MAN WALKS DOWN STAIRS OUTSIDE STANDARD CHARTERED BANK IN HONG KONG, 2002-10-21 (photo)

A man walks down the painted stairs, depicting the long-time world-wide services, outside the main branch of the Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong onn October 21, 2002. Standard Chartered Plc, a London-based bank which makes most of its money in Asia, said on October 20 it hopes to raise about HK$3.19 billion ($409 million) from its secondary listing in Hong Kong. The share sale, delayed from last year after the September 11 attacks on the United States, will test investor appetite amid recent volatility on global markets. BANKG REUTERS/Bobby Yip BY/CP/AH