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 and owned by Dr. Leung Ding Bong family, the President of the former Urban Council of Hong Kong, and Japan-based Fuji Bank. It is acquired and privatized 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.
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