PROPERTY consultants Vigers Hong Kong celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Set up in 1975 by director Mike Mann, Vigers was originally the Hong Kong arm of a British company of the same name established in 1842.
Mr Mann arrived in the territory 20 years ago when the firm was made consultant building surveyor for the construction of the Mass Transit Railway.
Vigers had an established reputation in Britain for assisting in the construction of light railways, having been involved in the development of the London underground network, the first of its kind in the world.
Vigers expanded its operations in Hong Kong in 1979 when Gareth Williams, formerly of the Hong Kong Government's Land and Valuation Department, joined to open its valuations department.
It extended further in 1981 when Bruce Walker joined to manage the agency work. The company's industrial agency department was set up by Stan Wong, the current managing director, in 1987.