GF 323

CONFIDENTIAL

- 7

機密

institutions is in the region

of

(US$0.9-1.9 billion).

HK$7-15

billion

At present the 15 China-related

licensed banks have 342 branches in Hong Kong employing

more than 14 000 people.

13.

taken up

Kong and

Building and construction

Between 1979 and 1989, PRC-interest companies had

1 201 building and construction contracts in Hong

Macau, which involved a total contract value of

This was equivalent to around 13% by

US$1.55 billion.

value of the total

overseas contracts taken up by

PRC-interest companies registered in China. It was claimed

that about 30 000 jobs had been created in Hong Kong and

Macau as a result of these contracts.

Infrastructure

14.

Ltd.

Traditionally the only PRC-interest company which had an interest in infrastructural investment was the China

Merchants (Holdings) Co.

Its interest was

concentrated in the development of port and storage

facilities.

Since the early 1980s, many more PRC-interest

companies went into infrastructural development in Hong

Notable examples

Crossing (23.75%

Kong.

Harbour

were the building of the Eastern

stake by CITIC (HK)) and the

Tate's Cairn Tunnel (20% stake by China Resources

(Holdings) Co. Ltd.).

company acquired a minority stake in an existing infrastructural facility. An example was the acquisition

In some cases, the PRC-interest

of a 10% stake in Kwai Chung Container Terminals 4, 6 and 7 by China Resources (Holdings) Co. Ltd.

15.

Property investment

During

very active in

the 1980s, the PRC-interest companies were

property development and property trading.

CONFIDENTIAL #

Share This Page