	hong kong banks raise prime one half point to pct hongkong and shanghai banking corp and standard chartered bank raised their prime rate one half point to pct effective tuesday the association of banks said the association said in a statement deposit rates have also been increased by to percentage point the banks last announced an adjustment on february when they raised the prime rate by one point to six pct the deposit  rates are now savings and hours two pct seven day call one week and two weeks pct one month and two months pct three and six months pct nine months pct and months four pct reuter 
