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.

ENVIRONMENT

Angry merchants protest against Cathay Pacific's shark fin ban

8 Sep 2012

More than 100 angry merchants yesterday protested outside Cathay Pacific's headquarters against the airline's decision to stop carrying shark fi

Cathay Pacific adds six new Chinese dishes to in-flight menu

23 Aug 2012

Cathay Pacific's contribution to the airline industry's rethink of in-flight meals has a distinctly Hong Kong flavour, with the company adding new Chinese dishes to its menus.

Luxury, elegance and all the beauty essentials a girl could ask for

20 Aug 2012

A live jazz band played amid models, Hong Kong socialites and VIP guests in Pacific Place's foyer at the opening of the new Beauty Gallery last Thursday.

Flat frenzy sees sales up 60pc this month

17 Aug 2012

Home sales in the secondary market have surged 60 per cent this month, triggered by a buying frenzy across the board, with Midland Realty offering generous incentives to lure agents away from...

Swire plans HK$10b office tower project in Quarry Bay's Taikoo Place

15 Aug 2012

Swire Properties says plans to turn three industrial buildings in Quarry Bay's Taikoo Place into two grade A office towers will cost HK$10 billion in construction costs alone and could be the...

Opinion

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Tom Holland

Signs of nightmare scenario in China's latest economic data

Kimberly Kwok Pui-ying joins elite pilots of Dragonair as rare female

Kimberly Kwok Pui-ying has been fascinated by aviation since she was a little girl. But it took years before her childhood dream to become a pilot finally took off.

Corrections & clarifications

An article headlined "Profit up 3.8pc at Swire Properties", published on B3 on Saturday, incorrectly stated the interim dividend of its parent company, Swire Pacific, was HK$1.50 per A share and...

Magician Avon Lee eyes record-breaking feat at Cityplaza show

Local magician Avon Lee Hang-chai is constantly pushing the envelope. After breaking the record for the "most teleportation illusions performed in one minute" last year, Lee will attempt to...

THE INSIDER ROBERT HALILI

Buys down for a third week as bosses hold on to shares

The buying fell for a third straight week while selling among directors was flat, based on filings to the exchange from August 6 to 10.

Bumpy tax landing for Cathay

Cathay Pacific and many of its overseas-based pilots are facing a financial hit after a perfectly legal 'taxsaving'' scheme set up in the early 1990s backfired.

One well-informed...

TRAVEL

Travellers' checks

Fun on the run Anyone inspired by today's Olympic men's marathon race, or last Sunday's women's event, can take part in something similar with Cathay Pacific Holidays' Mount Fuji Marathon 2012...