How to Apply Personal Bank Account

[Applicable to Investment Account Opening Only] Residential Address document which bears your name:

Utility bill issued within the last 3 months(e‐statement is acceptable);

Mobile phone or pay TV statement issued within the last 3 months(e‐statement is acceptable);

A correspondence from a Government department or agency issued within the last 3 months(e‐statement is acceptable);

A statement, issued by regulated financial institutions in Hong Kong within the last 3 months(e‐statement is acceptable);

A record of a visit to the residential address by Lawyer or Bank’s staff

An acknowledgement of receipt duly signed by the customer in response to a letter sent by the Bank to the address provided by the customer;

(for persons such as students, housewives or senior citizens who are unable to provide proof of address of their own name) a letter from an immediate family member at which the individual resides confirming that the applicant lives at that address in Hong Kong, Macau or China, setting out the relationship between the applicant and the immediate family member, together with evidence that the immediate family member resides at the same address;

A letter from a Hong Kong nursing or residential home for the elderly or disabled, which it is satisfactory that it can place reliance on, confirming the residence of the applicant;

A letter from a Hong Kong university or college, which it is satisfactory that it can place reliance on, that confirms residence at a stated address;

A Hong Kong tenancy agreement which has been duly stamped by the Inland Revenue Department;

A current Hong Kong domestic helper employment contract stamped by an appropriate Consulate (the name of the employer should correspond with the applicant’s visa endorsement in their passport);

A letter from a Hong Kong/foreign employer together with proof of employment, which it is satisfactory that it can place reliance on and that confirms residence at a stated address;

A lawyer’s confirmation of property purchase, or legal document recognising title to property;

(for non-Hong Kong residents) a government-issued photographic driving license or national identity card containing the current residential address or bank statements issued within the last 3 months by regulated bank in FATF member country.

Attention :

A post office box address is not acceptable as residential address.

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