持牌银行

本港注册机构及海外机构申请成为持牌银行的认可资格准则大致相同；

The authorisation criteria for locally incorporated applicants and overseas applicants to become a licensed bank are broadly the same .

香港金管局一名资深职员表示：他们需要成为一家持牌银行，香港的发牌制度非常严格。

They would have to become a licensed bank and there is a very strict licensing regime in Hong Kong , said one senior HKMA staffer .

举例来说，在香港有十七家持牌银行是有法国商人投资的。

There are , for example , 17 French banks operating in Hong Kong .

所有持牌银行均为香港银行公会的成员。

All licensed banks must belong to the Hong Kong Association of Banks ( HKAB ) .

由那时起，所有持牌银行必须直接在外汇基金开设结算户口。

Since then , all licensed banks have had to maintain direct clearing accounts with the Exchange Fund .

十二月底时，所有持牌银行的客户存款总额为31366亿元。

The total deposit liabilities of all the licensed banks to customers at the end of December were $ 3,136.6 billion .

为免与持牌银行混淆，“零售”或“商业”等字眼一律不得采用。

To avoid confusion with licensed banks , descriptions such as ' retail ' or ' commercial ' are not allowed .

只有持牌银行才可经营往来户口或储蓄户口业务，并可接受公众任何数额及期限的存款。

Only licensed banks may operate current or savings accounts . They may also accept deposits of any size and any maturity from the public .

不过，持牌银行必须确保它们的结算户口在结算日当天有足够港元进行结算。

They must , however , ensure that they have the necessary Hong Kong dollars in their clearing accounts on settlement day to effect settlement .

按照持牌银行使用贴现窗涉及的外汇基金债券票据数量占其所持该等债券票据总额的百分比，制定适用的贴现率。

Introducing a schedule of discount rates applicable for different percentage thresholds of holdings of Exchange Fund paper by the licensed banks for the purpose of accessing the discount window .

根据香港的汇率机制，如果港元升至1美元兑7.75港元，香港金管局有责任在持牌银行用港元买进美元。

Under the exchange rate mechanism , the HKMA is committed to buy US dollars from licensed banks in exchange for Hong Kong dollars if the exchange rate hits HK $ 7.75 .

至于海外注册银行申请在本港以持牌银行形式设立分行，总资产的最低要求为160亿美元。

For banks incorporated outside Hong Kong applying to establish a branch in Hong Kong in the form of a licensed bank , the minimum requirement for total assets is US $ 16 billion .

开曼群岛是加勒比海地区的主要金融中心，有超过五百八十四间持牌银行和信讬公司。世界最具规模的会计师行都在开曼群岛设立办事处，亦有不少著名的律师事务所到当地开业。

Most of International Law Firm and Accounting Firm was located in British Virgin Islands , such as MAPLES AND CALDER and HARNEY , but only few Bank and Financial Firm in British Virgin Islands .