height: 161m
The tallest building in Bufffalo, it spans Main St
ROT Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=177829&page=1&pp=20
Emporis: https://extranet.emporis.com/wm/bu/?l=3&yr=2005&mt=5&dy=9&id=126214
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/Citysky/Buffalo%20Arena%20Skyway/hsbc_tower.jpg

HSBC Building, Panama City
Height: 135m
Emporis: http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=120237
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/HSBCPanama.jpg
photo Copyright Emporis

Torre HSBC, Mexico City
Built: UC
Height: 130m
Emporis: http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=175402
http://img62.exs.cx/img62/7107/tangel02web0tn.jpg
render from sdtj

HSBC Tower A, Qingdao
Built: 2004
Height: 124m

HSBC Building, Taipei
Height: 121m
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/556/1710dsc00637.jpg

HSBC Tower B, Qingdao
Height:112m

Thanks for the Manchester and Buffalo pics guys.

Also in Buffalo – the HSBC Arena
Built in 1996 and used for hockey (capacity 18,690), basketball (cap 21,000) and concerts (cap 21,500)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/Citysky/Buffalo%20Arena%20Skyway/hsbc_arena.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/Citysky/Buffalo%20Arena%20Skyway/hsbc_glass_II.jpg
photos by BuffCity

HSBC, Chennai (Madras) , India

http://img187.echo.cx/img187/459/hsbc12ts8en.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

HSBC in Panama City, Panama. Would you like that money ironed after it's dried? HSBC needs to get its "cut" of this lucrative business too, it seems! Seems so undignified for a British Bank, I must say.

great bank great buildings

how does HSBC rank worldwide in terms of the size of the bank? Here in the US it is the 10th largest. I would think it's higher than 10 worldwide cuz it is so big in Asia. My guess would be top 5 but i'm not sure.

I left this building out because I don't think HSBC owns it anymore.

Williamsburgh Savings Bank, New York
Built:1929
Height: 156m
This is the tallest building in Brooklyn but HSBC sold the building last year and it will apparentely be converted into apartments
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/BKN/bkn005willie.jpg

HSBC had assets of US$1,277 billion as of 31 December 2004. It has over 9800 offices worldwide serving over 110 million customers. HSBC is listed in London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, and Bermuda.

In comparison, Citigroup had assets of US$1.5 trillion for their 2004 year end.

how does HSBC rank worldwide in terms of the size of the bank? Here in the US it is the 10th largest. I would think it's higher than 10 worldwide cuz it is so big in Asia. My guess would be top 5 but i'm not sure.

This list puts it a number 4, based on total assets
http://www.gfmag.com/2004/Oct/c_ci/fe_art01.php

i like the old HSBC HQ in Shanghai, so beautiful, it doesnt belong to HSBC now.

Does anyone have a pic of the original HSBC building on the bund in Shanghai?

my favorite is the HQ in HK, London and shanghai(old)
here is one of the HSBC older headquarteres when It was still in hk ...

http://bigwhiteguy.com/photos/images/165.jpg One Queens Road ... this was the second hq in hk ... late 19th century ... my favorite one it was than demolished for the art deco one in the 20th century and than demolished again for the foster one late 70s-80s...

I've merged it with the previous thread :)

Nice pics everyone!

Does anyone have a pic of the original HSBC building on the bund in Shanghai?

http://www.lib.tongji.edu.cn/jzb/2004%E5%B9%B4/200406/浦发银行夜.jpg

The one in shanghai is definitely one of the best HSBC building in the world ... its so magnificent ...

Many probably didn't know the one in shanghai and the 2 older ones in hk were both done by the same architect
P&T(Palmer and turner) ... the firm was started in hk by one of the five hundred british when the city was colonized ... and the firm created some of the finest colonial masterpieces in HK and Shanghai ...Most of its gems in hk are now gone including both its older hsbc in hk and hk club ...
However most of Its finest creation at the bund in shanghai has survived including bank of china, peace hotel chartered bank and hsbc




Whos property is the one in shanghai now???

Pudong Development Bank

HSBC Tel Aviv - Israel

http://img175.echo.cx/img175/9824/pic10ze.jpg

TheCameraReturns took this current picture of the old HSBC Building in Manila's old downtown, Binondo. It is no longer owned by HSBC. HSBC started occupying this site in 1875. In 1921, this building was completed. The bank stayed here until it finally moved out in the 1970s
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/Circa1900/webhsbc05.jpg

Tyronne posted this picture of Enterprise Centre, where the current headquarters of HSBC in the Philippines is.
http://internet.ggu.edu/~tragudo/mtlo_2.jpg

And here are other photos of the same building, posted by other people.
http://www.geocities.com/brainwash_mouthwash/enterprise.txt
http://www.wongtung.com/projects/795/img02.jpg

HSBC Brisbane (Australia):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Ausilencer/IMG_1979_768x1024.jpg

Pretty ordinary building...

HSBC New Building in Mexico City currently U/C.

http://img247.echo.cx/img247/3876/martinhunzonhsbcal2604050ld.jpg

i prefer the hsbc of canary warf in london

LOL! In spain there is no HSBC buildings! :p My favourite one is the Hong Kong HQ

Ottawa, Canada

http://www.globalphotos.org/ottawa/20050702/RIMG0527.jpg

HSBC Istanbul Headquarters


On November 20, 2003 the front facade was completely destroyed by the greatest terrorist attack ever in Istanbul's history. Ten people were killed. The Tower is currently under reconstruction.


Before the terrorist attack:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/SSC/hsbc6890.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/SSC/hsbc01.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/SSC/hsbc.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/SSC/hsbc03.jpg

Heres the ones in Canada that I know of
Toronto
http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/70_york_street_2.jpg

Edmonton
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/poto1/959a62d4.bmp

Regina
http://www.gov.sk.ca/images/album/regina_5.jpg

Vancouver
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/529/3309hsbcmay2004.jpg

Not sure whether Montreal has one or not

i like the hsbc in Makati, its very unique, I like the one in HK as well and also in Istanbul. :)

Olympic Station, Hong Kong

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051006/set01/RIMG0014.jpg

The Majestic HSBC Tower, Mexico City
Completed, 2006

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9762/hsbcwb9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The Mexican one looks like curved version of the world HQ in London! The color and pattern are the same!

Interestingly, or strangely, there are only two branches in Ottawa!

2 more from Bangkok

http://www.globalphotos.org/bangkok/2006/IMG_1352.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/bangkok/2006/IMG_1414.jpg

HSBC Saigon - Vietnam

http://static.flickr.com/54/193412196_20ba4eff78.jpg http://static.flickr.com/60/164624422_5a2f8c6ac8.jpg

i luv HSBC HONGKONG............on the other hand, HSBC in manila "enterprises towers" is the most unique one

HSBC in Makati, Manila
http://static.flickr.com/33/47374110_10ea3a5508_b.jpg

Other than that, HSBC also occupies a twin tower complex in Malate, Manila and is currently building their headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Manila.

i 'd rather the canary warf version :)

Enterprise
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/pb5db0a5211899d68f64ece3f742c2034/ec81bbda.jpg

Closer
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/pa3331864400f25ae8b3a12eda6b0a207/ec81b971.jpg

Higher
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/p2d55bc55445c56e3500603c035db80d6/ec81b80b.jpg

Farther
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid216/p29e6071a58646a9857d98cddfaeff7d8/ec81b5f3.jpg

The Mexican one by the daylight... (yeah... it's kind of pocket version of the London one).

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/canellemx/hsbc.jpg

what its special about the HSBC building in Mexico City, is the premier location, in Paseo de la Reforma, is like in Champs Elysee in front of the Arc of Triumph, or Fifth AVenue at New York

i didnt heard about that attack to the first tower, sad

Mexican one is very nice:okay:

Another HSBC office in Metro Manila - this time, in Ortigas:
Discovery Suites - HSBC
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid72/p88f6ba06a7206f659f05605822f96f60/fb81df7c.jpg
http://www.realestatemovers.com/Discovery_Centre_062202.jpg

As part of the Ortigas skyline: (peachy-salmon colored building)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/ortigasskyline.jpg

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/763/hsbcdohajk8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

HSBC DOHA

Here's the HSBC building in Halifax, although it's not owned by them:

http://www.space4lease.com/files/Buildings/NS/5068-Office/l801view2.jpg

I love this pic of the HSBC:
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/803/hkscreensaver415ub1.jpg

Syracuse, NY

http://www.pbase.com/ciceroclay/image/30068490.jpg

till now i have plenty of knowledge about HSBC--Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,but an american customer asked his local HSBC staff what HSBC means...what he answered is Happy and Satisfied Banking Customers...that is funny.there is also a tall buliding located in shanghai.

i didn't know about this interesting thread....so how many branches in total?

Kind of ironic how HSBC headquarters in London sit yards away from a Citigroup offices next to it. Are They partners or something?

i didn't know about this interesting thread....so how many branches in total?

Source : http://www.hsbc.com/hsbc/about_hsbc

Headquartered in London, HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. HSBC's international network comprises over 9,500 offices in 76 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.

With listings on the London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and Bermuda stock exchanges, shares in HSBC Holdings plc are held by nearly 200,000 shareholders in some 100 countries and territories. The shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depositary Receipts.

Through an international network linked by advanced technology, including a rapidly growing e-commerce capability, HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services: personal financial services; commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets; private banking; and other activities.

Nice compilation thanks for pics

Not too long ago, HSBC bought the WSB in Brooklyn, though the larger one is being converted into condos.

http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SIGNS/banks2/18.jpg
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/4ave/34.4av.willie.jpg

There is a recent news about that HSBC is considering to move back its headquarter from London to Hong Kong in the near future as the tax rate matter.

HSBC moved to London from Hong Kong in 1993, said the next review is due in 2008. The UK's 30 percent corporate tax rate is lower than that of Germany and the US but still higher than Hong Kong's rate of as much as 10 percent.

And the reason why HSBC has moved to London is that The Bank of England ruled that HSBC would only be allowed to take over Midland if it transferred to London.

HSBC BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/4943/hsbc7ps1tt7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the building of hong kong is HORRIBLE!!!

the building of hong kong is HORRIBLE!!!

Viewed by the Bank as a long-term asset, the present building was commissioned in 1980 and completed in November 1985. It was designed for the Bank's exclusive use by Sir Norman Foster and is considered one of the finest and most innovative bank buildings in the world.

The project called upon all Foster's ingenuity. The Bank required a very much larger building but it had to fit on the original site area; its interior layout needed to be as flexible as possible to accommodate new technology and the changing needs of a fast- expanding organisation until well into the next century; and it had to be constructed quickly on a very confined site.

Engineering precision

Foster's solution was to design a building the construction of which would rely on an exceptionally high degree of off-site prefabrication. Components were manufactured all over the world. The structural steel came from Britain; the glass, aluminium cladding and flooring from the United States; the service modules from Japan. All these had to fit together perfectly on site, calling for a degree of precision in engineering and assembly never before attempted in the construction of a building.

The most conspicuous features of the building are the eight groups of four aluminium-clad steel columns, which rise from the foundations up through the main structure, and the five levels of triangular suspension trusses which are locked into these masts. From these trusses are suspended five groups of floors. They can be seen clearly on the outside of the building -- the inverted 'v' sections of the suspension trusses span the structure at double-height levels -- giving the building much of its distinctive character.

Flexibility and efficiency

By the use of bridge engineering techniques, and by locating all services in prefabricated modules hung on the east and west sides of the building, Foster eliminated the need for a central core, creating large, unobstructed floor areas that are the key to the building's flexibility and efficiency.
The emphasis on flexibility is apparent throughout the building. All flooring is constructed from lightweight movable panels made from the same material as that used for aircraft floors. The panels, which may be covered with carpet tiles or other materials, can be lifted to reveal a comprehensive network of power, data, telecommunication and air-conditioning systems. Computer terminals or other such pieces of equipment can be installed easily with minimum disturbance.
Similarly, all internal walls are made up of movable partitions so that office layouts can be changed and modified as required, without the need for any structural alterations.
The building is divided into five zones. These zones, and the double-height levels which separate them, form an integral part of the concept of movement around the building. Express lifts travel from the plaza to the double-height areas, while movement between the floors in each zone is by escalator. Altogether there are 62 escalators in the building.

The spectacular atrium

At ground level, beneath the building, an open public area has been created without any loss of office space. On entering this plaza what first strikes most visitors is the spectacular atrium rising 170 feet through 11 levels of the building. The public banking areas are situated around the atrium and are reached from the plaza by the longest freely supported escalators in the world.

At the top of the atrium is a bank of giant mirrors. These form part of an innovative, computer-controlled sunscoop that reflects natural sunlight into the atrium and down to the plaza.

Open-plan offices surround the atrium, allowing staff to work under natural light, while noise levels are controlled by means of careful acoustic engineering. Sophisticated building management computers automatically keep light and temperature at constant levels.

New technology

On either side of the atrium in the banking halls on Levels 3 and 5 are black marble banking counters, manufactured in Italy; set into these counters for customers' use are solar-powered calculators. The absence of screens, improving contact between tellers and customers, provides unobstructed views through the full-height windows across the harbour to the north, and towards the Peak to the south. A highly advanced and unobtrusive security system is in operation throughout the building.

Much of the building's new technology is unseen even by those who work in it. From the underfloor air-conditioning to the document-handling car system, many of the services are the most sophisticated yet developed.

The headquarters building set new standards for the banking industry as well as for architecture and construction. A sophisticated construction designed to serve the Bank's needs well into the twenty-first century, the building symbolises the forward-looking, adventurous spirit which characterises both the Bank and its home of Hong Kong.

HSBC Philippines

Enterprise Towers - Makati
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/8359/hsbcxg9.jpg

Discover Suites - Ortigas
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/5986/hsbc2ky7.jpg

If HSBC is looking for a new home, one place stands out

(SCMP) 02月 07日 星期三 00:03AM

News that HSBC is to sell its London headquarters building has fuelled speculation that the global banking giant is preparing to up sticks and move its head office out of Britain.

In reality, the proposed property sale is intended to generate a better return for shareholders by monetising the value locked up in the building and putting it to work elsewhere for a higher return.

But that does not mean the bank's bosses have put down permanent roots in London. If it makes good business sense, they could easily decide to abandon London and move their headquarters elsewhere .

Although HSBC's plan to sell and then lease back its glittering new 45-storey office block in London's Canary Wharf has raised eyebrows both here and in Britain, it is hardly an unusual step for a financial services firm. Standard Chartered cashed in a majority stake in its flagship Des Voeux Road building as long ago as 1992.

In London, selling and then leasing back office buildings is all the rage. On Monday, Swiss Reinsurance announced it is to sell its British headquarters, the distinctive 180-metre tall "Gherkin", for a massive ?00 million, or HK$9.2 billion.

That record is likely to be dwarfed should HSBC go ahead with its sale. London property prices have shot up so much in the four years since HSBC moved in that its building could now fetch as much as ? billion.

With yields on grade-A office space in London now as low as 4.25 per cent, it makes sense for HSBC to extract its cash from the building and invest the money elsewhere at a higher rate of return. The bank insists the sale is a purely financial move and that it is not abandoning London.

Nevertheless, HSBC could move. It would not be the first time. The bank only shifted its group headquarters to London from Hong Kong in 1993 as a condition of its acquisition of Britain's Midland Bank.

That move exposed the group's holding company to British corporation tax, which is charged at a hefty 30 per cent of profits. In October last year, Chris Spooner, the group's head of financial planning and tax, told a London conference HSBC had been approached by some low-tax countries with offers to relocate. "We have moved headquarters before and we are not scared to do so again," he was quoted as saying.

Moving to a zero corporate tax regime such as the Cayman Islands or Bermuda would save HSBC's shareholders almost HK$5.5 billion a year.

Setting up in such a tax haven could cause regulatory problems, however, and would certainly entail considerable risk to the bank's reputation.

Ireland, with its advantages of education, language and time zone, and its corporate tax rate of just 12.5 per cent, has frequently been cited as a much more likely destination.

Resources, skills, finance, security, regulation and tax are all important factors in deciding where to locate, but far more important are considerations of politics and long-term business strategy.

Seen in those terms, there is one site that stands out head and shoulders above the rest.

With plenty of highly skilled staff, a world-class regulatory regime, a location at the heart of HSBC's fastest-growing markets and a local profit tax of just 17.5 per cent, the ideal location for HSBC's group headquarters would surely be - Hong Kong.

Sydney has the worst HSBC building:

http://www.propertylook.com.au/listings/JLL/JLL_38/300/JLL_38_55215_70972.jpg

nice pics guys!! and very informative thread ;)

Here are a couple of other locations HSBC has in NYC.

140 Broadway
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LM/055-140_bway_02.jpg

452 5th Ave
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/Midtown036.jpg

51 Bowery
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LES/LES009-01.jpg

2 Catherine St (17 Chatham Sq)
http://www.nychinatown.org/photo6/chatham6med.jpg

HSBC Hong Kong
179 m 587 ft
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/56/383944510_5c659af90f_b.jpg

HSBC in...

Bahrain:
http://static.flickr.com/92/239010925_084bb03120_m.jpg

Lugano:
http://www.transnationale.org/upload/hsbc_lugano.jpg

Geneva:
http://www.transnationale.org/upload/hsbc_geneve.jpg

^^^ Why is it called HSBC Republic in Geneva??

There is a new HSBC branch just opened up down the street from my office, I think I should stop by and ask the what HSBC stands for. :)

Do you think HSBC would move its headquaters to Toronto?

mexico city has 2 hsbc on the same street:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/162/334792271_c57126ba80_o.jpg

HSBC is rather near and dear to my heart as my mother has been working there for like over 15 yrs thats almost how old i am(16) and recently my dad started working there

anyway im srupirsed noones posted mumbai ones its rather interesting ill try and find some. in Mumbai they also have a citibank right opposite the hsbc bank

and btw the buffalo branch is nothin great w.o it buffalo would be almost completely dead (prob not) it makes me cry jus thinkin how ive lived here for 3 yrs

sorry to double post but do any of you think HSBC would move thier head quraters to Toronto?

http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/img_hr/Manchester_Midland_Bank.jpg
HSBC Manchester, UK

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1147/hsbcct7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I think Mexico has the worst hsbc tower...

The former Hongkong Bank of Canada(inc. 1981) was renamed HSBC Bank Canada in 1999. The Canadian corporate HQ is in Vancouver, where it started, and was built on the site of the Devonshire Hotel and finished in 1987. There is a gigantic swinging 'Pendulum' inside the foyer.

Hongkong Bank of Canada along the way has aquired the Bank of British Columbia(41 branches), Midland Bank Canada, Lloyds Bank Canada, ANZ Bank Canada, Barclays Bank Canada, National Westminster Bank Canada. It's the 7th largest bank in Canada and the largest foreign-owned bank.

Vancouver
http://i9.tinypic.com/2h33ic2.jpg
http://i12.tinypic.com/2r4rfcw.jpg

I like the Mexican one.

I'm so proud to be part of this company :)

well i think the mexico one taller would be better... the design its acceptable...

HSBC in Buenos Aires, Argentina

(At heart of the pic)

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/5770/800pxbuenosairesavdemayag2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/162/334792271_c57126ba80_o.jpg
but they are two on mexico city the one on the right down and the one which is white an someone doesn't like it

nice HSBC buildings all around the world :applause:

i dont like the gray one of Mexico.

The one in Mexico looks nice and modern. I just it interesting to see HSBC's presence in Latin America

all of the HSBC buildings look fine to me some are modern while others are older

But in all of this, the one in HK is still my favorite :)

http://www.pbase.com/accl/image/25306084/original.jpg

^ that picture was already posted on the first page of this thread.

Sydney has the worst HSBC building:

http://www.propertylook.com.au/listings/JLL/JLL_38/300/JLL_38_55215_70972.jpg

Many people name this is as the ugliest building in Sydney. It's a sort of a leftover relic from the glory days of 80s post-modernism, tacky but not really tacky enough to be very memorable. Even the podium is foul. There's basically not much to recommend this. By the way: was it a Bond company project?
http://sydneyarchitecture.com/cbd/PICT0205.jpg

I think Singapore's has the ugliest. It looks even worst than the Sydney one. But its bottom 3 or so floors were reclad a couple of years ago and look great actually. But the top floors are horrible. But I think its being reclad currently tho no one has any pic of what the reclad is like.

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1147/hsbcct7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I think Mexico has the worst hsbc tower...

I think it looks nice actually, not the best though. At least its modern glassy and sleek

^ that picture was already posted on the first page of this thread.

Yes it is but I like to post it cause to me this is the most impressive looking HSBC building :)

There are a lot of photos featuring HSBC Hong Kong online. Why not take advantage of them and showcase the different perspectives on this building rather than repeat?

http://www.pbase.com/lushlife/image/56375481.jpg

Photography is actually not allowed inside the building, so a shot like this is fairly rare to come by outside the architecture books :

http://www.pbase.com/nickdemarco/image/58470983.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/fatalframe/image/51991128.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/fatalframe/image/52389658.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/fatalframe/image/52389656.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/fatalframe/image/52389657.jpg

Guardians of the bank :

http://www.pbase.com/bennyyune/image/57401984.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/bennyyune/image/57401983.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/bennyyune/image/58022566.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/bennyyune/image/58022567.jpg

That didn't take so long.

Here's an old photo of a plaza in Metro Manila with the HSBC building visible behind the church.

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/v635/jbkayaker12/hsbc1.jpg
Malate, Metro Manila

Tel Aviv - Yaffo

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/5747/ptach34utw9.jpg

Makati's

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/384722672_90b9078920_b.jpg

What About Lima, Peru¿?
The Tower In Lima is under construction!

Vancouver has a fairly nice po-mo one.

HSBC it is HONGKONG and SHANGHAI bank corp , becos hongkong will return to china in 1997 . so HSBC move to london from hongkong .

HSBC Curitiba/Brazil

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/1815/hsbcbrazilphotoyq1.jpg

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/4723/img2016ww2.jpg

Christmas Nights

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3285/coraldenataldecuritibatu5.png

Which is the tallest HSBC building in the world?

It´s impressive the way they grown...

Which is the tallest HSBC building in the world?

I think it is the one in HK, which is more than 300 meters tall.

The Hong Kong one is AMAZING! So beautiful

OK the pics look fine but a question:

HSBC - Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. What about the C, what does it stand for?

HSBC-HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK COMPANY LIMITED

I think it is the one in HK, which is more than 300 meters tall.

Definitely not, the HSBC building in Hong Kong is no where near 300m, it's around 180m, if I remember correctly.

AFAIK, the tallest HSBC is the Manhattan one, which is around 210m, there are a few others that are 200m around the world (Shanghai and London, maybe more)

HSBC Paris

On the Champs Elysées, near the Louis Vuitton's building

http://apu.mabul.org/up/apu/2008/04/21/img-205345pkxrj.gif

http://apu.mabul.org/up/apu/2008/04/21/img-205456eapbz.jpg

HSBC - Recife/Brasil

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t237/MangueTown/Nivel%20rua/0213081328-00.jpg

I think it is the one in HK, which is more than 300 meters tall.

its more like 180 meters, 8 Canada Square London is 199.5 m

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2009/2260670983_a97ea5b6be.jpg?v=0


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1178/755197173_b687ecfe26.jpg?v=0


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/1416466025_776992f220.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/429266046_5ef8353da6.jpg?v=0

i don't think the truck is in UK,it is printed HSBC.com.ca,and u can see the steering wheel of it is on the left side!

The best HSBC building that I know of is 8 Canada Square in London :master:.

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3299/kemreguraysonhaliyi7.jpg

Now,again open here,but istanbul most lights hotel :) we wait that...

QE HORRIBLE QE ES EL HSBC DE BUENOS AIRES.. :s
ME DA VERGUENZAA!!

HSBC is beatiful in around the world and Hongkong very beautiful.

Well at least they didn't rename it to London and Manchester Bank Corp...or shoud they...

Seeing as it grew so much with the absorbing of the Midland bank, it should have been London and Birmingham Bank Corp, but anyway, have another picture of the old Midland bank in Manchester

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/robinsonworld/HPIM0361.jpg

Birminghams HSBC headquarters are currently being designed by one of the UK's finest architects as we speak. Once they are in public domian I'll post them up! Should be quite modern and exciting and far less bland then orginally expected.

wow! i did not knew that hsbc was more than 20 years already.. :)

HSBC TOWER IN MAKATI, PHILIPPINES
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj53/svenz_2008/HSBC.jpg

The one in Mexico City is pretty good, its new and its eco friendlly
Plus it is located in Reforma, one of the most beutifull street in Mexico and I dare to say one of the nicest ones in the world

http://todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/uploaded_images/HSBC-Mexico-754802.jpg

http://www.hsbccommittochange.com/environment/_images/case-studies/mexico-hq-1-new.jpg

Buffalo, NY has 3 HSBC buildings

The worst HSBC Building
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/70/169935853_99f5c72660.jpg?v=0
However, it is really nice inside. Also, a LRT line runs through the building.

HSBC Atrium Building
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/57/163382413_8c6ea903bf.jpg?v=0

HSBC Arena
http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/cities/buffalo/images/hsbc.jpg
People waiting to get up to the 200 and 300 level in the foyer
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/397186520_df90a8d6b4.jpg?v=0
REAAAAAAAAAAAAAALY old pic of the walkway connecting the parking garage. But I think the picture covering in it still there only with changes in players.
http://www.spreeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/sabres2.gif
^^None of the pictures are mine.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5203/hsbccg6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5203/hsbccg6.390ec07b1e.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=215&i=hsbccg6.jpg)

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/katrachito_2008/fotos%205/sps15.jpg

...

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/1996/80977134f8773f2355iq0.jpg

HSBC in Los Angeles:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/38/108793566_3411416d77_b.jpg
flickr Dipti_Vikram

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1343/1445888840_791a3d94a8_b.jpg
flickr ogphoto72

very nice!

I had no idea about HSBC.
This one is awesome.
http://z.about.com/d/goindia/1/7/N/2/-/-/HSBC_building.jpg

Sydney

http://www.globalphotos.org/sydney/20080320/IMG_5692.jpg

Ipoh, MALAYSIA


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/abeziel/oldtown20.jpg

So is HSBC bank British or asian. Who owns it? I know it used to be called Midland bank in the UK but i don't know the history. Does anyone know the banks historical and present day status? I would be interested to know. Thanks

Companies arent "owned" by the CEO but the shareholders technically own it but HSBC is founded in Hong kOng by Thomas Sutherland in 1865. The current chairman is Stephen Green, and Michael Geoghegan is the Group Chief Executive. It is headquarted in London.