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Date: 2 April 2001
HKCB Bank-Cert Creates A Secure On-line Banking Environment
(Hong
Kong, 2 April 2001) - The Hongkong Chinese Bank,
Limited (HKCB) and Hongkong Post today announced
the launch of the HKCB Bank-Cert which enables
customers to access the one-stop e-banking service
of The Hongkong Chinese Bank, Limited.
The Hongkong Chinese Bank, Limited is one of the pilot banks in Hong Kong to
accept both Hongkong Post e-Cert and HKCB Bank-Cert
in its on-line banking transactions which require
the use of digital signature to authenticate
the identities of the customers before the conducting
of fund transfer, card payment, placing time
deposit, bill payment, and in the near future,
remittance.
From
now on, customers can apply for a HKCB Bank-Cert
directly from any of the 21 branches of The Hongkong
Chinese Bank, Limited. The use of HKCB Bank-Cert
ensures that customers can safely conduct any
on-line banking transactions, and it can also
save their time and effort.
"It
is our mission to provide our customers with
a comprehensive and sophisticated on-line banking
service," said Mr. Raymond LEE, Managing Director and Chief Executive of The Hongkong
Chinese Bank, Limited. "The HKCB Bank-Cert is a significant component of our one-stop e-banking service."
Mr.
LEE added, "one of the most frequently asked questions on e-banking is about security. We
have virtually eliminated this problem by using
the latest encryption technology when we launched
our e-banking services last year. But we believe
we could do more. The newly launched HKCB Bank-Cert
can streamline the whole application process
for the digital certificate."
Mr.
P C LUK, Postmaster General said, "we are pleased to co-operate with The Hongkong Chinese Bank, Limited to launch
the HKCB Bank-Cert. By using the Bank-Cert, customers
of The Hongkong Chinese Bank, Limited can be
confident that they can conduct their banking
transactions safely."
The
potential of the HKCB Bank-Cert is limitless.
In the near future, it can be used for Internet
stock trading (AMS/3 of Hong Kong Exchange) and
to conduct transactions at the web site of Electronic
Service Delivery (ESD) for government services.
From
now until 30 April 2001, the fee for applying
the HKCB Bank-Cert will be waived for the first
year.
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