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SWIFT code	SEOCHKHHXXX
SWIFT code (8 chr)	SEOCHKHH
Bank name	SEHK OPTIONS CLEARING HOUSE LIMITED,THE
Bank address	FLOOR 8, TWO EXCHANGE SQUARE, 8 CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, HONG KONG ISLAND
Branch code	XXX
City	CENTRAL
Country	Hong Kong

SEHK OPTIONS CLEARING HOUSE LIMITED,THE SWIFT code in Hong Kong

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SEOC

HK

HH

XXX

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