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'''Yien Yieh Commercial Bank''' ({{zh|t=鹽業銀行}}) was a bank in Hong Kong. It was established in Beijing in 1915 by Mr. Zhang Zhenfang ({{zh|t=張鎮芳}}), the cousin of [[Yuan Shikai]], to support the specialized [[salt]] industry by providing official [[funds]] under government supervision. Yien Yieh Commercial Bank, [[Continental Bank]], [[Kincheng Banking Corporation]] and [[China & South Sea Bank]] were called "four [[North China|northern]] banks" in 1920s in China.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=aesatCvz-PgC&pg=PA123 Yien Yieh Commercial Bank]</ref> |
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In 1952, it was grouped into the "Joint Office of Joint Public-Private Banks" with eight other Chinese banks. In 2001, it was [[merged]] to form [[Bank of China (Hong Kong)]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}} |
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Revision as of 16:13, 23 February 2024
Yien Yieh Commercial Bank (Chinese: 鹽業銀行) was a bank in Hong Kong. It was established in Beijing in 1915 by Mr. Zhang Zhenfang (Chinese: 張鎮芳), the cousin of Yuan Shikai, to support the specialized salt industry by providing official funds under government supervision. Yien Yieh Commercial Bank, Continental Bank, Kincheng Banking Corporation and China & South Sea Bank were called "four northern banks" in 1920s in China.[1]
In 1952, it was grouped into the "Joint Office of Joint Public-Private Banks" with eight other Chinese banks. In 2001, it was merged to form Bank of China (Hong Kong).[citation needed]
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