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For decision

on 2 May 1989

XCC (89) 53 ...

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MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Banking Ordinance (Chapter 155)

HKC 101

16

RECEMER

1 MAY 1990

APPLICATION FOR BANKING LICENCE

(a, JARDINE FLEMING AND COMPANY LTD (b) WARDLEY LTD

THE PROBLEM

The

Council

considered memorandum

XCC(89) 28

(annexed) on 28 February 1989. In discussion, the following points were made

(a)

(b)

If Wardley were to be granted a licence, its ultimate parets.. the Hongkong

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has undertaken to surrender to the Government any banking licence held within

hin its group as, and when, that licence

no Longer required by the licensee for сле purpose Of conducting genuine banking business.

The review of the three-tier deposit-taking

authorisation

system of would

be

completed shortly and a submission made to

the Council.

2

The Council advised and the Governor ordered that a further submission should be made

(a) reviewing the present criteria for licensing

locally incorporated licensed banks;

the implications of

(b) examining

granting licences to these applicants, with reference to the precedent created;

(c)

determining the authority of the Council to waive the administrative bank licensing criteria for local applicants; and

(ご)

in

in

examining the political implications of granting licences to the two applicants, particular the publicity arrangement s terms of explaining why a departure had been made from the licensing criteria.

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