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MegaBox is a large shopping centre in Hong Kong and part of the Enterprise Square Five shopping and office complex, located at 38 Wang Chiu Road, Kowloon Bay , Kowloon . With 19 stories and a floor area of 100,000 m (1,100,000 sq ft), MegaBox is the largest shopping centre in Eastern Kowloon .

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17-828: Hang Seng Bank Tower is the headquarters of Hang Seng Bank in Shanghai . Built in 1998, the 46 story, 203 m high tower is located in Lujiazui , Pudong , Shanghai . Until 2010, it was known as "HSBC Tower" due to being the headquarters of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited . HSBC Bank (China)' s headquarters moved to Shanghai IFC in 2010. It was originally known as the Shanghai Sen Mao International Building . 31°14′32″N 121°30′10″E  /  31.242265°N 121.502671°E  / 31.242265; 121.502671 Hang Seng Bank Hang Seng Bank Limited ( Chinese : 恒生銀行有限公司 )

34-617: A mainland China network of 46 outlets in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou , Shenzhen , Dongguan , Fuzhou , Nanjing , Hangzhou , Ningbo , Tianjin, Kunming , Foshan , Zhongshan , Huizhou , Xiamen , Zhuhai and Jiangmen with 12 branches and 34 sub-branches. For foreign currency wholesale business, Hang Seng Bank maintains branches in Shenzhen , Macau and Singapore, as well as a representative office in Taipei . The current chairperson

51-694: A network of around 260 service outlets in Hong Kong. It also has a wholly owned subsidiary in mainland China , Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited, which has a network of 46 branches and sub branches. It established the Hang Seng Index as a public service in 1969 and this stock market index is now generally known as the primary indicator of the Hong Kong stock market. In 1933, business partners Lam Bing Yim ( 林炳炎 ), Ho Sin Hang , Sheng Tsun Lin ( 盛春霖 ), and Leung Chik Wai ( 梁植偉 ) founded Hang Seng Ngan Ho ,

68-541: A result, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) acquired a controlling 51% interest in Hang Seng Bank, which it later increased to 62.14%. In 1969, the Hang Seng Index was introduced as a public service. The index is now generally known as an indicator of the Hong Kong stock market. Hang Seng Bank was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972. In 1981, Hang Seng Bank

85-416: Is Ms. Irene Lee . The current Vice-Chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) is Ms. Diana Cesar . Role of chairman began in 1952, after incorporation as a bank Role of CEO / general manager began in 1952, after incorporation as a bank [REDACTED] Media related to Hang Seng Bank at Wikimedia Commons MegaBox (shopping mall) In addition MegaBox houses an ice rink , MegaIce, which

102-597: Is a Hong Kong–based banking and financial services company with headquarters in Central, Hong Kong . It is one of Hong Kong's leading public companies in terms of market capitalisation and is part of the HSBC Group , which holds a majority equity interest in the bank. Hang Seng Bank is a commercial bank whose major business activities include retail banking , wealth management , commercial banking , treasury services, and private banking . Hang Seng Bank operates

119-459: Is the largest in Hong Kong at 26 metres x 57 metres. MegaBox's UA theatre is the first commercial theatre in Hong Kong to have the IMAX film display system. It also offers a 1000-space car park. Although it is not built on top of a railway station, the mall is accessible by its free shuttle bus service , plying between the mall and MTR Kowloon Bay station with a frequent headway. Visitors using

136-431: The 19-storey shopping mall Megabox. Designed by architects Jerde , MegaBox has a square and circle front facade in deep red, a propitious Chinese colour. MegaBox incorporates a concept the mall refers to as "Totally Connected Modules" (TCM), which is purportedly realized in three ways: the free-flow of visitor traffic, facilitated by express escalators and elevators connecting the mall's four major zones; second, through

153-518: The MTR have complained of the long delay of around 15 mins from waiting for the shuttle bus to and from the mall. The mall is 15 minutes from the station on foot. MegaBox is part of a larger residential and office development, Enterprise Square Five , developed by Kerry Properties . The development has a gross area of 150,000 m (1,600,000 sq ft). It consists of two 15-storey office towers totalling 46,000 m (500,000 sq ft) and

170-734: The access driveway reaching all floors; and third, the mall's connectivity with the outside environment through its L5 and Beehive Atriums, both incorporating six-storey glass curtain wall for views natural light. MegaBox has four distinctive lifestyle-theme zones catering to shoppers’ personalized tastes; they are IN-Style, Better HOME, FAMILY Circus and EATertainment. The IN-Style Zone spans three floors and encompasses fashion, accessories and superstores. The major tenants are Extravaganza, Hang Seng Bank , McDonald's and Mannings . Before January 2010, there were several trendy fashion and gift stores, such as PiT, Nici, Mac Look, FX Creations, Extravaganza, Evisu, Scoops, Area 0264 and Novo Concept. However,

187-507: The formation of its mainland China subsidiary bank. Within the same year, Hang Seng Bank introduced a brand revitalisation program and presented a new company slogan – Managing wealth for you, with you. 2007 was significant to Hang Seng Bank: the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) authorised the formation of Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited, the mainland China subsidiary bank of Hang Seng Bank which

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204-588: The highest ranking for Hong Kong banks. Hang Seng Bank is a commercial bank whose major business activities include retail banking and wealth management , corporate and commercial banking , treasury services, and private banking . Hang Seng Bank operates a network of around 260 service outlets in Hong Kong. Hang Seng Bank is the only local bank to offer extensive branch services along Mass Transit Railway (MTR) stations to better serve its customers. Hang Seng Bank established its wholly owned subsidiary, Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited, in 2007. The subsidiary runs

221-507: The predecessor of Hang Seng Bank, in Hong Kong. Hang Seng means "ever-growing" in Cantonese . It commenced business as a simple money-changing shop at 70 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan , on 3 March 1933. In 1952, Hang Seng Bank became a private company and embarked on commercial banking . Hang Seng Bank converted into a public company in 1960. In 1965, Hang Seng Bank suffered a bank run which depleted almost one-quarter of its reserves. As

238-533: The shops closed in 2009 and were replaced by IKEA in June 2010. FAMILY Circus offers books, toys, sports, health and music stores as well as electronics & digital outlets. The seven floors of the EATertainment Zone follow, featuring theme restaurants, international deli, ice-skating rink and movie theatres. In November 2020, there is a new open indoor playground, The Wonderful World of Whimsy, which

255-483: The shops have since been replaced by a JUSCO Department Store in June 2010, which includes a supermarket and three restaurants. Showcasing house and apartment decoration shops are the three stories of the Better HOME Zone. The major tenants are Giormani Furniture, Simmons, Osim , OTO, and DG Lifestyle Store. B&Q and Spotlight opened in 2007. However, due to their products' unpopularity in Hong Kong,

272-426: Was established on 28 May 2007. In November, Hang Seng Bank opened its new Hong Kong office at MegaBox , Kowloon Bay . Hang Seng Bank became the first bank in Hong Kong to fix the renminbi (RMB) prime rate in 2010. In February 2012, Hang Seng Bank introduced the world's first RMB gold exchange-traded fund (ETF). The brand value of Hang Seng Bank was ranked 65th globally in the 2012 Brand Finance Banking 500,

289-674: Was given permission to run branches in MTR stations. Hang Seng Bank began to extend its business to China in 1985, with the opening of a representative office in Shenzhen . Ten years later, Hang Seng Bank opened its first Chinese branch in Guangzhou . In 2002, Hang Seng Bank launched personal e-banking in Mainland China. Hang Seng Bank opened its branch in Macau in 2003. In 2006, Hang Seng Bank received authorisation to get ready for

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