[2] The Ministry of Finance of China owned the rest of the stake, which Central Huijin acquired on 8 December 2014.

[5][6] Wang was the chairman and one of the five executive directors along with Kong Dan and three others in 1985, which was ratified by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

Due to foreign exchange controls, the main overseas businesses were centered on the Hong Kong–based subsidiary.

In 1993 China Everbright Group acquired 20 percent stake of Hong Kong–based International Bank of Asia.

In 1998, instead of reporting to the State Council directly, Everbright Group was assigned to the People's Bank of China as the intermediate supervising entity.