National Commercial Bank (China)

The National Commercial Bank Limited, also known as Zhejiang Xingye Bank, was a Chinese bank considered one of the "Three Southern Banks" during nationalist government era. It was merged to Bank of China (Hong Kong) in 2001.

History

 * 1907: Founded in Hangzhou by Zhejiang Provincial Railway Company.
 * 1908: Opened its Shanghai branch.
 * 1915: Moved headquarters to Shanghai.
 * 1946: Established Hong Kong branches.
 * 1980: Moved headquarters to Beijing.
 * 1989: Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of China Group.
 * 2001: Merged to form Bank of China (Hong Kong).

Notable staff

 * Xu Xinliu (Singloh Hsu), general manager