Also, this is kind of interesting. Apparently Victor Sassoon insisted that the nearby Bank of China must not be built any higher than his Peace Hotel. It's obviously very difficult to find information out of China, but the Sassoons have historically played a major role in their trading and banking empire. Even today, James Sassoon is the chairman of the China-Britain Business Council. So, it's quite probable that the Sassoon family are shareholders of the People's Bank of China.

"The Bank of China Building is a tower located at No. 23 on the Bund, in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Previously the headquarters of the Bank of China, it now houses the Shanghai Branch of the Bank of China.

It was built on the site of the old German Club (c.1907). It housed the headquarters of the Bank of China. The stunted appearance of the building is attributed to Victor Sassoon's insistence that no other building on the Bund could rise higher than his."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_China_Building,_Shanghai