This Hong Kong 20 Dollar banknote was issued by Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited as part of its 1998-2002 series. The banknote's obverse side depicts a lion's head statue on the left, a beautiful view of the Hong Kong Harbour skyline on the center, and flowers and leaves as a registration device on the right. The reverse side features two reclining lion statues flanking the 4th HSBC headquarters building in Central District along with a ferry in the Hong Kong Harbour, and the Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower on the southern shore of Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. The security features of the note include a solid security thread and a lion's head watermark in profile. The note measures 144 x 72 mm.