Question: Republic New York Corporation was the holding company for the Republic National Bank of New York and the Safra Republic Bank, Republic New York Corporation was sold shortly after its chairman's death to HSBC Bank USA, the US subsidiary of which British multinational banking and financial services holding company, tracing its origin to a hong in Hong Kong?
Sentence (from "HSBC"): It was established in its present form in London in 1991 by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited to act as a new group holding company.
Relevant evidence: No