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III. Investments in financial and related business

services sectors

1980

CCIC

(a joint venture

between

Bank of China

30%/%

First Bank of

Chicago - 30%

Started business as a finance company in 1980 and turned into a licensed DTC in 1983.

1983

1984

1984

Industrial Bank of

Japan -30%

China Resources Co. - 10%)

Chung Mao Securities Ltd.

(a joint venture

between Hsin Hau Trust, Saving and Commercial Bank Ltd., Po Sang Bank Ltd. and a local company)

Gold Polly Investment Co. Ltd.

(owned by

Everbright and two banks in the Bank of China group)

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

1984

China Investment and Finance Ltd.

Set up with a nominal capital of HK$5 million, engaged in the brokerage of shares and commodities.

Set up to engage in the provision of finance facilities.

Started business in Hong Kong with an initial capital of Rmb 5 million.

Set up to undertake merchant bank business.

(a joint venture

between China

International Trust and Investment

Corporation and Royal Bank of Canada)

1985

China Merchants Steam Navigation Co.

Bought 25% (valued at HK$90 million) of the total shares of Far East

Bank.

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