Kwong On Bank
| 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 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 廣安銀行有限公司 | ||||||||
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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.[citation needed] 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]
See also
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.