Swire Pacific Ltd.

The winning tradition of our Swire Family began 1816, with the parent company, John Swire & Sons. In the early 1860s the company began to trade with China and in 1866 established its first Far Eastern office in Shanghai, China. From this foothold in the Orient, the family eventually established headquarters in Hong Kong, where our parent company Swire Pacific Ltd. has remained to this day. Over the years, Swire Pacific Ltd. has grown at an impressive rate. It is currently one of Hong Kong’s leading publicly-quoted companies, with major interests in a variety of industries worldwide, such as: shipping, aviation, trade, manufacturing, engineering, computers and insurance.

The balance of the Group’s interests are held directly by John Swire & Sons and these include its deep-sea shipping, cold storage and agricultural activities worldwide and additional businesses in the U.K., Australia, Papua New Guinea, Japan and Mauritius. John Swire & Sons acts as overall co-ordinator of Group policy, as well as providing management services throughout the Group.

Through it all, we have held fast to traditional values. From our far east offices in Hong Kong, to our numerous holdings throughout the world, our tradition of hard work and family unity has enabled the Swire Group to gain world-wide recognition as a true family of winners.

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