China State Bank Explained

China State Bank was a bank in China.

History

• 1928: Established in Shanghai with its Chinese name of 國華銀行.
• 1938: Set up Hong Kong branches.
• 1948: Changed its Chinese name to 國華商業銀行.
• 1980: Moved its headquarters to Beijing.
• 1989: Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of China Group.^[1]
• 2001: Merged to form Bank of China (Hong Kong).^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.ndcnc.gov.cn/datalib/2004/Organize/DL/DL-20040131135116 国华商业银行香港分行 (Chinese)
2. http://www.bochk.com/web/common/multi_section.xml?section=about&level_2=bank_profile&fldr_id=291&NOCACHE History of Bank of China (Hong Kong)