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• BOC Singapore Branch started its operation at Cecil Street in 1936.
• The South Sub-Branch was opened in December 1940.
• The North Sub-Branch was opened in October 1941.
• In 1953, BOC Singapore Branch moved into a new 17-sotrey building at 4 Battery Road.
• Katong Sub-Branch was opened in December 1959.
• In 1978, the official visit by the then Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping to Singapore laid down a firm foundation for the growth of economic and trade relations between the two countries, paving the way for the brisk business expansion of the BOC Singapore Branch. From providing simple banking services such as deposits, remittance and exchange services prior to 1978, the Branch further extended its business scope to provide full banking services to its retail and corporate customers.
• In 1993, BOC Singapore Branch launched its first credit card – the Dragon Card, for which it won the Best Card Promotion Award at the MasterCard 1994 Asia-Pacific Annual Meeting.
• In 1999, a 37-storey new building was completed at its original premises.
• On 1 January 2002, Bank Of China Singapore Branch was merged with The Kwangtung Provincial Bank Singapore Branch, with total outlets reached six.
• In 2008, following the signing of Global Partnership Agreement between Bank of China & China Unionpay in Singapore, BOC Singapore Branch became the first Bank in Singapore launched the China Unionpay Credit Card,.
• People’s Park Remittance Centre was opened in Aug 2009.
• Prestigious Wealth Management was set up in Dec 2009 to offer higher level of personalized service to its priority customers.
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