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
The Group's major property development project, Metro Harbouar 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 with an average size of about 490 sq. ft., plus a 2-storey commercial arcade and about 1,100 car parking spaces.
The site at 222 Tai Kok Tsui Road with a site area of about 36,000 sq. ft. is another property development of the Group. It will be redeveloped into a commercial/residential complex with a total gross floor area of about 320,000 sq. ft.
The Group also owns a development site in Yau Tong, several villa houses in Cheung Sha, Lantau Island and a warehouse site in Yuen Long as investment properties.
Ferry, Shipyard and Related Operations
The Group operated passenger ferry services in the territories for over 70 years. Its passenger ferry operations ceased upon transfer of the local ferry licences in January 2001. The ferry operation now consists of dangerous goods vehicular ferry service, harbour cruise, and fuel oil trading.
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 is built on a site of about 200,000 sq. ft. with the largest and most advanced Syncrolift facility (90m x 20m) in Hong Kong. The Syncrolift has a lifting capacity up to 3,400 tonnes for various types of ships including ferries, work boats, and pleasure crafts. With the flexible ship transfer system, it 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 branches located all over the territory.
Silvermine Beach Hotel is a resort hotel located at Silvermine Beach, Mui Wo, Lantau Island managed by the Henderson-Miramar Group. It comprises of two wings with a total of 128 rooms and provides daily and monthly rental services.
updated 25th June, 2007
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