The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited opened in Hong Kong on 3 March 1865 and in Shanghai one month later. It was the first locally owned bank to operate according to Scottish banking principles.
HSBC first established operations in Australia in 1965 and was awarded a commercial licence in 1986. Today we are the only universal international bank still operating in Australia since the deregulation of the banking system in the 1980s. Headquartered in Barangaroo, Sydney HSBC employs more than 2,000 people - our people reflect the customers we serve, diverse, multicultural and multilingual.
In Australia we service customers through a network of branches and offices based in metropolitan areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
Principal HSBC Group members in Australia are HSBC Bank Australia Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.
HSBC Bank Australia Limited
Level 36, One International Towers Sydney
100 Barangaroo Avenue
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Personal banking: 1300 308 008
Commercial banking: 1300 300 437
Website: www.hsbc.com.au
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