https://www.scmp.com/rss/185051/feed Hutchison Whampoa is a Fortune 500 company and one of Hong Kong’s largest listed companies. It is 49.97 per cent owned by the Cheung Kong Group, a property company. Hutchison’s origins date back to two companies founded in the 19th century – Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock, established in 1863 by British merchant John Duflon Hutchison, and Hutchison International in 1877. In 1977, Hutchison became Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. Its operations include ports, with operations across Europe, the Americas, Asia,... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters When the Australian-Chinese activist Tse Tsan-tai and the British journalist Alfred Cunningham published the first print run of the South China Morning Post in November 1903, Hong Kong was already a bustling entrepot teeming with a vibrant business community that served foreign merchants in their commercial activities. At least a dozen of those companies that preceded the birth year of the Post remain to this day. AS Watson, 1828 The company traces its roots to 1828 as the Canton Dispensary and... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3240188/watson-hsbc-and-star-ferry-many-hong-kongs-oldest-businesses-predated-post?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3240188/watson-hsbc-and-star-ferry-many-hong-kongs-oldest-businesses-predated-post?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:15:13 +0000 The 'aftertaste' of Hong Kong's 2008 tax cut on wine has surfaced - not only has the sales and trade volume of wine boomed in the years since, but consumers have also become more demanding. This has heralded a need for professional salespeople, who take wine seriously. 'Customers are getting more sophisticated. They come in and know what they want,' says James Hepple, head of retail for Watson's Wine Cellar. 'That's why [staff] training is important. They have to understand what the clients are... https://www.scmp.com/article/992923/tax-cut-means-vintage-jobs-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/992923/tax-cut-means-vintage-jobs-season?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Personal Store In 1828, an adventurous expatriate pharmacist by the name of AS Watson founded the Canton Dispensary in Guangzhou. He provided free medical care to the poor and among his products were tablets to prevent people catching worms from eating infected pork. Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing famously remembers taking the tablets as a child. But back then he could never have imagined that his Hutchison Whampoa empire would one day own the business that has grown into Asia's leading health... https://www.scmp.com/article/593295/retailer-moves-times?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/593295/retailer-moves-times?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 May 2007 16:00:00 +0000