So, beating a dead horse here, I just wanted to ask a few questions about opening up a bank account in HK.
I am a student and will be studying abroad in HK for the Fall 2009 semester. I will be opening up a bank account in HK, and was just curious what would be the best bank for me.
I want low fees (none the better), low transaction fees, and I do not care about the interest rate. I also need to be able to keep foreign currency (USD and CDN) in it as well, again, with low to no fees. If possible, also be able to have dual currency as I will enter China a lot, but I do have a CCB account in mainland so not really needed.
Also, I want to be able to trade stocks. I currently am a HSBC customer here in Canada and I have a HSBC invest direct account. They charge me ridiculous fees to trade ($300hkd minimum) so I rather get a local account (I heard it's $100hkd min on trades). Can I get an HSBC investment account and NOT bank with HSBC? Or is HSBC the best bank for me given my wants.
Thanks