HANG SENG BANK LIMITED
INTEGRATED ACCOUNT
TERMS AND CONDITIONS |
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PART
IV
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR OVERDRAFT FACILITIES |
1. |
Overdraft
Facilities |
1.01 |
The
Bank may grant any Overdraft Facilities to the Customer at its discretion. |
1.02 |
Where
the Customer is required by the Bank to apply for any Overdraft Facilities,
any notification by the Bank to the Customer of its decision to grant
the relevant Overdraft Facilities will specify the terms of such Overdraft
Facilities. The Customer shall be bound by such terms and other applicable
provisions of these Terms and Conditions upon using such Overdraft Facilities. |
1.03 |
The
Bank may specify any Sub-account through which any Overdraft Facilities
may be used. |
1.04 |
The
Bank has the overriding right at any time to demand immediate repayment
of any outstanding amount of any Overdraft Facilities and to cancel any
Overdraft Facilities. Any Overdraft Facilities is subject to review by
the Bank monthly or at such other intervals as the Bank may determine. |
1.05 |
The
Customer should inform the Bank as soon as possible of any difficulty
in repaying any Overdraft Facilities or in meeting any payment to the
Bank arising from the Overdraft Facilities. |
2. |
OD
Protection and other Unsecured Overdraft Facilities |
The
Bank may grant, revise (including, without limitation, varying any predesignated
limit) or cancel OD Protection or other Unsecured Overdraft Facilities
at its discretion. |
3. |
Secured
Overdraft Facility |
Any
Secured Overdraft Facility granted by the Bank to the Customer is subject
to the following conditions: |
(a) |
the
maximum amount of the Secured Overdraft Facility shall be the aggregate
of the value of each of the assets to be charged to the Bank for the purpose
of securing the Secured Overdraft Facility multiplied by the applicable
Discount Factor; applicable Discount Factor; |
(b) |
the
Bank shall not be obliged to make available the Secured Overdraft Facility
unless and until all security and/or other documents in the form required
by the Bank have been executed by the Customer or any other person and
all the Secured Assets have been properly charged and transferred to the
Bank or its nominee to the Bank's satisfaction; and |
(c) |
the
Bank may prescribe from time to time the types of assets acceptable to
the Bank as security for the Secured Overdraft Facility and the Discount
Factor applicable to each type of assets. |
4. |
Security
over the Secured Assets |
4.01 |
Any
security over the Secured Assets in favour of the Bank is a continuing
security and is in addition to, shall not be affected by and may be enforced
despite the existence of any other security held by the Bank. Any restriction
on the right of consolidating securities shall not apply to any security
over the Secured Assets in favour of the Bank. |
4.02 |
The
Bank shall be entitled to retain the document under which any security
is created for such period as the Bank may certify to the Customer to
be appropriate in order to protect the interests of the Bank in respect
of the Secured Moneys. |
4.03 |
If
the Customer creates or purports to create any security (whether fixed
or floating) over all or any of the Secured Assets or if any person levies
or attempts to levy any form of process against all or any of the Secured
Assets, the charge created by the security over the Secured Assets in
favour of the Bank, to the extent that it may be a floating charge, shall
automatically and without notice operate as a fixed charge instantly such
event occurs. |
4.04 |
The
Customer undertakes: |
(a) |
that the Secured
Moneys shall not at any time exceed the value of the Secured Assets multiplied
by the applicable Discount Factors. Any excess shall be forthwith eliminated
by repaying the relevant amount of cash or by depositing with the Bank
additional assets of such nature and value acceptable to the Bank; |
(b) |
that the Secured
Assets are and shall be in the sole beneficial ownership of the Customer,
free from encumbrances and claims except pursuant to any security in favour
of the Bank; |
(c) |
that the Bank
may hold all or any of the Secured Assets at any of its offices and transfer
the same between such offices; |
(d) |
to deposit with
the Bank or to its order all documents which evidence the Secured Assets
and, if applicable, duly completed transfer documents in favour of the
Bank; |
(e) |
to pay all calls
and make all other payments in respect of any securities comprising the
Secured Assets when due; |
(f) |
not to or attempt
to withdraw, assign, transfer or otherwise deal with the Secured Assets
except in the Bank's favour or as directed by or with the consent of the
Bank in writing; and |
(g) |
not to take
any action which might prejudice the value of the Secured Assets and/or
the effectiveness of the security over the Secured Assets. |
4.05 |
The
Bank is irrevocably authorized, without prior notice to or consent from
the Customer, to take such steps as it may consider expedient to enable
it to exercise or preserve its powers and rights in connection with any
security over the Secured Assets including, without limitation, the following: |
(a) |
to appoint any
other person as its nominee or agent to hold and to keep possession and
control of any of the Secured Assets, to register any of the Secured Assets
in the name of the Bank, its nominee(s) and/or agent(s) and to establish
any account with such person for those purposes, but the Bank shall not
be liable for any act, omission, negligence or default of any such person
provided that the Bank has exercised such care in appointing such person
as it would employ for its own business; |
(b) |
to direct any nominee
or agent of the Bank having custody or control of any of the Secured Assets
(whether as nominee, manager or otherwise) to deal with such Secured Assets
in such manner as the Bank may consider fit; |
(c) |
to exercise or
procure the exercise of voting and other rights attaching to the Secured
Assets, so far as legally permissible, as if the Bank were the sole legal
and beneficial owner; |
(d) |
to determine whether
or not to take any action which may be called for in respect of any securities
comprising the Secured Assets as to any call, subscription, offer, acquisition,
ownership, exchange, conversion, redemption or any other matter; |
(e) |
to return to the
Customer securities which may not have the same identification as the
securities comprising the Secured Assets originally held by, deposited
with, received by, transferred to or registered in the name of the Bank
or any nominee or agent of the Bank; and |
(f) |
to debit all costs,
charges and expenses (including any stamp duty, registration fees and
other duties and expenses) of reasonable amount and reasonably incurred
by the Bank in perfecting, preserving and/or enforcing any security over
the Secured Assets or in the exercise or purported exercise of any of
its powers and rights in connection with such security from any one or
more of the accounts of the Customer with the Bank in any currency; |
4.06 |
The
Customer may not assign or transfer any rights or obligations of the Customer
under the security over the Secured Assets. The Bank may assign any of
its rights under the security over the Secured Assets to a person in whose
favour it has made an assignment of all or any part of the Secured Overdraft
Facility. |
4.07 |
The
Customer undertakes and agrees that any power of attorney given by the
Customer in favour of the Bank in connection with the Bank's exercise
of its powers and rights under these Terms and Conditions is given to
secure the performance of the obligations and liabilities of the Customer
under these Terms and Conditions. |
5. |
Enforcement
of Security |
5.01 |
If
the Customer has failed to pay any of the Secured Moneys when due, or
is in default under any of the terms of the security over the Secured
Assets, or is unable or admits to being unable to pay the debts of the
Customer as they become due, or is subject to any proceedings in or analogous
to insolvency, bankruptcy or liquidation, or if legal process is applied
for, levied or enforced against the Secured Assets or any other assets
of the Customer, the Bank shall be entitled to enforce the security over
the Secured Assets and may, without demand, notice, legal process or any
other action with respect to the Customer, retain or apply any cash comprising
the Secured Assets and realize, sell or otherwise dispose of all or some
of the Secured Assets for its own benefit in or towards settlement of
the Secured Moneys at any time and in any way it deems expedient, free
from any restrictions and claims and the Bank shall not be liable for
any loss arising out of such retention, application, realization, sale
or disposal. |
5.02 |
A certificate
of balance signed by any duly authorized officer of the Bank shall be
conclusive evidence against the Customer of the amount of the Secured
Moneys owing at any time. |
5.03 |
The
Bank may, at any time, continue any existing account and open any new
account in the name of the Customer and no subsequent transactions, receipts
or payments involving such new accounts shall affect the liability of
the Customer. |
6. |
Use
of Overdraft Facilities and Application of Moneys |
6.01 |
If
more than one type of the Overdraft Facilities are made available to a
Sub-account, such Overdraft Facilities shall be made available and used
in the following order upon exhausting each type in such order: |
(a) |
Secured Overdraft
Facility; |
(b) |
Unsecured Overdraft
Facility other than OD Protection; and |
(c) |
OD Protection. |
6.02 |
Any
overdraft by the Customer exceeding the aggregate amount granted available
by the Bank to the Customer pursuant to any Overdraft Facilities shall
be deemed to be unauthorized overdraft. The Customer shall pay interest
on any unauthorized overdraft on demand from the date on which it was
incurred up to the date of actual repayment (before and after judgment)
at such rate over the Bank's besting lending rate as the Bank may from
time to time prescribe at its sole discretion. Such interest shall be
debited from the relevant Sub-account and shall form part of the principal
due to the Bank and bear interest accordingly. |
6.03 |
All
moneys credited to any Sub-account to which any of the Overdraft Facilities
is made available shall be applied by the Bank in or towards repayment
in the following order: |
(a) |
all sums other
than principal or interest in respect of the Overdraft Facility in question
which may be owing to the Bank; |
(b) |
the Overdraft Facility
in question (whether the same is due and payable or not); |
(c) |
any sums arising
from or in connection with other Transactions or Services which may be
owing to the Bank. |
6.04 |
If
more than one type of the Overdraft Facilities are made available to a
Sub-account, all moneys credited to such Sub-account shall be applied
by the Bank in or towards repayment in the following order: |
(a) |
all sums other
than principal or interest in respect of such Overdraft Facilities which
may be owing to the Bank; |
(b) |
OD Protection; |
(c) |
Unsecured Overdraft
Facility other than OD Protection; |
(d) |
Secured Overdraft
Facility; |
(e) |
any sums arising
from or in connection with other Transactions or Services which may be
owing to the Bank. |
7. |
Payments
and Interests |
7.01 |
The
Customer shall be liable for all overdrafts and/or advances arising out
of or in connection with all or any of the Overdraft Facilities and shall
repay the same to the Bank on demand in one lump sum together with interest
thereon on a day to day basis from the date of advance to the date of
actual repayment (before and after judgment) at such rate as the Bank
may determine at its sole discretion from time to time, calculated on
the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and payable monthly in
arrears on such day of each calendar month or at such other time as the
Bank may specify in accordance with its usual practice by direct debit
to the Current Account or such other Sub-account as the Bank and the Customer
may agree and shall become part of the principal due to the bank and bear
interest accordingly. |
7.02 |
No
payment to the Bank under the security over the Secured Assets pursuant
to any judgment, court order or otherwise shall discharge the obligation
of the Customer in respect of which it was made unless and until payment
in full has been received in the currency in which it is payable under
the security over the Secured Assets and, to the extent that the amount
of any such payment shall, on actual conversion into such currency at
the Exchange Rate, fall short of the amount of the obligation expressed
in that currency, the Customer shall be liable for the shortfall. |
7.03 |
Any
moneys paid to the Bank in respect of any Secured Moneys may be applied
in or towards satisfaction of the same or placed to the credit of such
account as the Bank may determine with a view to preserving its rights
to prove for the whole of the Secured Moneys. |
7.04 |
If
any moneys paid to the Bank in respect of any Secured Moneys are required
to be repaid by virtue of any law relating to insolvency, bankruptcy or
liquidation or for any other reason, the Bank shall be entitled to enforce
the security over the Secured Assets as if such moneys had not been paid. |
7.05 |
Without
prejudice to the generality of Clause 7.01 of this Part, interest for
any Secured Overdraft Facility shall be charged as follows: |
(a) |
any portion
of the outstanding amount of the Secured Overdraft Facility which is secured
by Hong Kong dollar term deposits shall be charged at the higher of (i)
the prescribed margin over the average Hong Kong dollar term deposit rate
within the Hong Kong dollar term deposit portfolio under the Integrated
Account and (ii) the prescribed margin over the Bank's best lending rate; |
(b) |
any portion
of the outstanding amount which is secured by foreign currency deposits,
Gold or securities shall be charged at such margin as the Bank may prescribe
in respect of each type of assets over the Bank's best lending rate; and |
(c) |
any remaining
portion of the outstanding amount shall be charged at the rate for the
time being chargeable for unauthorized overdraft. |
7.06 |
The
Bank may vary its best lending rate at any time without prior notice.
The Bank may vary the prescribed margin upon giving the Customer at least
30 days' prior notice unless such variation is beyond the Bank's control
in which case the Bank shall give the Customer such period of notice as
is reasonable in the circumstances. Any variation shall be binding on
the Customer if the Customer continues to use the relevant Overdraft Facilities
or if any part of such Overdraft Facilities remains outstanding after
the effective date of variation. |
7.07 |
If
the Customer fails to repay any indebtedness on the applicable due date,
the Customer shall pay default interest on the overdue amount on demand
from the due date up to the date of actual repayment (before and after
judgment) at such rate over the Bank's best lending rate as the Bank may
specify at its sole discretion from time to time. Such default interest
shall be debited from the relevant Sub-account and shall form part of
the principal due to the Bank and bear interest accordingly. |
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