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'''Yien Yieh Commercial Bank''' ({{zh-t|t=鹽業銀行}}) was a [[bank]] in [[Hong Kong]]. It was established in [[1915]] by Mr. Zhang Zhenfang ({{zh-t|t=張鎮芳}}), the [[cousin]] of [[Yuan Shikai]] to specialize [[salt]] industry with [[official]] [[funds]] under [[government]] supervision.<ref>[http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=aesatCvz-PgC&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=Yien+Yieh+Commercial+Bank+1915&source=bl&ots=PEZxUHavDp&sig=Cpf83FfzJ6xhwwgLrufPbMzpteI&hl=zh-TW&ei=joCqSfukOYbAkAWCyrntDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA123,M1 Yien Yieh Commercial Bank]</ref>
'''Yien Yieh Commercial Bank''' ({{zh|t=鹽業銀行}}) was a bank in Hong Kong. It was established in Beijing in 1915 by Mr. Zhang Zhenfang ({{zh|t=張鎮芳}}), the cousin of [[Yuan Shikai]], to support the specialized [[salt]] industry by providing official [[funds]] under government supervision. Yien Yieh Commercial Bank, [[Continental Bank]], [[Kincheng Banking Corporation]] and [[China & South Sea Bank]] were called "four [[North China|northern]] banks" in 1920s in China.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=aesatCvz-PgC&pg=PA123 Yien Yieh Commercial Bank]</ref>


In [[2001]], it was [[merged]] to form [[Bank of China (Hong Kong)]], together with other 12 banks.<ref>[http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/bank-of-china-(hong-kong)/history.html Bank of China (Hong Kong)]</ref>
In 1952, it was grouped into the "Joint Office of Joint Public-Private Banks" with eight other Chinese banks. In 2001, it was [[merged]] to form [[Bank of China (Hong Kong)]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}


== Reference ==
== See also ==
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*[[Salt in Chinese history]]
*[[Four Northern Banks]]

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Latest revision as of 16:13, 23 February 2024

Yien Yieh Commercial Bank (Chinese: 鹽業銀行) was a bank in Hong Kong. It was established in Beijing in 1915 by Mr. Zhang Zhenfang (Chinese: 張鎮芳), the cousin of Yuan Shikai, to support the specialized salt industry by providing official funds under government supervision. Yien Yieh Commercial Bank, Continental Bank, Kincheng Banking Corporation and China & South Sea Bank were called "four northern banks" in 1920s in China.[1]

In 1952, it was grouped into the "Joint Office of Joint Public-Private Banks" with eight other Chinese banks. In 2001, it was merged to form Bank of China (Hong Kong).[citation needed]

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