May 2019
- Newswire
- CORPORATE
- China Development Forum
- Meetings with senior Mainland officials
- Senior management appointment
- Grooming future leaders
- Creating a new benchmark for diversity and inclusion
- 2018 Annual Results
- PROPERTY
- Taikoo Li Qiantan officially named
- AVIATION
- Cathay Pacific to acquire Hong Kong Express
- Creative partnership
- BEVERAGES & FOOD CHAIN
- A new name for a new era
- Investment in new production lines
- One Finlays
- Breaking new ground in sustainable waste recycling
- 120-year history, 40th anniversary with Swire
- MARINE SERVICES
- Strategic acquisition
- CNCo orders larger vessels
- Search and rescue
- TRADING & INDUSTRIAL
- Ride for a good cause
- IN THE COMMUNITY
- Transcending borders with art
- Exercise for healthier tendons
- Empowering change-makers
- Setting sail towards better education
- AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- Sustainability efforts recognised
- Operational excellence
- Triple win for Swire Resources
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- Centre Stage
- Insider
- People
- Scott Cup 2019
- It takes a Village...
- International Women's Day
- CNCo's first female cadets from PNG
- Hong Kong Sesquicentenary
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CORPORATE
China Development Forum
In March, John Swire & Sons (HK) Limited Chairman, Merlin Swire, represented the Swire group at the 20th annual session of the China Development Forum in Beijing.
CORPORATE
Meetings with senior Mainland officials
In February, an official delegation from Zhuhai visited Swire's offices at Pacific Place in Hong Kong.
CORPORATE
Senior management appointment
See the latest senior management appointment of the Swire group.
CORPORATE
Grooming future leaders
Swire has announced a number of initiatives aimed at helping to develop the next generation of business leaders.
CORPORATE
Creating a new benchmark for diversity and inclusion
On 29th March, John Swire & Sons (HK), Cathay Pacific Airways, Swire Properties, Swire Coca-Cola and HAECO all signed the Equal Opportunities Commission's Racial Diversity & Inclusion Charter for Employers.
CORPORATE
2018 Annual Results
See 2018 annual results of our listed companies in Hong Kong.
PROPERTY
Taikoo Li Qiantan officially named
Swire Properties and the Lujiazui Group have announced that their joint-venture retail project in Shanghai is to be named Taikoo Li Qiantan.
AVIATION
Cathay Pacific to acquire Hong Kong Express
Cathay Pacific has conditionally agreed to acquire a 100% equity interest in Hong Kong Express Airways Limited.
AVIATION
Creative partnership
HAECO Private Jet Solutions has signed an agreement with Eight Partnership to jointly develop conceptual and industrial cabin designs for private jet owners.
BEVERAGES & FOOD CHAIN
A new name for a new era
Swire Beverages has been rebranded as Swire Coca-Cola; the announcement was made at the company's Annual Bottlers Conference, held in Wuhan on 21st March.
BEVERAGES & FOOD CHAIN
Investment in new production lines
Swire Coca-Cola has invested in two new high-speed production lines for its Shanghai Shen-Mei Min-Hang Plant.
BEVERAGES & FOOD CHAIN
One Finlays
In January, Finlays Colombo sold its temperature-controlled logistics business, Finlay Cold Storage (Pvt) Limited, to global cold chain service provider, Emergent Cold.
BEVERAGES & FOOD CHAIN
Breaking new ground in sustainable waste recycling
Swire Coca-Cola has announced a major new investment in the sustainable management of beverage industry waste in Hong Kong.
BEVERAGES & FOOD CHAIN
120-year history, 40th anniversary with Swire
Officially incorporated in 1899, United States Cold Storage is the tale of 60 individual businesses acquired through the years.
MARINE SERVICES
Strategic acquisition
The China Navigation Company has acquired the dry bulk shipping businesses of Hamburg Süd.
MARINE SERVICES
CNCo orders larger vessels
The China Navigation Company has announced that it has placed an order for eight new container vessels designed by SDARI, China's leading ship design house, and built in Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard.
MARINE SERVICES
Search and rescue
In November last year, a team on board Seabed Constructor, Swire Seabed's multipurpose subsea support vessel, located the wreck of ARA San Juan, the Argentine Navy submarine which was lost on 15th November 2017.
TRADING & INDUSTRIAL
Ride for a good cause
Taiwan's exclusive Vespa distributor, Yuntung Motors, recently organised a fundraising ride in Taoyuan County for Vespa owners and their families and friends.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Transcending borders with art
As part of its Arts Month 2019 programme, which ran from March to April, Swire Properties showcased artworks by a variety of world-class artists working in different mediums.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Exercise for healthier tendons
Around 1,000 people took part in a "Tendon Exercise Sports Day" organised by Swire Properties Community Ambassadors at Taikoo Park in January.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Empowering change-makers
Cathay Pacific has unveiled its rejuvenated community engagement strategy, with a focus on youth development, diversity and inclusion, environmental protection and global cultural exchange.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Setting sail towards better education
China Navigation's liner shipping division, Swire Shipping, has partnered with the charity HEAPS International Foundation (Australia) Ltd in an initiative to bring educational opportunities to children in remote villages in Papua New Guinea.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Sustainability efforts recognised
Swire Pacific Limited has been admitted to the FTSE4Good Index Series.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Operational excellence
In January, HAECO Xiamen received the "Most Impressive" award for a second consecutive year from the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Triple win for Swire Resources
Swire Resources has won two awards in the 2018 Service Retailer of the Year Awards, with Chevignon winning for the third consecutive year and Repetto winning in its first year of participation.
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