HSBC Hong Kong targets 7.5 million customers, same number as city’s population

HSBC is targeting an increase in its Hong Kong client base to match the city’s population of 7.5 million, a goal to be driven mainly by international investors, according to its Hong Kong CEO Maggie Ng. Hong Kong has already seen almost 2 million new customers sign up to the HSBC Hong Kong office over the past two years, bringing its total customers to 7 million at the end of last year. “It is my short-term target to see the total customers reach 7.5 million. As Hong Kong only has a population...