Cheung Kong Holdings
Cheung Kong Holdings is a large conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong, consisting of five companies that are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited is Mr. Li Ka Shing (李嘉誠). His elder son, Victor Li, is the Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited.
Cheung Kong Holdings is one of the largest property developers of residential, office, retail, industrial, hotel and property developers in Hong Kong. With its long history of property development expertise, Cheung Kong Holdings has built many of Hong Kong's most notable landmark buildings and complexes.
Cheung Kong Holding has a long track record of developing some of Hong Kong's most renowned buildings and residential estates. The followings are some of its completed development:
For residential/comprehensive development, it have City One Shatin, Tierra Verde and Caribbean Coast Phase I - Monterey Cove.
For hotel, it have Harbour Plaza Resort City and Harbour Plaza North Point.
For office, it have World-Wide House, Shun Tak Centre and The Center.
Lastly, for industrial, it has Modern Warehouse.
Li Ka Shing founded Cheung Kong Industries in 1950 as a plastics manufacturer. Under his leadership, the company grew rapidly and eventually evolved into a property investment company. "Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited" was developed in a successful way from 1970s.
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (Cheung Kong Holdings) is the flagship of the Cheung Kong Group, the group consists of:
- Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (長江實業(集團)有限公司 ) [Ticker: 0001]
- Hutchison Whampoa Limited (和記黃埔有限公司) [Ticker: 0013]
- Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (長江基建集團有限公司) [Ticker: 1038]
- Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited (香港電燈集團有限公司 ) [Ticker: 0006]
- CK Life Sciences Int'l., (Holdings) Inc.(CK Life Sciences)(長江生命科技集團有限公司) [Ticker: 8222]
Cheung Kong (Holdings) is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 1972. It is a property development and strategic investment company including property, investment, life sciences and IT & internet.
For the property development, it is one of the largest property developers in Hong Kong with its long history of property development expertise.It is also a leader in marketing and after-sales services.
The group structure of Cheung Kong Holdings Limited is shown below:
Cheung Kong Holdings invested in Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL). 49.9% of the shares are held by Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, and Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited is the major shareholder of Hutchison Whampoa Limited. The chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited is also Mr. Li Ka Shing. Hutchison Whampoa Limited is among the largest companies listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and it operates in 39 countries. It is a Hong Kong-based multinational conglomerate and invests in five core businesses:
The Chairman of Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited is Mr. Li Tzar Kuoi, Victor. 84.6% of the shares are held by Hutchison Whampoa Limited. Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI) is the largest diversified infrastructure company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is a Hong Kong-based diversified infrastructure company and it focuses in the development, investment and operation of infrastructure businesses in many countries such as Mainland China, Australia, Canada etc.
It is also the member of Hong Kong Environmental Industry Association. The activities include the recycling of MARPOL, PFA, copper slag and FGD gypsum in cement processing; as well as the development of MSW Co-Combustion systems, C&D material recycling facility, and hydrogen fuel and polymer modified asphalt technologies.
The chairman of Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited is Mr. George Colin MAGNUS. 38.9% of the shares are held by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited. It is the listed Hongkong Electric group of companies which comprise of:
Cheung Kong Life Sciences is a new program developed by Cheung Kong Holdings. It is developing biotechnology solutions for key environmental, health, cosmetic and nutritional. Products developed by CK Life Sciences are categorized into five areas:
The selection of CK Life Sciences by World Economic Forum as one of the 30 'Technology Pioneers' for 2004 reflects the international recognition of CK Life Sciences' status as a world class technology company and its innovative achievement in research and development.
Since 1992, Cheung Kong Holdings has entered a number of joint venture agreements to develop properties in the Mainland. There are projects in Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Dongguan and Zhuhai. It will continue to look for potential development in other Mainland China cities.
Cheung Kong Holdings is developing some buildings in Hong Kong. It includes
The property interests of the Hutchison Whampoa Property and Hotel Group (HWPHG) comprises of:
Apart from the core business, Cheung Kong Holdings has developed many internet businesses and dedicated themselves into new technology areas. The ventures include TOM.COM Limited, iMarkets Limited, PowerCom Network Hong Kong Limited, iBusiness Coporation Limited, Priceline.com, Critical Path InC, Excel Technology International Holdings Limited, mReferral Corporation (HK) Limited and Net Infinity Technology Development Co., Limited.
The company began with several portal Web sites targeting audiences in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. But after the dot-com bust, it expanded into print media (with publications such as "Business Weekly" and "PC Home"), outdoor advertising (with billboards, street-level signs, and bus bodies), and sports marketing (with sports subsidiary YC Companies).
TOM.COM is owned and controlled by real estate development giant Cheung Kong and industrial conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, both of which are controlled by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka Shing.
About one in twelve private residences in Hong Kong were developed by the company. The combined market capitalisation of the Cheung Kong Group amounts to HK$587 billion as at February 15, 2004; this accounts for approximately 11.5% of the total market capitalization of the Hong Kong stock market. The Cheung Kong Group operates in close to 40 countries and employs over 175,000 staff worldwide.
Cheung Kong (Holdings)
Board of Directors
Group Structure
Hutchison Whampoa Limited
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited
Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited
The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited mainly concentrates on generation and supply of electricity on Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. Hongkong Electric International Limited pursues overseas investment opportunities and Associated Technical Services Limited's principal activity is engineering consultancy and project management.
Cheung Kong Life Sciences
It focuses in developing patent-protected products for improving land and water use, nutritional balance and skin care, disease prevention and treatment. Up till now, it has developed more than 100 product applications.Properties and Hotel
Mainland Properties
Current Development
Property of the Hutchison Whampoa Property and Hotel Group
The Hotel Group was established in 1997 in order to focus on the development and operations of Hutchison's hotel business worldwide. The Hotel Group has fast pace of expansion and is currently operating hotels in Hong Kong and the Mainland China.Internet Businesses
Cheung Kong Group Total Market Capitalisation
| Shares outstanding | 2,316 million shares |
| Market cap (as at 15 Feb, 2004) | HK$171,396 million |
| Major shareholder | Li family and trust: 37.0% |
| Dividend per share (2002) | HK$1.60 |
| Dividend yield (as at 15 Feb, 2004) | 2.2% |
| Net Profit (2002) | HK$8,876 million |
| EPS (2002) | HK$3.83 |
| PE (as at 15 Feb, 2004) | 19.3 |
| Shares outstanding | 2,134 million shares |
| Market cap (as at 15 Feb, 2004) | HK$70,217 million |
| Major shareholder | Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited: 38.9% |
| Dividend per share (2002) | HK$1.71 |
| Dividend yield (as at 15 Feb, 2004) | 5.2% |
| Net Profit (2002) | HK$6,827 million |
| EPS (2002) | HK$3.20 |
| PE (as at 15 Feb, 2004) | 10.3 |
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