John Swire & Sons (h.k.) Ltd.

swire has a long-established reputation for integrity, professionalism and innovation, setting standards for operational excellence wherever we do business. we pride ourselves on being original and forward-looking – qualities that have guided our operations for 200 years. swire is a highly diversified global group. many of our core businesses can be found within the asia pacific region, where traditionally swire's operations have centred on hong kong and mainland china. within asia, swire's activities come under the group's publicly quoted arm, swire pacific ltd. elsewhere in the world, many businesses are held directly by parent company, john swire & sons ltd., in australia, papua new guinea, east africa, sri lanka, the usa and uk. john swire & sons limited is the uk-headquartered parent company of the swire group, dating its history back to 1816 and the establishment by john swire (1793-1847) of a small import-export business in liverpool. his son, john samuel swire (1825-1898) took