Founded by Cantonese brothers Lam Tee Chew (林子昭) and Lam Song Khee (林崧祺), Kwong Lee Bank was one of the earliest Chinese-funded banks in Sarawak. It started out as the Kwong Lee Mortgage and Remittance Company (广利钱庄), a private bank (qianzhuang) established by Lam Tee Chew in 1905 at No. 30 Main Bazaar to provide services such as remittances, deposits and mortgage loans. Riding the economic boom, the Lam brothers invested their new wealth into diverse ventures including pawn shops, gold and coal mines and sago processing. The Lam family quickly rose to prominence and was soon seen as the bellwether among Cantonese businesses.
The company was incorporated as Kwong Lee Bank in 1934. It was acquired in 1982 by Malayan United Industries Berhad and renamed MUI Bank; a futher acquisition by Hong Leong Group in 1994 led to it becoming Hong Leong Bank.
广利银行
广利银行是砂拉越最早的华资银行之一，创办人是广东人林子昭和林崧祺兄弟。1905年，林子昭从新加坡来到古晋，租下海唇街门牌30号店铺创办广利钱庄，提供汇款、存款和按揭贷款等业务。由于行情大好，广利钱庄自然也生意兴隆，累积了一大笔财富的林家兄弟开始进行多元化的投资，涉足当铺、金矿、煤矿、硕莪加工等多个领域。林家自此崛起成为名门望族，也被视为广东商帮的领头羊。
广利钱庄在1934年易名为广利银行，1982年被马联产业收购后改名为马联银行。到了1994年，马联银行又被并入丰隆银行。
