New Hong Kong Banknotes (2010 Series)

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the three note-issuing banks (Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited) today (Wednesday) announced that the HK$20 banknotes of the three note-issuing banks and HK$100 banknotes of HSBC will go into circulation on 11 January 2012.  With the issuance of these new banknotes, the entire 2010 Series Hong Kong Banknotes will be in circulation.

These new banknotes will be available for exchange at branches of the three note-issuing banks starting from 11 January 2012, together with new notes of other denominations, to meet demand for notes as lai-see.

For media enquiries please contact: 

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Rhonda Lam
Communications Chief
Tel: 2878 1480 

Queenie Yip
Manager (Communications)
Tel: 2878 1687

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

Christina Lai
Senior Manager, Public Affairs, Corporate Affairs
Tel: 2820 3837

Avis Kong
Senior Corporate Affairs Manager, Corporate Affairs
Tel: 2820 3009

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Helen Lam
Senior Manager, Media Relations (Asia)
Tel: 2822 4992

Kate Cheung
Manager, Media Relations (Asia)
Tel: 2822 4964 

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited

Angel Yip
Chief Corporate Communications Manager
Tel: 2826 6159 

Aries Law
Senior Corporate Communications Manager
Tel: 2846 2672

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
28 December 2011