...January 20, 2022 - We have reviewed our ratings on six Hong Kong banks under our revised "Financial Institutions Rating Methodology". - We have affirmed the ratings on these banks, and the outlooks are unchanged. HONG KONG (S&P Global Ratings) Jan. 20, 2022--S&P Global Ratings today affirmed its issuer and issue credit ratings on six Hong Kong banks and three of their China subsidiaries. The affirmations follow a revision to our criteria for rating banks and nonbank financial institutions and for determining a Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) (see "Financial Institutions Rating Methodology," published Dec. 9, 2021, and "Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment Methodology And Assumptions," published Dec. 9, 2021). The affirmations cover the following entities: - The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (##-/Stable/A-1+) - HSBC Bank (China) Co. Ltd. (A+/Stable/A-1) - Hang Seng Bank Ltd. (##-/Stable/A-1+) - Hang Seng Bank (China) Ltd. (A+/Stable/A-1) - Bank of China (Hong...