Member Profile
Li & Fung (Trading) Limited[The Chamber's Oldest Members ]Li & Fung was founded in Canton in 1906 as a traditional Chinese family company involved in export trading. During the 1950s and 1960s, Li & Fung grew rapidly on a wave of industrialization in Hong Kong. In the 1970s, the management of the company was transferred to the third generation of the Fung family, Dr Victor Fung and William Fung, who remain at its helm today.
Interview Date: 2002/09
Although the HKGCC's role in the trading life of Melchers (HK) Ltd. has diminished somewhat, John Borland, managing director of the company, still believes the relationship is an important one.
Interview Date: 2002/09
Founded in 1862, the Hong Kong and China Gas Company (HKCG) was the first public utility in Hong Kong. Its principal business comprises the production and distribution of gas, marketing of gas and gas appliances, as well as comprehensive after-sales services. Since the 1970s, town gas has been produced from naphtha and is one of the cleanest, most efficient and environmentally- friendly fuels.
Interview Date: 2002/09
Established in Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1865, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation served the needs of the merchants of the China coast and financed the growing trade between China, Europe and North America. Today, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is a principal member of the HSBC Group -- one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisation.
Interview Date: 2002/09
The company, whose premier brand is The Peninsula group of hotels, traces its roots to 1866 and two principal cities, Hong Kong and Shanghai. One of the first three companies to be listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, HSH has been under the stewardship of the majority owners, the Kadoorie family, for much of its history.
Interview Date: 2002/09
Helping Hong Kong breathe a little easier
Many a business success story has inspired an entrepreneur to strike out on his own. So it seems a little odd that someone would set up shop on the basis of a business idea that flopped.
Interview Date: 2002/09
Local restaurant chain stands the 'taste' of time
For many Chinese families, the approach of the Mid-Autumn Festival conjures up images of picnics under the moonlight and moon cakes, and for Hongkongers, Wing Wah moon cakes are as synonymous with the festival as the woman that it celebrates, Chang'O.
Interview Date: 2002/09
When Eric Chin booted up Futurekids in the territory in 1993, business in Hong Kong was on a modest scale
It was back in 1992 that the personal computer changed Eric Chin's life. In April that year, he joined the Chamber's first Hong Kong Franchise Association mission, which was to the International Franchise Expo, in Washington DC.
Interview Date: 2002/08
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