Kwong On Bank

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. 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]

Kwong on Bank
廣安銀行有限公司
Brass logo of Kwong on Bank, Shau Kei Wan Branch.
Merged intoDBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Formation1935 (1935)
FounderDr Leung Ding Bong
Dissolved2003 (2003)
Location
Kwong On Bank
Traditional Chinese廣安銀行有限公司

See also

References

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