Bank of China London Branch celebrates 90th Anniversary

Bank of China London Branch celebrated its 90th anniversary here, together with more than 400 attendees from both Britain and China on Friday night.

In 1929, Bank of China set up an office which was named "Bank of China London Agency" in London. It was the first overseas financial institution formed by a Chinese bank.

Bank of China London Branch now has more than 700 employees and total assets of more than 50 billion pounds (64 billion U.S. dollars).