Former site of the National Commercial Bank headquaters

The National Commercial Bank Limited, also known as Zhejiang Xingye Bank ( zh, t=浙江興業銀行), was a Chinese bank considered one of the " Three Southern Banks" during

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era. It was merged to

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (), abbreviated as BOCHK (), is a subsidiary of the Bank of China (via the Hong Kong-listed intermediate holding company BOC Hong Kong Holdings). Bank of China (Hong Kong) is the second-largest commercial ban ...

in 2001.

History

*1907: Founded in

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by Zhejiang Provincial Railway Company ( zh, t=浙江省鐵路公司). *1908: Opened its Shanghai branch. *1915: Moved

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to Shanghai. *1946: Established Hong Kong branches. *1980: Moved headquarters to Beijing. *1989: Became a wholly owned subsidiary of

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. *2001: Merged to form Bank of China (Hong Kong).History of Bank of China (Hong Kong)
File:Zhejiang Xingye Yinhang Hangzhou Fenhang Dalou, 2019-03-30 01.jpg, Former branch in

File:浙江兴业银行天津分行大楼.jpg, Former branch in

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File:The National Commercial Bank of Nanjing 02 2011-06.JPG, Former branch in

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Notable staff

* Xu Xinliu (Singloh Hsu), general manager – The "National Commercial Bank" was also known as the "Zhejiang Xingye Bank" (浙江興業銀行/浙江兴业银行)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:National Commercial Bank Defunct banks of China Bank of China Banks disestablished in 2001 Banks established in 1907