Financial institutions are also planning to reopen branch services as the fifth wave of the virus in Hong Kong subsides.
The three major note-issuing banks, HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China, will resume normal operations and service hours from next Tuesday (19th).
Most HSBC branches will resume normal operations and service hours from next Tuesday
HSBC said that from next Tuesday, most HSBC retail branches and all HSBC SME Centres will resume normal operations and service hours.
HSBC said retail branches are open from 9am to 4:30pm or 5pm from Monday to Friday, and open until 1pm on Saturdays.
The HSBC SME Centre is open from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm from Monday to Friday.
HSBC said that to protect the health and safety of its employees and customers, it will continue to implement temperature checks on premises and require visitors to wear masks.
The branch will distribute funds to customers as needed to manage the flow of people, and will continue to monitor the situation and adjust operational arrangements in a timely manner.
Bank of China says branches will resume normal services
As for the Bank of China, it also pointed out that from that day onwards, all branches in Hong Kong will resume normal services, with business hours from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm from Monday to Friday, and 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday.
BOC also pointed out that customers can also use the services through electronic channels such as 24-hour self-service banking centers, ATMs, mobile phones, online and telephone banking.
Standard Chartered branch is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Standard Chartered Hong Kong announced the further resumption of branch services. Starting from next Tuesday, the business hours of all branches will return to normal. Among them, branches, Priority Private Banking Center and Priority Banking Center will be open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm from Monday to Friday. , Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm.
