- Hutchison Whampoa
Infobox Company
company_name = Hutchison Whampoa
和記黃埔
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foundation = 1863
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location =Hong Kong, China
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key_people =Li Ka-shing ,Canning Fok
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industry = conglomerate
products =port s,telecommunications ,retail , property
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num_employees = 230,000
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owner =Cheung Kong Holdings
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homepage = [http://www.hutchison-whampoa.com www.hutchison-whampoa.com]
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footnotes =Hutchison Whampoa Limited or HWL (zh-t|t=和記黃埔有限公司, sehk|0013,OTCBB|HUWHY) of
Hong Kong is aFortune 500 company and one of the largest companies listed on theHong Kong Stock Exchange . HWL is an international corporation with a diverse array of holdings which includes the world's biggest port and telecommunication operations in its three network running under the '3' brand. Its business also includes retail, property development and infrastructure. It belongs to the Cheung Kong Group.History
Hutchison Whampoa was originally two companies founded in 19th century,namely "
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock ", established in 1863, and "Hutchison International" in 1877. [ [http://www.hutchison-whampoa.com/eng/about/milestones/1828.htm#1828 Hutchison-Whampoa: Milestones 1828-1959] ] Hutchison International, under SirDouglas Clague , gained controlling interest of Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock in the 1960s. [ [http://www.hutchison-whampoa.com/eng/about/milestones/1960.htm#1960 Hutchison-Whampoa: Milestones 1960-1969] ] .In 1977, Hutchison acquired all stakes of "Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock" and became "Hutchison Whampoa Limited".
Although Hutchison had a portfolio of valuable real estate interests in docks and retail ventures, the company ran into trouble, and had to be rescued by the
Hong Kong Bank . The bank took a 22% stake in the company, and had Clague replaced.Stephen Vines, [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1090780,00.html?iid=chix-sphere The Other Handover] ,Time magazine , August 06, 2005]On September 25, 1979, at the close of trade in London, the Bank announced it was selling its stake in Hutchison to Cheung Kong for HK$639 million.
Company
HWL currently operates in 55 countries and employs over 230,000 staff worldwide. The company has five core businesses:
* Ports and Related Services
* Property and Hotels
* Retail
* Energy, Infrastructure, Investments and Others
* TelecommunicationsIndustries
HWL operates in businesses related to:
* Ports and Related Services: Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator that operates acrossEurope , theAmericas ,Asia , theMiddle East andAfrica . It operates in five of the seven busiest container ports in the world, handling 13% of the world’s container traffic.
** The final negotiaton and signature of thePanama Canal Treaties was done by PresidentJimmy Carter in September 1977, and provided that as from 12 p.m. on January 1, 2000, Panama would assume full control of canal operations and become primarily responsible for its defense. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/564652.stm End of an era at Panama Canal] ,BBC News, 14 December, 1999 ] Today, theAutoridad del Canal de Panamá (Panama Canal Authority) is responsible for the operation and management of the canal. Hutchison Whampoa operates ports in Panama, as it does in Mexico and other parts of the Americas.* Property and Hotels: From landmark office buildings in Hong Kong,
Beijing ,Shanghai , to luxury residential properties in theUnited Kingdom ,Hutchison Whampoa Properties Limited develops and invests in leading real estate. Together withCheung Kong Holdings , HWL has set up a joint-venture company,Harbour Plaza Hotel Management (International) Limited to operate and manage hotels under the portfolio of the Hutchison Property division.
* Retail: A.S. Watson & Co., Limited (ASW), HWL's retail arm, operates its flagship retail chains in Asia such asWatson's ,PARKnSHOP supermarket, TASTE food galleria, GOURMET boutique style fine food hall, GREAT Food Hall, Fortress electrical appliances store,Watson's Wine Cellar andNuance-Watson duty free operator. In Europe, ASW's retail network comprises health and beauty chains: DC,Drogas ,Kruidvat ,Rossmann ,Savers ,Superdrug ,Trekpleister ,Spektr and Watson's , as well as luxury perfumeries and cosmetics retail brands:Marionnaud ,ICI PARIS XL andThe Perfume Shop . A.S. Watson is the world's largest health and beauty retailer.
* Energy, Infrastructure, Investments and Others:Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI), HWL’s infrastructure arm, is a diversified infrastructure company with businesses in transportation, energy, infrastructure materials, water plants and related operations. HWL has an interest inHongkong Electric Holdings (HEH), the sole electricity supplier toHong Kong Island andLamma Island . Hutchison is also a major shareholder ofHusky Energy , one ofCanada 's largest energy and energy related companies.
* Telecommunications: HWL is a pioneer of mobile multimedia communications with the launch of third-generation (3G) mobile phone networks under the "3" brand. It also owns 59,33% [ [http://www.irasia.com/listco/hk/hutchison/announcement/a21619-e_announcement.pdf 05/12/2007 - Connected Transaction - Acquisition of additional shares in Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited)] ] ofHutchison Telecommunications International Limited (HTIL), which provides mobile phone networks and data services in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Another percent of HTIL is owned directly byCheung Kong Holdings , the holding behind Cheung Kong group to which HWL belongs to. Additionally, HWL is an official backer of the.mobi top level domain created specifically for the mobile internet and has launched the mobile portal [http://three.mobi Three.mobi] under its "3" brand. [ [http://mtld.mobi/company/about/investors dotMobi Investors | dotMobi ] ] [ [http://www.three.mobi/about3.html three - 3 the company ] ]ee also
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List of companies in Hong Kong
*Swire Group
*Jardine Matheson Group
*List of charities in the People's Republic of China References
External links
* [http://www.hutchison-whampoa.com/ Hutchison Whampoa]
* [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/42/42418.html Hutchison Whampoa Limited Company Profile] Yahoo! Finance
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