Kwong On Bank
Kwong on Bank Limited (KOB) (former stock code: SEHK: 1115) (Chinese: 廣安銀行有限公司) was a Hong Kong-based bank. It was established in 1935 by Mr Leung Kwai-Yee and later run by his son, Dr. Leung Ding Bong, the President of the former Urban Council of Hong Kong, and Japan-based Fuji Bank, and his family.[1] It was acquired and privatised by DBS Bank and renamed as DBS Kwong on Bank Limited in 1999. DBS Bank merged DBS Kwong on Bank, Dao Heng Bank and Overseas Trust Bank to form DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited in 2003.[2][3]
廣安銀行有限公司 | |
 Brass logo of Kwong on Bank, Shau Kei Wan Branch. | |
| Merged into | DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited |
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| Formation | 1935 |
| Founder | Dr Leung Ding Bong |
| Extinction | 2003 |
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| Kwong On Bank | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 廣安銀行有限公司 | ||||||||
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References
- "DBS Bank | Hong Kong" (PDF).
- "DBS to Acquire 71% of Dao Heng Bank for US$5.4B". www.questia.com.
- "DBS Hong Kong". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
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