CK Hutchison Holdings

CK Hutchison Holdings Limited is a Hong Kong–based and Cayman Islands–registered multinational conglomerate corporation. The company was formed in March 2015 through the merger of Cheung Kong Holdings and its main associate company Hutchison Whampoa.[2] It has four core businesses – ports and related services, retail, infrastructure and telecommunications – which operate in over 50 countries, as well as several other investments around the world.[3]

Holdings

The company owns substantial holdings in businesses across a number of industries.[4]

Telecoms

The Group's telecommunications division is an operator of converged telecommunication and digital services around the world.[1]

  • CK Hutchison Group Telecom – operates 3-branded mobile telephone networks in Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
  • 3 Danmark
  • Drei Austria
  • Three Ireland
  • Tre Sverige
  • VodafoneThree
  • Wind Tre (100% effective interest via CKH) – Italian operator of fixed and mobile telephony, born from the merger between 3 Italy and Wind.
  • Hutchison Asia Telecom Group – operates mobile telephone networks in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
  • Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka
  • Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (65,6% via Ooredoo Hutchison Asia, where CKH co-owned its 50% stake with Ooredoo) – operates the 3 network in Indonesia alongside IM3.
  • Vietnamobile – co-owned with Hanoi Telecom.
  • Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings – operates 3-branded mobile telephone networks in Hong Kong and Macau.
  • 3 Hong Kong
  • 3 Macau
  • TPG Telecom (25.05% effective interest, formerly Vodafone Hutchison Australia) – the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, owned via the 87.87% CKH-owned Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited.[5]
  • Metro Broadcast Corporation

Infrastructure

The company has investments in energy infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, water infrastructure, waste management, waste-to-energy and household infrastructure. Its investments and operations span across Hong Kong, Mainland China, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.[1]

Ports

As the world's leading port investor, developer and operator, the Group's ports division holds interests in 52 ports comprising 291 operational berths in 27 countries, including container terminals operating in six of the 10 busiest container ports in the world. In 2021, the division handled a total throughput of 88.0 million twenty-foot equivalent units ("TEU"). It also engages in river trade, cruise terminal operations and ports related logistic services.[1] In March 2025, it is reported that CK Hutchinson Holding would sell Hutchinson Port Holdings and Hutchinson Port Group Holdings.[10] There are reports stating that the key buyer is the Aponte Italian shipping family, and "the crucial figure" is Diego Aponte, group president of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), and chairman of the Terminal Investment Limited (TiL). Gianluigi Aponte, MSC's founder, was reportedly personally playing a role in brokering the potential deal.[11] TiL and BlackRock are consortium partners in the port deal.[12][13] This comes in the context of U.S. President Donald Trump denouncing Chinese influence over the Panama Canal and calling for the United States to reclaim control of the canal in some form or another.[14][15] In July 2025, Panama's government filed two lawsuits against CK Hutchinson's local subsidiary in the country's supreme court.[16]

On January 29, 2026, Panama's supreme court nullifies the concession held by CK Hutchison to operate the Balboa and Cristóbal ports at the Panama Canal as unconstitutional and orders the facilities to be retendered, following a lawsuit by the comptroller after an audit alleged irregularities.[17] These terminals at Balboa and Cristóbal have had their interim operations transferred to MSC and APM Terminals, a subsidiary of A.P. Møller – Mærsk, as of March 11, 2026.[18] The Panamanian government subsequently accused CK Hutchinson of concealing information and obstructing a coordinated transition.[19]

Retail

The Group's retail division is the world's largest international health and beauty retailer, with over 16,300 stores in 28 markets worldwide. Its retail portfolio comprises health and beauty products, supermarkets, as well as consumer electronics and electrical appliances. It also manufactures and distributes bottled water and beverage products in Hong Kong and Mainland China.[1]

Other

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Senior Directorship

Chairmen

Deputy chairmen

  • 1) George Magnus (1985–2005)
  • 2) Victor Li (1994–2018)
  • 3) Canning Fok (Since 2024)

Managing directors

  • 1) Li Ka-shing (1950–1998)
  • 2) Victor Li (1999–2015)
  • 3) Victor Li and Canning Fok (2015– 2024)
  • 4) Dominic Lai and Frank Sixt (Since 2024)

Senior advisors

See also

References

  1. CK Hutchison Holdings Limited. Annual Report 2021. retrieved 29 May 2022^
  2. Peggy Sito, Sandy Li. Li Ka-shing's two firms set for merger as Cheung Kong shareholders approve revamp South China Morning Post, 25 February 2015, retrieved 12 March 2015^
  3. Our Company – A.S. Watson Group A.S. Watson Group, 19 May 2015^
  4. Group Listed Companies CK Hutchison Holdings, retrieved 25 August 2015^
  5. Group Structure - Hutchison Australia retrieved 2025-07-23^
  6. CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited www.cki.com.hk, retrieved 21 January 2025^
  7. Paul J Davies, Josh Noble. Li Ka-shing to spin off Hong Kong electricity distribution unit Financial Times, 5 January 2014, retrieved 25 August 2015^
  8. Westports Holdings /www.westportsholdings.com, retrieved 21 January 2025^
  9. > Home www.hphtrust.com, retrieved 21 January 2025^
  10. Didi Tang, Alex Veiga. BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control Associated Press, 2025-03-04, retrieved 2025-03-05^
  11. Alessandra Migliaccio. Italy's Secretive Shipping Tycoon Has Been Thrust Into Spotlight With New Port Deal Bloomberg, 14 April 2025, retrieved 15 April 2025^
  12. Lam Ka-sing. Hutchison's Panama ports exit inevitable: analysts South China Morning Post, 25 Mar 2025, retrieved 28 Mar 2025^
  13. 長和天價交易更多細節曝光 意大利家族接手成關鍵 「並不是美資」 消息:與李嘉誠屬世交 星島日報, 9 Mar 2025, retrieved 28 Mar 2025^
  14. BlackRock rachète un portefeuille de ports à conteneurs March 6, 2025^
  15. BlackRock to buy Hong Kong firm's Panama Canal port stake amid Trump pressure Reuters, March 5, 2025^
  16. Mat Youkee. Panama files lawsuits against owner of ports at centre of US-China struggle The Guardian, 2025-07-31, retrieved 2025-08-01^
  17. Client Challenge www.ft.com, retrieved 2026-02-01^
  18. China's Cosco halts Panama port operations as tensions rise The Business Times, 2026-03-11, retrieved 2026-03-11^
  19. Elida Moreno. Panama's president rejects 'outrageous' claims by CK Hutchison over canceled port contracts Reuters, March 19, 2026, retrieved March 19, 2026^
  20. Li Ka-shing sells nearly 25pc of AS Watson to Singapore investment giant Temasek, SCMP, 22 March 2014^
  21. Major Shareholders HUTCHMED, 27 January 2022, retrieved 8 April 2022^
  22. Group Listed Companies CK Hutchison Holdings, retrieved 8 June 2021^
  23. Li Ka-shing, Jack Ma Join Forces to Bring Digital Wallet to Hong Kong Bloomberg.com, 26 September 2017^
  24. CK Hutchison Holdings Limited - Our Businesses > Finance & Investments and Others www.ckh.com.hk, retrieved 2021-06-08^