Cheung Kong Holdings
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Template:Chinese Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, is a multinational conglomerate, based in Hong Kong. It was one of Hong Kong's leading multi-national conglomerates. The company merged with its subsidiary Hutchison Whampoa on 3 June 2015, as part of a major reorganisation,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> to become part of CK Hutchison Holdings.
The Chairman of Cheung Kong Holdings was Li Ka-shing, while his elder son, Victor Li, was managing director and deputy chairman. Li Ka-shing founded Cheung Kong Industries in the 1950s as a plastics manufacturer. Eventually the company evolved into a property investment company. Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited was established in 1971.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Cheung Kong Group develops residential, office, retail, industrial and hotel properties in Hong Kong, with a history of property development and residential estates. As part of a reorganisation, a new company composed of the group's property assets was spun-off in June 2015 as Cheung Kong Property Holdings.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Component companies
The market capitalisation of the Cheung Kong Group's Hong Kong-listed companies amounted to HK$1,148 billion on 31 January 2015. The group operates in over 50 countries and employs over 240,000 staff worldwide.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The group had nine companies:
- Hutchison Whampoa Limited (Template:Sehk)
- Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (Template:Sehk)
- Power Assets Holdings Limited (Template:Sehk)
- CK Life Sciences Int'l., (Holdings) Inc. (Template:Sehk)
- Hutchison Asia Telecommunications Limited
- TOM Group Limited (Template:Sehk)
The company was first listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972 as Cheung Kong Holdings, and developed into a property development and strategic investment company, with interests in life sciences and other businesses.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The company and Sun Hung Kai Properties together became increasingly dominant in the development of new private homes, accounting for 70% of the market in 2010, up from around half of that in 2003. This concentration, with much of the rest of the market occupied by other very large firms, is attributed to the government's policy of auctioning land in expensive large blocks, squeezing out small and mid-sized firms, according to the Consumer Council.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Restructuring
In January 2015, Li Ka-shing confirmed the business would be restructured and its property business spun-off as a separately listed company, Cheung Kong Property.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Under the plans, Cheung Kong Holdings purchased the shares in Hutchison Whampoa that it did not already own, and merged the companies under a new single holding company, CK Hutchison Holdings. The new holding company was established on 18 March 2015, based in the Cayman Islands, but listed in Hong Kong.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Hutchison Whampoa was delisted on 3 June 2015, on the same day that a new company comprising the group's existing property assets, Cheung Kong Property Holdings, began trading.<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Dead link</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Shareholdings
Telecommunications
Template:Main article The company operates mobile telephone services under the 3 brand in 10 countries, inherited from Hutchison Whampoa.Template:Citation needed
CK Hutchison's telecommunications subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Australia are listed companies; the company holds 66.09% and 87.87% stakes in these respectively.Template:Citation needed
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd
Template:Main article The chairman of Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI) is Victor Li Tzar-kuoi. CKI is the largest diversified infrastructure company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is a Hong Kong-based diversified infrastructure company, focused on the development, investment and operation of infrastructure businesses in countries such as China, Australia, and the United Kingdom.<ref>Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited: Chairman's message</ref>
CK Hutchison holds a 75.67% stake in the company.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Power Assets Holdings Limited
Template:Main article The chairman of Power Assets Holdings Limited is Canning Fok Kin-ning. The listed Hongkong Electric group of companies are<ref>Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited: About us Template:Webarchive</ref>
- The Hongkong Electric Company Limited (HEC),
- Hongkong Electric International Limited (HEI),
- Associated Technical Services Limited (ATS); and
- some minor subsidiaries.
The Hongkong Electric Company Limited mainly concentrates on the 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.Template:Citation needed
CK Hutchison holds a 38.87% stake in the company.Template:Citation needed
CK Life Sciences Int'l., (Holdings) Inc.
Template:Main article CK Life Sciences is engaged in the business of research and development, commercialisation, marketing and sale of biotechnology products. Products developed by CK Life Sciences are categorised into two areas, human health and environmental sustainability.
CK Hutchison holds a 45.32% stake in the company.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Other investments
Apart from the core business of property development, CK Hutchison's ventures include TOM Group Limited.<ref>TOM Group: Company Overview Template:Webarchive</ref> Template:Proper name Ltd, Template:Proper name Corporation Limited, CK Communications Ltd, Excel Technology International Holdings Ltd, Template:Proper name Corporation (HK) Ltd and Beijing Net-Infinity Technology Development Co., Ltd.Template:Citation needed
Hutchison Whampoa's 34% stake in the Canadian energy company Husky Energy passed to CK Hutchison on completion of the merger.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>