CO129-557-9 British protection of companies in China 26-3-1936 - 27-2-1937 — Page 33

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(a Singapore company registered in Amoy), 81,617 by the Ho

Hong Bank Limited (see below) and the balance of 49 by the

18 directors who have 2 or 3 each.

The local manager 18 Chinese.

Protection in China has been withdrawn

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see Feking

despatch to Shanghai No.63 of 9/3/34, which gives details as

to the formation of the company.

The three banks mentioned above as shareholders are in

liquidation. There is no information here regarding shares

but it is presumed that the shareholders in the three original

banks will receive shares in the new concern in exchange for

the old ones.

Ho Hong Bank Limited. Is a public company incorporated

in Singapore 15/1/17 and registered here 25/2/27.

There are 11 directors, all Chinese, of whom 7 are

stated to be British subjects.

80,000 shares have been issued held by about 196 share-

holders, individuals and companies which all appear to be

Chinese. There are no holdings of outstanding magnitude.

The local manager is Chinese.

This bank is now in liquidation and is being merged,

together with two others, into the Oversea-Chinese Banking

Corporation Limited (see above).

Overseas Assurance Company Limited, Is a public company

incorporated in Singapore 4/2/20 and registered here 8/4/32.

There are 12 directors, all Chinese, of whom 11 are

stated to be British subjects.

130,000 shares have been issued of which 126,000 are

held by Chinese and 4,000 by an Englishman.

outstandingly large holdings.

There are no

The local manager is a British company, New Zealand Insu

ance Company Limited.

Singapore