Bank run in Hong Kong
What is bank run bank run (or run on the bank) panic large amount of deposits withdraw further withdraw reserve requirement bankruptcy
Case
1965 Chinese Bank Ming Tak Bank ( 明德銀號 ) a check of $7 million cannot be cleared
list of banks go bankruptcy Ming Tak Bank ( 明德銀號 ) Canton Trust and Commercial Bank ( 廣東信託銀行 ) Far East Bank ( 遠東銀行 )
Hang Seng Bank $80 million HKD withdraw in one day HSBC acquires 51% of Hang Seng Bank using $51 million
influence Stock crash Hangseng index drop from Jan to Nov 77.95
1983 Worried about Hong Kong prospects HKD depreciation (10 HKD: 1 USD) Hang Lung Bank ( 恆隆銀行 )
Influence Taken over by HK govt Linked exchage rate system
2008 The Bank of East Asia (BEA) ( 東亞銀行 ) news spread on internet Money withdraw by 200 million
Influence Fitch Ratings (international credit rating agency) long-term credit rating outlook cut to negative from stable
Bank run may… Stock crash Change in institution Lower bank credit