The National Commercial Bank Limited, also known as Zhejiang Xingye Bank (), was a Chinese bank considered one of the "Three Southern Banks" during nationalist government era. It was merged to Bank of China (Hong Kong) in 2001. History 1907: Founded in Hangzhou by Zhejiang Provincial Railway Company (). 1908: Opened its Shanghai branch. 1915: Moved headquarters to Shanghai. 1946: Established Hong Kong branches. 1980: Moved headquarters to Beijing. 1989: Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of China Group. 2001: Merged to form Bank of China (Hong Kong). References Defunct banks of China Defunct banks of Hong Kong Bank of China Companies based in Zhejiang Companies based in Shanghai Companies based in Beijing Banks disestablished in 2001 Banks established in 1907