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Kwong On Bank

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Kwong On Bank
廣安銀行有限公司
Merged intoDBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Formation1935; 89 years ago (1935)
FounderDr Leung Ding Bong
Dissolved2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Location
Kwong On Bank
Traditional Chinese廣安銀行有限公司
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGwóng ōn ngàhn hòhng yáuh haahn gūng sī
JyutpingGwong2 on1 ngan4 hong4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1

Kwong On Bank Limited (KOB) (former stock code: SEHK1115) (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]

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References

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  1. ^ "DBS Bank | Hong Kong" (PDF).
  2. ^ "DBS to Acquire 71% of Dao Heng Bank for US$5.4B". Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. ^ "DBS Hong Kong". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2008.