Talk:HSBC Building, Shanghai

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I'm not sure that this is technically the HSBC Building in Shanghai. The building I know as 汇丰大厦 in Pudong is probably the HSBC Building, Shanghai. The building on the Bund should go by another name. --Easytoremember 04:02, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

The building in Pudong is the HSBC Tower. The reason they chose a different name for the new HQ is, apparently, because the old building on the Bund remains well known as the HSBC Building. I mean, if you call it the Pudong Development Bank Building no-one (outside of Shanghai, I guess) will know what it is. --Sumple (Talk) 04:31, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cites needed

However, in 1955 the bank decided to pull out from Shanghai.

Do we have a source for this? I was of the understanding that the bank didnt have much choice about this?

The building has a floor area of 23,415 m², and is the largest bank building in the Far East, and second largest in the world, after the Bank of Scotland building in the United Kingdom.

Again, I make the HSBC Tower, London 102,190 sq metres to start with. Perhaps historically, but not now? Ian3055 12:53, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

On the first point, actually I think it lacks accuracy because the bank continued to operate in Shanghai, just with a more limited operation ... But in either case, I don't think it's wrong to say the bank chose to pull out, because the PRC government never actually banned foreign/private business - only made life more difficult.

On the second, perhaps two possibilities: 1. that statement is about the historical situation, not now. 2. the HSBC Tower, London is not entirely used by the HSBC bank.

In any case, I'll add the references for these material asap. But we probably need another source to verify. --Sumple (Talk) 22:58, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps we need to say something like the political situation lead the bank to scale back its operations? That shows that they carried on, but in a reduced form, also shows the reason for the change.

The HSBC Tower, London is definately all occupied by HSBC, I've been and there defintely isnt anyone else there, I seem to remember that it is the largest single organisation occupied building in Europe, certainly in the UK. I suspect that HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building is also larger, however I'm not sure how that space is used. The Gogarburn HQ of Royal Bank of Scotland is also probably up there, although it's described as a campus, so perhaps wouldnt count depending on how 'separated' it is. There is also the Citigroup Center although I dont know anything about its occupation. Ian3055 23:29, 29 May 2006 (UTC)