Bank of Canton (original) (raw)
Bank of Canton (Chinese: 廣東銀行) was established in 1912 in Canton but registered as a British company in Hong Kong. This made it the first Chinese-owned bank in Hong Kong. At the time, all the other banks in Hong Kong were foreign, primarily British, including the locally incorporated but British-run Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Security Pacific National Bank (SPNB) bought a majority share in Bank of Canton in 1971. In 1988, Security Pacific succeeded in wholly acquiring Bank of Canton, which became Security Pacific Asia Bank. When Bank of America acquired Security Pacific Corporation in 1993 it changed Security Pacific Asia Bank's name to Bank of America (Asia). China Construction Bank acquired Bank of America (Asia) in 2006.
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| dbo:abstract | Bank of Canton (Chinese: 廣東銀行) was established in 1912 in Canton but registered as a British company in Hong Kong. This made it the first Chinese-owned bank in Hong Kong. At the time, all the other banks in Hong Kong were foreign, primarily British, including the locally incorporated but British-run Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Security Pacific National Bank (SPNB) bought a majority share in Bank of Canton in 1971. In 1988, Security Pacific succeeded in wholly acquiring Bank of Canton, which became Security Pacific Asia Bank. When Bank of America acquired Security Pacific Corporation in 1993 it changed Security Pacific Asia Bank's name to Bank of America (Asia). China Construction Bank acquired Bank of America (Asia) in 2006. (en) 廣東銀行（英語：Bank of Canton）創辦於1912年2月21日，創辦人是來自美國三藩市的華僑李煜堂、等人，總行設在香港中環德輔道6號，而非傳統銀號聚集的上環。是香港首間華資銀行。初期資本額定為200萬元，後來擴充至500萬元，分為20萬股，每股25元。當時，廣東銀行的業務主要包括：匯兌、儲蓄、附存（存款）、來往附存、按揭（放款、押款）、保管箱等，後來在上海開設分行還獲發鈔權，從事鈔票發行業務。創辦初期，由於信用未孚，又缺乏經營銀行的經驗，廣東銀行的業務發展不快。 第一次世界大戰期間，金價暴跌，廣東銀行司理陸蓬山認為機會難得，趁金銀比價巨大變動之際，請准香港政府改銀本位為金本位，按當時每英鎊兌4.8港元的市價，將原已收取港元的資本全部轉為英鎊，資本總額則定為120萬英鎊，示足之數向社會招股。大戰結束後，金價回升到原位，廣東銀行的資本折合港幣已增加到935萬元，無形中資本增加近一倍，進身全國資本較雄厚的銀行之列。這一時期，廣東銀行業務發展迅速，分行開至廣州，上海，台山，汕頭，漢口以至暹羅，曼谷，舊金山，纽約等地。其中廣州，上海的分行辦得有聲有色，十分活躍。 1930年代，隨著西方出現經濟大衰退，廣東銀行曾兩度出現擠提。1931年，廣東銀行曾被提走高達390多萬的存款，但當時該行實力雄厚，平安渡過難關。1934年9月，廣東銀行再度出現擠提，被提走的存款高達1,000萬元，總行及海外6家分行被迫停業。後來，該行經國民政府改組，於1935年11月23日復業，由前行政院長宋子文出任總經理，雖然仍稱商辦，但人事組織已面目全非。 該行在1935年曾停業清理，1936年復業。1942年日軍侵占香港時又停業，1945年日本投降时復業。1988年該行被美國太平洋銀行收購後，改名為。1992年，美國銀行集團與美國太平洋集團合併，太平洋亞洲銀行易名為美國亞洲銀行。2001年，美國亞洲銀行易名為 。2006年，中國建設銀行宣佈向美國銀行收購該行，以擴展建行在香港的業務，並於2007年1月1日易名為中國建設銀行（亞洲）。 (zh) |
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| rdfs:comment | Bank of Canton (Chinese: 廣東銀行) was established in 1912 in Canton but registered as a British company in Hong Kong. This made it the first Chinese-owned bank in Hong Kong. At the time, all the other banks in Hong Kong were foreign, primarily British, including the locally incorporated but British-run Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Security Pacific National Bank (SPNB) bought a majority share in Bank of Canton in 1971. In 1988, Security Pacific succeeded in wholly acquiring Bank of Canton, which became Security Pacific Asia Bank. When Bank of America acquired Security Pacific Corporation in 1993 it changed Security Pacific Asia Bank's name to Bank of America (Asia). China Construction Bank acquired Bank of America (Asia) in 2006. (en) 廣東銀行（英語：Bank of Canton）創辦於1912年2月21日，創辦人是來自美國三藩市的華僑李煜堂、等人，總行設在香港中環德輔道6號，而非傳統銀號聚集的上環。是香港首間華資銀行。初期資本額定為200萬元，後來擴充至500萬元，分為20萬股，每股25元。當時，廣東銀行的業務主要包括：匯兌、儲蓄、附存（存款）、來往附存、按揭（放款、押款）、保管箱等，後來在上海開設分行還獲發鈔權，從事鈔票發行業務。創辦初期，由於信用未孚，又缺乏經營銀行的經驗，廣東銀行的業務發展不快。 第一次世界大戰期間，金價暴跌，廣東銀行司理陸蓬山認為機會難得，趁金銀比價巨大變動之際，請准香港政府改銀本位為金本位，按當時每英鎊兌4.8港元的市價，將原已收取港元的資本全部轉為英鎊，資本總額則定為120萬英鎊，示足之數向社會招股。大戰結束後，金價回升到原位，廣東銀行的資本折合港幣已增加到935萬元，無形中資本增加近一倍，進身全國資本較雄厚的銀行之列。這一時期，廣東銀行業務發展迅速，分行開至廣州，上海，台山，汕頭，漢口以至暹羅，曼谷，舊金山，纽約等地。其中廣州，上海的分行辦得有聲有色，十分活躍。 (zh) |
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