HSBC has apologised after a link on its official website directed visitors to a pornographic page . Anyone trying to access the bank 's page for the Young Entrepreneur Awards - which has since been shut down - was greeted by images of women posing naked or having sex . The porn site took over the address after the awards were scrapped in 2011 and the organisers allowed its registration on HSBC.com.hk to retire . Blunder : HSBC has apologised after a link on its official website directed visitors to a pornographic page ( pictured ) For that reason , the website 's URL address which would usually connect to a third-party website transferred visitors to the porn business instead , a banking source told the South China Morning Post . HSBC yesterday removed the hyperlink from its main website after realising its embarrassing mistake . A spokesman denied the bank had any associations with the external site and offered its apology to the public . In a public statement dated April 20 , HSBC said ' a link to an external third-party website has been removed ' from its community projects webpage . It added : 'HSBC is not in any way associated with the external third-party website . HSBC would like to apologise to the public for any inconvenience caused . ' The banking giant insisted its website remained secure . HSBC 's internet banking service allows customers to check their account balances , transfer funds , and apply for loans and insurance , among others . Embarrassing : The porn site took over the Young Entrepreneurs Wards page after they were scrapped in 2011 and the organisers allowed its registration to retire ( Hong Kong branch pictured )
Graphic images appeared on defunct Young Entrepreneurs Awards sites . Pornographic site took over address after the page was shut down in 2011 . Comment: