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WHEN HUTCHISON WHAMPOA LIMITED (HWL)
opened its first office in London back in 1985 it was
virtually unknown in UK financial and political cir-
cles. It spent six years making contacts and researching
opportunities before making its first investment. To-
day, the company controls businesses in the UK worth
a staggering GBP14.5 billion (about HKD224 billion).
HWL is now one of the largest Asian investors in Brit-
ain and a significant force in the UK business world.
Mirroring the five strands of its business in Hong
Kong, the Group has now built a portfolio of busi-
nesses in the UK in the ports, property, retail, utili-
ties and telecommunications sectors. HWL oper-
HWL mirrors its home-town’s
success story in Britain
By Clare Maclure
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