Hong Kong SAR China · Financial institution
Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) Limited
Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) Limited is a licensed bank incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability. Its registered office is at 20 Pedder Street, Central. It is wholly owned by Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. of the People's Republic of China. The bank provides personal, private and corporate banking services in Hong Kong. It is a separate legal entity from its parent's Hong Kong Branch.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Regulatory status
FSB · global systemically important banks
2025 list
- G-SIB
- Bank of Communications (BoCom)
- Relation
- In a G-SIB groupGLEIF 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.
- Bucket
- 1 of 5 · extra capital buffer 1.0% of risk-weighted assets
- On the list since
- 2023
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- COMMHKHKXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under COMMHKHK directly.
- Swift GPI
- 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
- 2 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 2015-11-14
- Last updated
- 2026-09-12
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as BOCOM (HK)
- Ownership
- Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. holds 100% of the bank.
- Direct parent
- Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., China 100%
- Head office
- Unit B B/F & G/F, Unit C G/F, 1-3/F, 16/F Rm01 & 18/F Wheelock House, 20 Pedder Street, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China (registered office: 20 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong)
- Name in the local language
- 交通銀行(香港)有限公司
Business lines
According to its 2025 annual report, the bank reports corporate banking, personal banking and treasury segments, and most of its revenue, profit and assets come from Hong Kong.
Online
- Websites & references
- hk.bankcomm.com ↗
eb.hk.bankcomm.com ↗ personal internet banking
Wikipedia ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 13 pages consulted
- vpr.hkma.gov.hk/eng/regulatory-resources/registers/register-of-ais-and-lros/info/100320
- vpr.hkma.gov.hk/statics/assets/doc/100320/ar_25/ar_25_eng.pdf
- vpr.hkma.gov.hk/statics/assets/doc/100320/fd_int/fd_int_0326_eng.pdf
- hkma.gov.hk/eng/news-and-media/press-releases/2025/07/20250722-4/
- info.gov.hk/gia/general/202507/22/P2025072200318.htm
- hk.bankcomm.com/hk/shtml/hk/tw/2004972/list.shtml
- hk.bankcomm.com/hk/shtml/hk/tw/2005189/list.shtml?channelId=2005189
- hk.bankcomm.com/hk/shtml/hk/tw/2005189/2500085/list.shtml?channelId=2005189
- hk.bankcomm.com/hk/shtml/hk/tw/2005189/2005196/5005232/list.shtml?channelId=2005189
- hk.bankcomm.com/hk/uploadhk/infos/201901/15/2039561/20190509170513_List_of_our_Principal_Correspondent_Ba
- hk.bankcomm.com/d.html?eng=
- bocomgroup.com/BankCommSite/shtml/jygj/en/16635/16732/16736/list.shtml?channelId=16635
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Communications_(Hong_Kong)
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chair
- Xiao Ting Chairman and Executive Director
- Chief executive
- Cao Yuqing Deputy Chairman and Executive Director (Chief Executive, inferred from the 2025 annual report)
- Executive
- Shan Jidong Executive Director
- Executive
- Chan Ching Har Eliza Deputy Chairman and Independent Non-executive Director
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Hong Kong Monetary Authority Prudential supervisorCentral bankAML supervisorResolution
Recent events 1 enforcement or investigation item
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Other
The bank redeemed its USD 1 billion subordinated Tier 2 bonds due 2031, and their listing on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong was withdrawn.
hk.bankcomm.com ↗ -
Leadership
The bank appointed Cao Yuqing as Deputy Chairman and Executive Director on 7 January 2026.
vpr.hkma.gov.hk ↗ -
Enforcement
The HKMA imposed a pecuniary penalty of HKD 4 million for contraventions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance.
hkma.gov.hk ↗ -
Other
The bank redeemed its USD 500 million Additional Tier 1 capital securities on 3 March 2025.
vpr.hkma.gov.hk ↗ -
Leadership
Non-executive Director Shan Zengjian resigned from the board on 26 March 2025.
vpr.hkma.gov.hk ↗ -
Leadership
Meng Yu resigned as Deputy Chairman and Executive Director on 9 January 2025.
vpr.hkma.gov.hk ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- COMMHKHKXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- COMMBank
- HKCountry · Hong Kong SAR China
- HKLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 254900BIDL79UKUMX541
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Hong Kong SAR China · East Asia & Pacific
- FSB G-SIB list
- In a G-SIB group · Bank of Communications (BoCom) list of 2025
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- Targeted listings only OFAC
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.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- 交通银行股份有限公司 · China549300AX1UM10U30HK09 ↗
- FSB G-SIB list
- In a G-SIB group · Bank of Communications (BoCom) bucket 1 · 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 Communications Co.,Ltd group has 25 institutions in the directory, in 20 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Bank of Communications, CO. Ltd., Bank of Communications Co.,ltd Sydney Branch, Bank of Communications CO., LTD Hong Kong Branch, Bank of Communications CO., Ltd. Seoul Branch, Bank of Communications (Luxembourg) S.A..
See the Bank of Communications Co.,Ltd group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 20 PEDDER STREET CENTRAL HONG KONG
- Operational address
- 20 PEDDER STREET CENTRAL N/ A CENTRAL HONG KONG
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution 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 its 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>COMMHKHKXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900BIDL79UKUMX541</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>COMMHKHKXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900BIDL79UKUMX541</LEI>
<Nm>BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS (HONG KONG) LIMITED</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>CENTRAL</TwnNm>
<Ctry>HK</Ctry>
<AdrLine>20 PEDDER STREET CENTRAL</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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.
Network
Branches and correspondent banking
All 2 branch BICs connect to the head office. No city, function or registration year splits them into groups. The bank publishes 10 accounts at other banks, across 3 regions.
- Own offices
- Correspondent banks: it holds accounts there
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Correspondent accounts
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
10 accounts at other banks, in 8 currencies, for remittance services, as the bank publishes them: hk.bankcomm.com ↗ dated 14 May 2019
| Currency | Correspondent | BIC | Account | Directory check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD | ANZ BANKING GROUP LTD, MELBOURNE Australia | ANZBAU3M | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| CAD | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, TORONTO Canada | ROYCCAT2 | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | DEUTSCHE BANK, FRANKFURT Germany | DEUTDEFF | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| GBP | BARCLAYS BANK PLC, LONDON United Kingdom | BARCGB22 | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| JPY | BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS CO LTD, TOKYO Japan | COMMJPJT | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| NZD | ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, WELLINGTON New Zealand | ANZBNZ22 | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| SGD | OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORP LTD, SINGAPORE Singapore | OCBCSGSG | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | BANK OF AMERICA N.A. NEW YORK United States | BOFAUS3N | — | Directory name differs BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. |
| USD | CITIBANK N.A., NEW YORK United States | CITIUS33 | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NEW YORK United States | CHASUS33 | — | Matches the Swift directory |
This is the bank's 'List of our Principal Correspondent Banks for Remittance Services', a customer notice for routing inward remittances. It has 10 rows, all extracted. It gives currency, correspondent and BIC but no account numbers. It is dated 14 May 2019 and may be stale. No newer list or SSI document was found on hk.bankcomm.com. An earlier version dated 1 February 2019 also exists. Each correspondent BIC is checked against the Swift directory: a BIC missing from it, or registered to a differently named bank, may be a typo or out of date. Confirm settlement instructions with the bank before relying on them.
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMHKHKACD | ASSET CUSTODY DEPARTMENT | Central | 20 PEDDER STREET CENTRAL N/ A CENTRAL HONG KONG | — | 2026-09-12 |
| COMMHKHKMTG | FOR PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS ONLY | Hong Kong | WHEELOCK HOUSE 20 PEDDER STREET CENTRAL HONG KONG HONG KONG HONG KONG | — | 2026-09-12 |
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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.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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