Kwong On Bank Explained

Kwong On Bank
Native Name:	廣安銀行有限公司
Merged:	DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Founder:	Dr Leung Ding Bong
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T:	廣安銀行有限公司
Y:	Gwóng ōn ngàhn hòhng yáuh haahn gūng sī
J:	Gwong2 on1 ngan4 hong4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1
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Kwong On Bank Limited (KOB) (former stock code: HKEX:) 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]}

See also

• DBS Bank (Hong Kong)
• Dao Heng Bank
• Overseas Trust Bank

Notes and References

1. Web site: DBS Bank | Hong Kong.
2. Web site: DBS to Acquire 71% of Dao Heng Bank for US$5.4B. 12 June 2020. 12 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612030021/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-73059940/dbs-to-acquire-71-of-dao-heng-bank-for-us-5-4b. dead.
3. Web site: DBS Hong Kong . 7 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160914002928/http://www.worldlinq.org/site.asp?id=2&subjectid=2&categoryid=7&subject=&tsubject=&category=Banks&tcategory=%26%2337504%3B%26%2334892%3B&s_id=1 . 14 September 2016 . dead .