Banking Ordinance

Banking Ordinance
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  • An Ordinance to regulate banking business and the business of taking deposits; to make provision for the supervision of authorized institutions so as to provide a measure of protection to depositors; to promote the general stability and effective working of the banking system; to make provision for the supervision of money brokers; and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
CitationCap. 155
Passed byLegislative Council of Hong Kong
Passed7 March 1986
Commenced30 May 1986
Legislative history
Introduced byFinancial Secretary Sir John Henry Bremridge
First reading19 March 1986
Second reading28 May 1986
Third reading28 May 1986
Amended by
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Status: Current legislation

The Banking Ordinance is a set of laws passed by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong to tighten restrictions for opening up or licensing a bank. Prior to the 1964 re-regulations, the government had no way to control bank's monetary effect on the economy. It also had no way of protecting the people utilizing the institutions. Banking was considered a Laissez-faire network, and was also described as "Free Banking" or "Wildcat Banking" filled with much uncertainty.

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