Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI or the Group) is the largest publicly listed infrastructure company in Hong Kong with diversified investment in Energy Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure, Water Infrastructure and Infrastructure Related Business. Operating in Hong Kong, Mainland China, the United Kingdom (UK), Australia, New Zealand and Canada, it is a leading player in the global infrastructure arena.

Investment in Power Assets
CKI holds a 38.87 per cent interest in Power Assets Holdings Limited (Power Assets), for which its main subsidiary in Hong Kong, HK Electric, is the sole electricity supplier for 566,000 customers on Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. Generating a stable cash income year after year, Power Assets continues to be one of the Group’s prime investments.

Infrastructure Investments
CKI has built a strong portfolio of infrastructure investments in the energy sector in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. Primarily regulated assets, these investments have generated a steady cash flow and attractive returns for the Group. Together with Power Assets, CKI is one of the biggest overseas infrastructure investors in Australia with investments in power distribution, gas distribution and water. In the UK, CKI and Power Assets jointly hold a 88.4 per cent stake in Northern Gas Networks, a major gas distribution asset in the UK that was acquired in 2004. In May 2010, CKI and Power Assets acquired a 50 per cent interest in Seabank Power Limited, an electricity-generating company located near Bristol. In October 2010, CKI and Power Assets also acquired an 80 per cent interest in UK Power Networks Limited which provide nearly a quarter of the electricity in the United Kingdom, representing the country’s largest electricity distributor.

In Canada, CKI and Power Assets jointly control 49.99 per cent interest in TransAlta Cogeneration, L.P., which has six Canadian generating plants. CKI and Power Assets also expanded into power distribution business in New Zealand through the acquisition of the Wellington Electricity Distribution Network in 2008.

In December 2005, CKI sold a 49 per cent stake in the prime power assets of ETSA Utilities, Powercor and CitiPower to Spark Infrastructure Group, an infrastructure fund which was subsequently listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. CKI also owns about 8.5 per cent stake in Spark Infrastructure.

CKI's investments in transportation infrastructure projects in Mainland China continue to generate stable profits.

CKI has also invested in water businesses in Australia and the UK with the acquisitions of AquaTower and Cambridge Water in 2004 respectively. Following its acquisition in 2007, CKI also has a 4.75 per cent strategic stake in Southern Water in the UK.

Infrastructure Related Business
CKI possesses a leading market position in Hong Kong's infrastructure materials market with operations in cement, limestone, concrete, aggregates and asphalt.

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited
12/F Cheung Kong Center
2 Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong
Telephone: (852) 2122 3133
Fax: (852) 2501 4550
Website: www.cki.com.hk

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