Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited(00050.HK)
Profile
Employees:
360
Email:
hkferry@hkf.com
WebSite:
http://www.hkf.com
Tel:
00852-23944294
Fax:
00852-27869001
Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Co. Ltd. is a Hong Kong-based company. The Company, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in property development, property investment, ferry and related businesses, travel businesses and hotel operation, and securities investment. The Company鈥檚 segments include property development, which includes development and sale of properties; property investment, which includes leasing of properties; ferry, shipyard and related operations, which includes operation of dangerous goods vehicular ferry service, cruise vessels and ship repairs and maintenance services; travel and hotel operations, which includes hotel operation and management and operation of travel agency services, and securities investment, which involves equity investments. As of December 31, 2010, the Company sold 30 units in Shining Heights and 72 units in The Spectacle.
Reports
Established in 1923, The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited has a long presence in Hong Kong. Pursuant to a corporate restructuring in 1989, the holding company was renamed “Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited”.
The principal activities of the Group include property development and investment; ferry, shipyard and related operations; travel and hotel operations. The Group now employs about 400 staff.
Property Development and Investment
Metro Harbour View
The Group's major property development project, Metro Harbour View is located at 8 Fuk Lee Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon. It consists of 10 blocks of residential buildings, divided into 3,520 residential units, plus a 2-storey commercial arcade and about 1,100 car parking spaces.
Shining Heights
The project is situate at 83 Sycamore Street. The project is a 60-storey building of 700 feet high with gross floor area of approximately 336,000 sq. ft. It is the highest building in the district.
The Spectacle
The Group owns a developed project at 8 Cho Yuen Street, Yau Tong with the gross floor area of approximately 160,000 sq. ft.
MetroRegalia
Situated at 51 Tong Mi Road, the project has a total gross floor area of approximately 53,000 sq. ft.
Other properties
The Group has 3 houses in Cheung Sha, Lantau and a warehouse site in Yuen Long for letting and as investment properties.
Ferry, Shipyard and Related Operations
The Group operated passenger ferry services in the territories for over 80 years. Its passenger ferry operations ceased upon transfer of the local ferry licences in January 2000. The ferry operation is now confined to dangerous goods vehicular ferry service.
The Group run harbour cruise and restaurant service, and engages in trading of fuel oil.
The shipyard of the Group located at North Tsing Yi provides ship repairing and maintenance services as well as certain civil engineering services. The shipyard, built on a site of about 200,000 sq. ft. is equipped with the largest and most advanced Syncrolift (90m x 20m) in Hong Kong. The Syncrolift has a lifting capacity up to 3,000 tonnes, and can lift up various types of ships including ferries, work boats, and pleasure crafts. Equipped with a flexible ship transfer system, the Shipyard can drydock ten vessels simultaneously.
Travel and Hotel Operations
HYFCO Travel provides comprehensive travel services including local tours, China tours, overseas tours, ship & train ticketing, and hotel reservation. HYFCO Travel has a total of 9 agency offices located all over Hong Kong and 1 agency office in Macau.
Silvermine Beach Hotel is a resort hotel located at Silvermine Beach, Mui Wo, Lantau Island. It is managed by Galaxy Hotel Management Co. Ltd. It comprises two wings with a total of 128 rooms, and provides daily and monthly rental services.