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Old Oct 27, 2011, 7:32 am
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Clipper801
 
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Originally Posted by WannaFlyJ
I had a problem opening a HSBC bank account last year. My Canadian address is a PO Box number as I live in a rural area. My drivers license, all bills, tax returns, etc are addressed to my PO Box. I had a letter from my local bank stating that I did not have a physical address as they just don't exist here. HSBC would not accommodate me at all as they 'require' proof of a street address as where I live.
If you're a Canadian HSBC Premier client, your Premier Relationship Manager should be able to open an account for you with HSBC Premier in Hong Kong with minimal fuss from Canada. It takes about 2~3 weeks though. You don't even have to fly to HK to do it.
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