
Overview
Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) is a leading
international corporation committed to innovation and technology
with businesses spanning the globe. Its diverse array of holdings
range from some of the world's biggest port operators and
retailers to property development and infrastructure to the
most technologically-advanced and marketing-savvy telecommunications
operators. HWL reports turnover of approximately HKD348 billion
(USD45 billion) and HKD141 billion (USD18 billion) for the
year ended 31 December 2008 and for the six months ended 30
June 2009 respectively. With operations in 54 countries and
approximately 220,000 employees worldwide, Hutchison has five
core businesses - ports and related services; property and
hotels; retail; energy, infrastructure, investments and others;
and telecommunications.
Hutchison's achievements include being:
- the world's leading port investor, developer and operator
with 50 ports across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific,
the Middle East and Africa.
- the largest health & beauty retailer in the world
with Watsons Your Personal Store, DC, Drogas, Kruidvat ,
Rossmann, Savers, Superdrug, Trekpleister, Spektr, Marionnaud,
ICI PARIS XL and The Perfume Shop.
- one of Asia's largest retailers through the Watsons Your
Personal Store, PARKnSHOP supermarket, TASTE food galleria,
GOURMET boutique style fine food hall, GREAT Food Hall,
Fortress electrical appliances store, Watson's Wine Cellar
and Nuance-Watson airport duty free operator.
- a pioneer of mobile multimedia communications with the
launch of third-generation (3G) mobile phones and networks
under the "3"
brand.
- a visionary and international telecommunications operator
through Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited
(HTIL) which provides mobile phone networks and data services
in four dynamic markets in Asia.
Hutchison Whampoa Limited is among the largest companies
listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Flagship companies include Hutchison Port Holdings, Hutchison
Whampoa Properties, A S Watson, Cheung Kong Infrastructure
and Hutchison Telecom.
Hutchison dates back to the 1800s and while its operations
now span the globe, it continues to remain based in Hong Kong.
Hutchison's executives and staff are a multicultural mix as
diverse as the reach of the corporation's operations.
Hutchison has a strong commitment to the highest standards
of corporate governance, transparency and accountability -
principles which have been recognised by the receipt of numerous
awards and commendations.
Ports and Related Services
Hutchison
Port Holdings (HPH), the port and related services group,
has interests in a total of 306 berths in 50 ports, spanning
25 countries.
Its headquarters are at Hongkong International Terminals,
the world's largest and busiest privately-owned container
terminal operator.
HPH handled a total throughput of 67.6 million twenty-foot
equivalent units (TEUs) in 2008. In the United Kingdom, it
owns the Port of Felixstowe (the country's largest), Harwich
International Port and London Thamesport. HPH also has a substantial
interest in ports in Argentina, Australia, the Bahamas, Belgium,
Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar,
the Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Saudi Arabia,
South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Group is also involved in the investment, development
and operations of a number of deep-sea and coastal/river ports
in Mainland China.
Property and Hotels
Hutchison
Whampoa Properties Limited holds all the Group's property
interests. It pioneered the concept of "garden city"
development, which has provided homes to thousands of Hong
Kong families. Following its success in Hong Kong, the concept
is being applied in various major cities in Mainland China.
The Group has developments in 17 cities on the Mainland. Over
the years, more than 50 property projects and hotels have
been completed or are currently in development. The Group
has interests in many overseas property developments, mainly
in the United Kingdom and the Bahamas.
The Group, together with Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited,
has set up a joint venture company, Harbour Plaza Hotel Management
(International) Limited, to operate and manage over 10 of
the Group's hotels.
Retail
A
S Watson & Co., Limited (ASW), the Group's retail arm,
operates over 8,700 retail stores in 31 countries worldwide.
In Asia, its flagship retail chains are: Watsons Your Personal
Store, PARKnSHOP supermarket, TASTE food galleria, GOURMET
boutique style fine food hall, GREAT Food Hall, Fortress electrical
appliances store, Watson's Wine Cellar and Nuance-Watson duty
free operator. In Europe, ASW's retail network comprises nine
health and beauty chains: DC, Drogas, Kruidvat, Rossmann,
Savers, Superdrug, Trekpleister, Spektr and Watsons Your Personal
Store, as well as three luxury perfumeries and cosmetics retail
brands: Marionnaud, ICI PARIS XL and The Perfume Shop. A S
Watson is the world's largest health and beauty retailer.
Energy, Infrastructure,
Investments and Others
Cheung
Kong Infrastructure (CKI), the Group's infrastructure
arm, is a diversified infrastructure company with businesses
in transportation, energy, infrastructure materials, water
plants and related operations. CKI's businesses span Hong
Kong, Mainland China, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the
UK and the United States.
The Group has an interest in Hongkong
Electric Holdings (HEH), the sole electricity supplier
to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. Hutchison is also a
major shareholder of Husky
Energy, one of Canada's largest energy and energy related
companies.
Investments and Others division mainly represents Hutchison
Whampoa (China), listed subsidiaries Hutchison
China MediTech Limited and Hutchison
Harbour Ring and listed associate company TOM
Group.
Hutchison Whampoa (China) Limited,
the investment arm of HWL in Mainland China, is actively engaged
in a number of ventures and other activities. These investments
include the manufacture and distribution of healthcare, personal
care and traditional Chinese medicine products, the provision
of aircraft maintenance, engineering and cabin cleaning services,
the provision of logistics services, the operation of a rice
farm and rice trading, hotel ownership as well as the manufacture
of optical transmission equipment.
Hutchison China MediTech Limited
(Chi-Med), is a subsidiary of HWL. Chi-Med, the holding
company of a pharmaceutical and healthcare group based primarily
in Mainland China, is listed on the Alternative Investment
Market of The London Stock Exchange Plc (stock code: HCM).
Chi-Med focuses on researching, developing, manufacturing
and selling pharmaceuticals, health supplements and other
consumer health and personal care products derived from Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM) and botanical ingredients. The overall
aim of Chi-Med is to draw on the untapped wealth of knowledge
and history of usage in the TCM industry to develop pharmaceutical
and consumer products for the global market.
Hutchison Harbour Ring Limited
(HHR) is principally engaged in the provision of integrated
solutions of design and distribution of mobile phone accessories
and other high-end electronic products, property investments
and licensing and sourcing of consumer products. HHR has been
listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 1991 (Stock
Code: 715).
TOM Group Limited (stock code:
2383) is listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong . A leading Chinese-language media conglomerate
in Greater China, TOM Group has diverse business interests
in Internet (TOM Online), Outdoor Media (TOM Outdoor Media
Group), Publishing, Television and Entertainment across markets
in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In each of the areas
it operates, TOM Group has secured market leadership. The
Group was founded in October 1999 as a joint venture between
Hutchison Whampoa, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, and other
strategic investors. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the Group
has regional headquarters in Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei
with over 3,000 employees in about 20 cities.
Telecommunications
HWL
is one of the leading owners and operators of telecommunications,
offering a wide range of related services in 13 countries.
These include third-generation (3G) multi-media mobile telephony,
GSM mobile phone systems, fixed-line services, fibre optic
broadband networks as well as radio broadcasting.
Operating under the "3"
brand, HWL is leading the ongoing revolution in the 3G arena.
HWL was one of the first operators in the world to introduce
3G services, enhancing people's lives with a vast range of
multimedia mobile contents. Globally, Hutchison has 3G operations
in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy,
Macau, Sweden and the United Kingdom, and now has a 3G customer
base of over 25.3 million.
Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (HTIL)
is a leading provider of mobile telecommunications services
focused on driving future growth in developing markets. Currently
it operates mobile telecommunications services in Indonesia,
Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited (HTHKH)
was listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange in May 2009. HTHKH
operates GSM dual-band and 3G mobile telecommunications services
in Hong Kong and Macau under the licensed "3"
brand and provides fixed-line telecommunications services
in Hong Kong under the licensed "Hutchison Global Communications"
(HGC) brand. As at 31 December 2008, "3"
is Hong Kong's 3G market leader in terms of customer base.
HGC is a Hong Kong based fixed-line connectivity provider
focusing on the data communication needs of business and multinational
customers, as well as the traffic demand of carriers from
around the world.
Hutchison Whampoa Limited
22/F Hutchison House
10 Harcourt Road
Hong Kong
Telephone: (852) 2128 1188
Fax: (852) 2128 1705
Email: info@hutchison-whampoa.com

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