Dao Heng Bank Group Limited (former stock code: ) was a bank

Bank

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 in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 and it had two subsidiaries before acquisition

Takeover

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, Dao Heng Bank Limited and Overseas Trust Bank Limited.

Dao Heng Bank was established in Hong Kong in 1921. It was acquired by Guoco Group

Guoco Group

Guoco Group Limited is an investment holding company. The principal activities of its subsidiaries and associated companies include investment and treasury management, property development and investment, stock and commodity broking, insurance, investment advisory, fund management as well as...

 (a member of the Hong Leong Group

Hong Leong Group

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) in 1982 and was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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 in 1983. In 1989, it acquired Hang Lung Bank

Hang Lung Bank

Hang Lung Bank was a bank in Hong Kong. It is now merged to DBS Bank .On September 1982, a bank run happened on Hang Lung Bank after the collapse of Che Lee Yuen Jewellery & Goldsmith Company and the spread of rumours. But the run subsided on the second day...

 from the Hong Kong Government. In 1993, it acquired Overseas Trust Bank from the Hong Kong Government. In 1999, it joined to be Hang Seng Index Constituent Stocks (blue chip). In 2001, Singaporean

Singapore

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 DBS Bank

DBS Bank

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 acquired Dao Heng Bank from Guoco Group, then privatized and delisted it. In 2003, DBS Bank merged Dao Heng Bank, DBS Kwong On Bank and Overseas Trust Bank to form DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.