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Licence Fees - Annex: Amended Second Schedule to the Banking Ordinance
The document establishes the amended Second Schedule to the Banking Ordinance, detailing specific fee amounts for various banking regulatory actions. It mandates fixed fees for banking licenses, registrations, and the establishment or maintenance of local and overseas branches and representative offices. Additionally, the schedule sets fees for inspection services, document copies, and approved money broker licenses and renewals.
Amended Second Schedule to the Banking Ordinance Fee items Fee ($)
- Banking licence fee 750,000 1A. Renewal of banking licence fee 750,000
- Registration fee 180,000
- Renewal of registration fee 180,000
- Restricted banking licence fee 600,000
- Renewal of restricted banking licence fee 600,000
- Inspection fee 14
- Fee for a copy or extract, per page 7
- Fee for the establishment of a local branch of a bank, other than a restricted licence bank 36,000
- Annual fee for maintaining a local branch of a bank, other than a restricted licence bank 36,000
- Fee for the establishment of a local branch of a restricted licence bank or deposit-taking company 20,000
- Annual fee for maintaining a local branch of a restricted licence bank or deposit-taking company 20,000
- Fee for the establishment of a local representative office 36,000
- Annual fee for maintaining a local representative office 36,000
- Fee for the establishment of an overseas branch of a bank, other than a restricted licence bank 60,000
- Annual fee for maintaining an overseas branch of a bank, other than a restricted licence bank 60,000
- Fee for the establishment of an overseas branch of a restricted licence bank or deposit-taking company 40,000
- Annual fee for maintaining an overseas branch of a restricted licence bank or deposit-taking company 40,000
- Fee for the establishment of an overseas representative office of a bank, other than a restricted licence bank 18,000
- Annual fee for maintaining an overseas representative office of a bank, other than a restricted licence bank 18,000
- Fee for the establishment of an overseas representative office of a restricted licence bank or deposit-taking company 20,000
- Annual fee for maintaining an overseas representative office of a restricted licence bank or deposit-taking company 20,000
- Approved money broker fee 68,000
- Renewal of approved money broker fee 68,000 Annex
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