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實業銀行 天津 Chekiang Provincial and Industrial Bank

實業銀行 天津 Chekiang Provincial and Industrial Bank

 

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekiang_First_Bank

 

Chekiang First Bank (traditional Chinese: 浙江第一銀行) was a bank in Hong Kong. It is now merged to Wing Hang Bank. At the time of the merger with Wing Hang, Chekiang First Bank had 17 branches in Hong Kong, a wholly-owned subsidiary in Luxembourg, an agency in San Francisco and a representative office in Shanghai. As of 31 December 2002, Chekiang First had total assets of HK$27.8 billion. Wing Hang subsequent re-branded all services under the Wing Hang brand.

 

[edit] History

1907: Founded under the name Chekiang Provincial and Industrial Bank, with headquarters in Hangzhou.

1911: Restructured as Chekiang Bank of the Republic of China (traditional Chinese: 中華民國浙江銀行).

1912: Restructured as the Chekiang Provincial and Industrial Bank (traditional Chinese: 浙江地方實業銀行).

1923: Li Meng converted the bank's Shanghai branch into the Chekiang Industrial Bank (traditional Chinese: 浙江實業銀行), with headquarters in Shanghai, and became its director.

1948: Restructured as Chekiang First Bank.

1950: Re-established in Hong Kong as Chekiang First Bank of Commerce (traditional Chinese: 浙江第一商業銀行).

1962: Japan's Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (now the Mizuho Corporate Bank), acquired a 30% stake in the bank, a stake that eventually it increased to 95%.

2003: Acquired by Wing Hang Bank.

2004: Merged to Wing Hang Bank.

 

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