[barbara30]

Hi can anyone tell me how to send money (Euros) from our HSBC account in HK to a UK bank account? Can you transfer money direct electronically or ask the bank for a Euro cheque otherwise we will have to convert Euros to HK dollars then send a cheque that will have to be converted again into pounds Sterling, which will be very costly.

Regards

Barbara

[discobay]

Online banking will do this for you. I assume that your destination account is in GBP so you will be converting from EUR.

[Raiqi]

You can do an Electronic Funds transfer but be aware that there are likely to be limits on the amount and questions asked if it is large. There is a function on the HSBC HK website to allow you to do this online.

[barbara30]

Thanks guys

Yes it is a GBP account my own in fact, we have just sold a property in Ireland and have deposited the cheque from the sale into our HSBC account in Hk. I then want to clear my UK visa by placing funds in my UK bank account to cover the balance hence the transfer. I can prove where the funds are from easy enough so that isn’t a problem.

Thanks again I will look into it

Barbara

[carang]

you can also telegraphic transfer the money, but you must go into the bank to do this(from what i understand).
it ususally takes a couple of days to clear.