Organisation : Hong Kong Post e-Cert
Facility : How to Get Bank-Cert Certificate
Country : Hong Kong
Website : http://www.hongkongpost.gov.hk/product/ecert/type/bcp/index.html
Bank-Cert Certificate :
Hongkong Post Bank-Cert (Personal) certificate is issued to individual who has a bank account with the Registration Bank identified in the certificate and who is 18 years of age or over.
Related : Payment By e-Cheque Hongkong Post : www.statusin.org/26781.html
Bank-Cert (Personal) certificates issued via a particular Registration Bank can only be used by the Subscriber in Designated Transactions specified opposite the name of that Registration Bank in Appendix E of the Bank-Cert Certification Practice Statement for such type of Bank-Cert.
Currently, Registration Bank(s) listed in the following table have made use of Bank-Cert (Personal) in their online banking system for Designated Transactions as specified in Appendix E of Bank-Cert
Certification Practice Statement :
| Name of Registration bank | Designated Transaction |
| The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited | Creation of a digital signature by the Subscriber of the Bank-Cert on an e-cheque as the drawer which e-cheque for a sum in Hong Kong Dollars or US Dollars or Renminbi is drawn on the Registration Bank specified opposite. |
| Hang Seng Bank Limited | Creation of a digital signature by the Subscriber of the Bank-Cert on an e-cheque as the drawer which e-cheque for a sum in Hong Kong Dollars or US Dollars or Renminbi is drawn on the Registration Bank specified opposite. |
| Wing Lung Bank Limited | Creation of a digital signature by the Subscriber of the Bank-Cert on an e-cheque as the drawer which e-cheque for a sum in Hong Kong Dollars or US Dollars or Renminbi is drawn on the Registration Bank specified opposite. |
| Agricultural Bank of China Limited | Creation of a digital signature by the Subscriber of the Bank-Cert on an e-cheque as the drawer which e-cheque for a sum in Hong Kong Dollars or US Dollars or Renminbi is drawn on the Registration Bank specified opposite. |
Hongkong Post Bank-Cert (Personal) certificate contains the following information of the Subscriber :
** Subscriber’s name registered with the Registration Bank;
** Email address (optional);
** Name of Registration Bank; and
** A unique Subscriber Reference Number
Hongkong Post Bank-Cert (Personal) certificate may be issued with a validity period of 1 to 5 years. The Registration Bank shall pay all subscription fees and administration fees.
Reliance Limit of Hongkong Post Bank-Cert (Personal) :
The “Reliance Limit” as defined under the Electronic Transactions Ordinance in respect of one Bank-Cert (Personal) certificate is HK$200,000.
Certification Practice Statement :
Hongkong Post CA has issued the following CPS for Bank-Cert (Personal)
Bank-Cert Certification Practice Statement (CPS) :
Notes : With effect from 31 March 2010, Hongkong Post Certification Authority has terminated all Registration Authority (“RA”) for old version of Bank-Cert operation and ceases to issue old version of Bank-Cert.
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