Market capitalisation
of HKD307.6 billion on 31 December 2007,
making Hang Seng the largest locally incorporated
listed bank in Hong Kong by market capitalisation.
The corresponding figure was HKD1.7 billion
on 13 June 1972 when the Bank was first
listed.
In 1972, the
Bank's attributable profit was HKD54.7 million.
By the end of 2007, this had increased to
HKD18,242 million.
Highlighting
Hang Seng’s operating efficiency, its cost
efficiency ratio was 26.6% in 2007 – among
the lowest in the banking world.
Ranked the
249th Largest Listed Company in the World
in terms of market capitalisation in the
FT Global 500 2008.