Source:
https://scmp.com/article/976042/myths-behind-domestic-banking-china

Myths behind domestic banking in China

Born in Shanghai, Eddie Wang spent his childhood in Taiwan and, at the age of 12, came to Hong Kong where he finished his middle school and university studies. His Shanghainese father, a tailor, always impressed on him the need to excel, and in those days, excellence meant only one thing: working for The Bank - the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

Wang joined HSBC in 1973, after six months of working with another local bank.