UCO BANK, HONG KONG

In the year 1952, UCO Bank was the first Indian commercial Bank to set up a Branch at Hong Kong. In fact, the Bank got the Certificate of commencement of business and registered as a Fully Licensed Bank in Hong Kong with effect from 18/3/1952... The idea of a truly Indian bank was first conceived of by Mr. G.D Birla, the doyen of Indian Industrial renaissance, after the historic "Quit India" movement in 1942. Soon this nascent idea came into reality and, on the 6th of January 1943, The United Commercial Bank Ltd. was born with its Registered and Head Office at Kolkata. The very first Board of Directors was represented by eminent personalities of the country drawn from all walks of life, and this all-India character of the Bank has been assiduously maintained till date not only in the composition of its Board but also in the geographical spread of its 2500 and more branches in the country as well as in its overseas centres in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Primary location: Kowloon Hong Kong