Hong Kong SAR China · Financial institution

Renminbi Clearing Centre

Branch code ofBank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BKCHHKHHXXX)

FSB G-SIB list 2025

Bucket 2 of 5 · listed since 2011

In a G-SIB group · Bank of China

FSB 2025 list ↗ What is a G-SIB? ↗

BICBKCHHKHH838 Head-office LEIKNPC1X7GHDZW8U2ZSF89 Licence no.Not on a tracked register Head office BKCHHKHHXXX Connected to Swift Clearing & payments Claim this profile

Licences and registrations

Held by the legal entity, not by a branch code

This branch code belongs to the legal entity of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.

Licences belong to the legal entity. Each applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.

Swift network

Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory

BIC: BKCHHKHH838
Head-office BIC: BKCHHKHHXXX
Connection to Swift: Connected to Swift
Swift GPI · BKCHHKHH: Not on the member list
Payment schemes and systems: No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
Branch codes: One of 5 branch codes of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
BIC first registered: 2008-06-07
Last updated: 2026-07-09

Identifiers

Branch record

BIC: BKCHHKHH838
How the BIC breaks down: BKCHBank

HKCountry · Hong Kong SAR China

HHLocation

838Branch
Head-office BIC: BKCHHKHHXXX · Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
Branch LEI: No LEI mapped to this branch. Head-office LEI: KNPC1X7GHDZW8U2ZSF89

Profile

Branch description: RENMINBI CLEARING CENTRE
Function: Clearing & payments
City: Hong Kong
Country · region: Hong Kong SAR China · East Asia & Pacific
Institution type: Financial institution

Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.

Ownership and group

GLEIF relationship records

Direct parent: BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited · Hong Kong SAR China254900JB98W77JDJMW15 ↗
Ultimate parent: 中国银行股份有限公司 · China54930053HGCFWVHYZX42 ↗
FSB G-SIB list: In a G-SIB group · Bank of China bucket 2 · 2025 listGLEIF records a G-SIB entity as this legal entity’s ultimate parent. The bucket applies to the group, and membership does not make this entity a bank.

The Bank of China Limited group has 73 institutions in the directory, in 54 countries: all hold a BIC.

Including Bank of China, Beijing (Head Office), Bank of China Limited, Sydney Branch, Bank of China, Bank of China Seoul Branch, Bank of China N.Y..

See the Bank of China Limited group →

Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.

Addresses

Branch address: HONG KONG HONG KONG HONG KONG
Head-office address: BANK OF CHINA TOWER FLOOR 14 1 GARDEN ROAD HONG KONG HONG KONG

ISO 20022 identification

As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)

A CBPR+ message identifies this branch by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.

Identified by: BIC, with the head office’s LEI
Roles in CBPR+: Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents

CBPR+

For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known

<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>BKCHHKHH838</BICFI>
  <LEI>KNPC1X7GHDZW8U2ZSF89</LEI>
</FinInstnId>

Full record

Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC

<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>BKCHHKHH838</BICFI>
  <LEI>KNPC1X7GHDZW8U2ZSF89</LEI>
  <Nm>BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LIMITED</Nm>
  <PstlAdr>
    <TwnNm>HONG KONG</TwnNm>
    <Ctry>HK</Ctry>
    <AdrLine>HONG KONG HONG KONG</AdrLine>
  </PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>

No LEI is mapped to this branch BIC. The blocks use the head office’s LEI, which identifies the same legal entity.

The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.

Where this branch sits

Linked to its head office and to the 2 branches it has most in common with. Thicker lines mean more in common.

Hover over a branch to see what it shares

All 5 branches of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited →

BIC	Branch	City	What it shares
BKCHHKHHCLS	CLS CONTROL BRANCH	Hong Kong	Same function
BKCHHKHHGSI	PRECIOUS METALS SETTLEMENT INSTITUTION	Hong Kong	Same function

Sources & method

Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.

Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.

The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.

An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.

Read the methodology →

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