Swire Properties Limited, founded in 1972, is a well-known real estate brand in Hong Kong and a large-scale real estate investment group in Hong Kong
Swire Pacific Limited is a leading conglomerate with operations in Greater China and the rest of Asia, under five business segments: Real Estate, Aviation, Beverage, Marine Services and Trading, and Industrial.
Swire has a broad range of businesses spanning five continents. Swire has its principal place of business in the Asia Pacific region, with a focus on the Greater China region. The publicly listed Swire Pacific Corporation is headquartered in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Headquartered in London, Swire Group, Swire's parent company, holds a 34% stake in Swire Pacific and is the holding company for a series of wholly-owned businesses, including deep-sea shipping, refrigeration, road transport and agricultural activities, with principal places of business in Australia, Papua New Guinea, East Africa, Sri Lanka, the United States and the United Kingdom. The Swire group acted as the policy coordinator for Swire and provided management and advisory services within the group under various agreements.
Swire Hotels, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Swire Properties Limited, is developing a series of boutique luxury hotels, which are scheduled to launch in 2009 and will be responsible for the management of these hotels. Swire Hotels has acquired properties in Bristol, Exeter, Chatunham and Brighton. Swire Properties Limited is one of the leading property developers in Hong Kong, with its first investment project being the 61-tower residential Taikoo Shing, the first large-scale private housing estate in Hong Kong to feature landscaped and podium gardens, including Cityplaza with retail and office elements.
Swire Properties' development strategy is to concentrate investment properties at intersections with direct access to major rail networks. This philosophy ensures that the company's properties are able to provide customers with the most cost-effective solutions through excellent transport links.
