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Swire Group

Swire Group, whose activities span property, aviation, beverages, marine services, and trading and industrial, is a Hong Kong-listed conglomerate. It is the parent of Hong Kong carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways, and Dragonair, and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co (Haeco) is a subsidiary. Swire Pacific and Swire Properties are the main listed arms of the group, which also owns Swire Hotels.

Chairman / President

Merlin Swire

CEO / Managing Director

Guy Bradley

CFO / Finance Director

Rebecca Sharpe

Industry

Conglomerate

Website

swire.com

Headquarters address

London, England, UK

Year founded

1816

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Swire Properties’ 6 Deep Water Bay Road project. Photo: Handout

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High-profile property sales add to Hong Kong’s market momentum

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Hong Kong workers/labour rights

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Hong Kong property

FWD expands office at Swire’s Taikoo Place to become largest tenant

The Devon House building will be renamed FWD Tower next year and become the insurer’s Hong Kong headquarters.

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Hong Kong property

Swire Properties’ Chai Wan project priced at 11-year low for Eastern district

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Hong Kong property

Hong Kong home sales on ‘upwards trajectory’ to 4-year high, agents say

CK Asset Holdings sold 74 of 159 units at Blue Coast II in Wong Chuk Hang as of 3pm on Sunday.

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Hong Kong property

Swire Properties set to start selling its largest residential project in 20 years

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International Property

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Crashing waves on beach at Kalim beach Phuket. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong society

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Swire Properties says it is arranging offers for members of closed club ‘as a gesture of goodwill’.

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Hong Kong economy

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United States

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Swire Group

Tencent, Swire boost Hong Kong debt market with US$5.2b multi-currency deals

Investor appetite for Hong Kong debt is growing, with the offerings reinforcing the city’s role as a global bond hub.

China widens repair network for C919, C909 jets to outfly supply disruptions

Guy Bradley takes helm as Cathay chairman, Patrick Healy retires after 3 decades

Jardine Matheson to exit Taikoo Place, consolidate offices in Central: sources

Move points to Central consolidation as landlords push premium space, with office market splitting between core and decentralised areas.

Hong Kong’s luxury living evolution, from Mid-Levels to Chai Wan

A new wave of residences is redefining luxury on Hong Kong Island, embracing light and elevation, and blending nature and urban life.

From pirate dreams to public text, a restless creative voice arrives in the city

Capitán explores connection, belonging and why imagination may be the most valuable currency of all.

Hong Kong developers Swire, Wharf report profit growth amid valuation pressure

Swire’s underlying profit rose on asset disposals, while falling property valuations weighed on results at both Swire and Wharf.

Swire Properties bullish on mainland retail despite slowing market

Foot traffic and sales have been rising across Swire’s mainland portfolio, lifted by Gen Z shoppers, holiday spending and policy support.

Swire Pacific’s Guy Bradley to lead Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific, Swire Coca-Cola

Bradley succeeds Patrick Healy, who will retire from the Swire Group in May next year after over three decades of service.

2 Deep Water Bay homes sold for US$283 million in biggest deal in years

The two three-storey units at 6 Deep Water Bay Road fetched HK$147,010 per square foot, the highest since HK$150,000 for a 2015 deal.

Hong Kong hedge fund founder pays US$74.3 million for luxury Shouson Hill home

Matrix Properties, in which CoreView Capital’s Vincent Gao Leyi is a director, snaps up House 6 at the upscale No 15 Shouson Hill.

Credit Agricole renews Pacific Place lease, reaffirming commitment to Hong Kong

French banking giant, a long-time Swire Properties tenant, adds to wave of European firms boosting their presence in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong an aviation hub for Greater Bay Area, beyond: Airport Authority chief

The HKIA serves as a vital infrastructure for Chinese firms moving to expand globally, Airport Authority chairman Fred Lam says.

Coca-Cola goes green in Hong Kong with locally recycled PET bottles

Bottling partner Swire Coca-Cola starts using locally sourced recycled PET from Hong Kong supplier New Life Plastics.

High-profile property sales add to Hong Kong’s market momentum

The flats, worth a combined US$9.4 million, were sold to entities linked to William Harry Tang, the son of ex-finance minister Henry Tang.

Swire Pacific’s chairman buys US$6.4 million Hong Kong luxury flat

‘Significant capital’ is flowing into luxury homes in a sign of improved sentiment towards Hong Kong’s home market, Midland Realty says.

WWII bomb in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay successfully disposed of after 9-hour effort

Defusing process, which required evacuating 6,000 residents near bomb site, took longer than expected due to heavy rain, police say.

What to do in Hong Kong, September 7-13

The Aubrey launches a new cocktail menu, chef Osamu Kamiyama takes over at Always Joy, the Hong Kong Philharmonic performs movie soundtrack hits, and fireworks go off in Macau.

Hong Kong’s Swire Coca-Cola reinstates fired lorry driver after union strike

Union claims driver, who is a senior member, was unfairly dismissed, as media reports man allegedly knocked down woman in traffic accident.

FWD expands office at Swire’s Taikoo Place to become largest tenant

The Devon House building will be renamed FWD Tower next year and become the insurer’s Hong Kong headquarters.

Swire Properties’ Chai Wan project priced at 11-year low for Eastern district

Headland Residences is Swire Properties’ largest residential project in 20 years.

Hong Kong home sales on ‘upwards trajectory’ to 4-year high, agents say

CK Asset Holdings sold 74 of 159 units at Blue Coast II in Wong Chuk Hang as of 3pm on Sunday.

Swire Properties set to start selling its largest residential project in 20 years

Developer says launch of 850-flat Chai Wan project comes as market sentiment has ‘improved quite a bit’ in the past six months.

Swire Pacific warns of uncertain outlook after first-half profit drop

Real estate division Swire Properties is making good progress with its US$12.7 billion investment plan, chairman Guy Bradley says.

Bangkok’s housing glut spreads to Phuket as developers eye tourist demand

Unsold inventory in Phuket rose to 4,982 units across 16 projects at the end of the fourth quarter last year, Colliers said.

1880 Hong Kong members offered alternative club, but ‘not what we signed up for’

Swire Properties says it is arranging offers for members of closed club ‘as a gesture of goodwill’.

1880 Hong Kong club folds after 7 months, accused of owing staff unpaid wages

City’s branch of Singapore-based private club ceases operations allegedly owing rent and leaving more than 100 staff out of pocket.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Letters | Trump vs Harvard is a battle over future of US college education

Readers discuss the politicisation of higher education in the US, a British MP barred from entering Hong Kong, the demolition of a Swire hotel in Beijing, and the human-made tragedy of war.

Letters | Trump vs Harvard is a battle over future of US college education