Established in August 1988 in the People's Republic of China, Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Industrial Bank") is headquartered in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. It is not only one of the first batch of joint-stock commercial banks approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China and the People's Bank of China, but also the first Equator bank in China. On February 5, 2007, it was officially listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 601166). At present, Industrial Bank has already developed into a national joint-stock commercial bank with sound corporate governance, distinctive characteristics, strong competence and good services, as well as ranking as the top 50 global banks and the world's top 500 enterprises.

Industrial Bank has successively set up China Industrial International Trust Limited, Industrial Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd, Industrial Fund Management Co., Ltd, Industrial Consumer Finance Co., Ltd, Industrial Economic Research and Consulting Co., Ltd, and Industrial Digital Financial Service Co., Ltd, etc. and other institutions, hence becoming one of the commercial banks with the greatest number of financial licenses in China. Currently, in addition to owning nine major business licenses, four direct holding (wholly-owned) subsidiaries, six indirect holding subsidiaries, it has also participated in the equity of five companies through investments, and gradually evolved from a single bank into a modern financial service group with the Bank as the parent company, covering trusts, leasing, fund, consumer finance, futures, asset management, research and consulting, digital finance, etc.

Industrial Bank Hong Kong Branch

The establishment of Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch (hereinafter "Industrial Bank Hong Kong Branch" or “Hong Kong Branch”) was approved by the China Banking Regulatory Commission in September 2012, and subsequently, the banking license was granted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on January 10, 2014. Industrial Bank Hong Kong Branch was officially opened and operated on March 17, 2014, becoming the 39th tier-1 branch and the first overseas institution of Industrial Bank outside Mainland China.

Since its opening, Industrial Bank Hong Kong Branch has followed the Head Office's strategic position of acting as "a window to overseas, a platform of business innovation and a centre of talent cultivation", adhered to compliant operation in strict accordance with local regulatory requirements and laws, provided its clients with professional, high-quality and comprehensive financial services and solutions with a young, energetic and dynamic operation management team, as well as helping to realize all-win landscape of "Growing Together with Sincere Service". The main businesses of the Hong Kong Branch include Corporate Banking business, Financial Markets business, Financial Institution business and Private Banking business, and its customers cover large-scale Chinese enterprises in Hong Kong, multinational companies, industry-leading enterprises, Hong Kong blue-chip enterprises, together with other financial peers such as foreign banks, fund, insurance, securities, trust and asset management companies in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Moreover, it has opened accounts of HKD, USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, CAD and RMB, establishing fund financing windows, and building a cross-border financial system. By the end of 2023, the total assets of Industrial Bank Hong Kong Branch amounted to HKD236.8billion, hitting record high.

Corporate Banking Business

It has now set up four major business expansion departments, including Corporate Banking Department, Commercial Banking Department, Global Corporate Department and Capital Market Department. Relying on the solid customer group of Industrial Bank, it has comprehensively docked with the Greater China, carried out close cross-border linkage cooperation, and is committed to the provision of comprehensive, diversified and integrated "one-stop" services for massive corporate and financial customers. Furthermore, it provides large-scale Chinese enterprises in Hong Kong, multinational corporations, industry-leading enterprises, Hong Kong blue-chip enterprises and other corporate customers with diverse financial products and services, for instance, cross-border financial and project financing services, international trade financing services, cash and wealth management services, capital and risk management services, global capital market services, green financial services, account services, e-banking services. Meanwhile, it provides such non-banking financial peer customers as securities, funds, trust, insurance, asset management companies with solutions of integrated financial services.

Financial Institution Business

Our dedicated Financial Institution Business Teams cover Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Banking Institutions, Bank-to-Bank Platform, and Asset Custody. By leveraging Industrial Bank’s domestic business advantages and the overseas platform of Hong Kong Branch, we are committed to providing comprehensive financial service solutions to various types of financial institution clients.

In the Non-Bank Financial Institutions sector, we offer a range of financial product services, including cash management, financing, FICC, capital markets, and project finance cooperation to securities firms, funds, insurers, investment banks, asset management companies and other non-banking financial institutions.

In the Banking Institutions sector, we facilitate cross-border collaboration between domestic and foreign banks, enabling business cooperation across various areas such as cross-border settlement, trade financing, financial markets, and capital markets transactions. Our aim is to provide comprehensive services to domestic institutions looking to expand their international business and for foreign institutions seeking to enter the Chinese market.

In the Asset Custody sector, we have established a professional, complete and flexible product solutions and service system. Our offerings include comprehensive global asset custody services, fund administration services and value-added services to our clients.

Additionally, we actively engage in extensive and multi-areas cooperation with various financial institutions at the project level and customer levels. By leveraging each other’s strengths, our goal is to provide joint services to clients together.

Financial Markets Business

There are currently five major business teams in our Financial Markets business - Investment, Trading, Sales, Treasury and Product Development. Leveraging the competitive edge of Industrial Bank in financial markets business, Industrial Bank Hong Kong Branch has been positioned as the overseas investment platform, product innovation hub and treasury business center of Industrial Bank. Located in the international finance center of Hong Kong, Industrial Bank Hong Kong Branch utilizes our internationalization advantage and spans our business across Asian、European and American time zone. With Chinese financial institutions and their overseas branches being our main focus, Industrial Bank Hong Kong Branch also trades actively with global financial institutions in interbank money market borrowing and lending, cross-border transactions, proprietary FX, interest rate, derivatives and precious metals. Furthermore, Industrial Bank Hong Kong Branch connects domestic and foreign financial institutions via actively participating in Bond Connect and Swap Connect businesses. We have been awarded the “Excellent Investors of Bond Connect” for three consecutive years since 2021. In 2022, we also won the “Primary Market Pioneer” award and in 2023, we won the “Cross Border Subscription Innovation” Award. At the same time, in conjunction with the Corporate Banking business, Financial Markets Department has provided comprehensive cross-border hedging solutions on FX and interest rate risk products to Chinese corporate clients.

Private Banking Business

As a strategic platform for overseas private banking business of Industrial Bank, it is devoted to meeting the needs of overseas wealth management, investment and financing, and providing various professional consulting services for high-net-worth private banking customers throughout the Bank. The businesses mainly include account opening, deposit, loans, payments, valet securities transactions, investment advice, and other services, as well as distributing such wealth management products as structured products, stocks, investment funds, global bonds, and providing insurance referral and trust referral services. The Hong Kong Branch's private banking team will fully leverage the synergistic advantage within the Industrial Bank to deepen cross-border linkage, together with providing a wide range of financial services and consultation to private bank clients and their enterprises.

Asset Management Business

As the inaugural overseas asset management platform of Industrial Bank, our Asset Management Department will establish a close connection with the domestic business. The department aims to provide global asset allocation and comprehensive service solutions tailored for high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and enterprises. Leveraging Industrial Bank’s extensive capital, professional expertise, and customer resources, the department will offer a wide range of products and services, including private funds, discretionary accounts, and investment advisory. Furthermore, the department will actively engage in cross-border asset management business initiatives for Industrial Bank and will assume responsibility for onboarding global investment managers and asset management products.

Contribute Profits to the Society and Shoulder the Social Responsibility

As the first Equator bank in China, the Industrial Bank Hong Kong Branch has upheld the tradition of "contributing profits to the society", actively engaged in the community services, and donated the costs saved from the opening ceremony to The Conservancy Association, a well-known civil environmental protection society in Hong Kong, with the amount of the Bank's stock code of "601166" (i.e. HKD601,166). It also held environmental health run for three consecutive years in 2016, 2017 and 2018，and organized coastal cleanup event and “The Heart Of Hong Kong” environmental health hiking event in 2023, to encourage employees to work happily, live healthily, care about social issues, and participate in community activities. A total of HKD900, 000 has been donated to support environmental protection in Hong Kong. During Hong Kong’s worst covid-19 outbreak in 2022, Industrial Bank donated HKD10 million to Hong Kong Community, in the meantime, it donated more than 20,000 sets of RAT kits to Kwai Tsing and Tsuen Wan Community. Industrial Bank shoulders social responsibilities which has also been widely recognized by the society, as Industrial Bank has won the Fifth and Sixth Outstanding Social Responsibility Award in 2016 and 2017 issued by The Mirror in Hong Kong, and has won Hong Kong Green and Sustainable Awards in 2021 and 2022 from Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency.