A Hang Seng Bank employee has been banned from re-entering the securities industry for five months for accepting and mishandling investment order and time deposit forms signed by clients but left blank.

The Securities & Futures Commission issued the ban following the Monetary Authority probe into the incidents. Hung Sum-yee was engaged by the bank to deal in and advise on securities, and provide automated trading services.

The investigation found that Hung also engaged in joint securities trading activities with another colleague without disclosing it to her employer. Hung's conduct exposed her clients to unnecessary risks and misled her employer.