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Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp Ld

21 March 2017

The following statement, which should be read in conjunction with the Auditor's statement of their responsibilities set out in their report on page 57, is made with a view to distinguishing for shareholders the respective responsibilities of the Directors and of the Auditor in relation to the Financial Statements.

The Directors of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ('the Bank') are responsible for the preparation of the Bank's Annual Report and Accounts, which contains the consolidated financial statements of the Bank and its subsidiaries (together 'the group'), in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

The Hong Kong Companies Ordinance requires the Directors to prepare for each financial year the consolidated financial statements for the group, and the balance sheet for the Bank.

The Directors are responsible for ensuring adequate accounting records are kept that are sufficient to show and explain the group's transactions, such that the group's financial statements give a true and fair view.

The Directors are responsible for preparing the consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair view and are in accordance with Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards ('HKFRSs') issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The Directors have elected to prepare the Bank's balance sheet on the same basis.

The Directors, the names of whom are set out in 'Report of the Directors' on page 3 of this Annual Report and Accounts, confirm to the best of their knowledge that:

-- the consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with HKFRSs, have been prepared in accordance with the applicable set of accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and

-- the management report represented by the Financial Review, the Risk and Capital Reports includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the group and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that the group faces.

On behalf of the Board

Stuart Gulliver

Chairman

21 February 2017

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