China State Construction International Holdings
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China State Construction International Holdings Limited ("China State Construction" in short form) is the largest construction
Construction
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 contractor
General contractor
A general contractor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and communication of information to involved parties throughout the course of a building project.-Description:...

 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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, mostly from the projects in the government
Government
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, public organizations and large private corporations. It is operated mainly under the subsidiaries of China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited and China Overseas (Hong Kong) Limited
China Overseas Land and Investment Limited
China Overseas Land and Investment Limited , "China Overseas" or "COLI" in short form and the subsidiary of China State Construction Engineering Corporation, was incorporated in Hong Kong in June 1979...

currently.

It started its construction business in Hong Kong since 1979. It engages in building
Building
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 construction and civil engineering
Civil engineering
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 operations as well as other peripheral
Peripheral
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 operations such as foundation work, site investigation, mechanical
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...

 and electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
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, highway
Highway
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 and bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...

 construction, concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...

 and pre-cast
Casting
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 production.

It was listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in Hong Kong. It is Asia's third largest stock exchange in terms of market capitalization behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange and fifth largest in the world...

in July 2005.

Business areas

China State Construction operates in four segments: construction activities; generation and supply of heat and electricity; provision of connection services, and other activities. The other business includes the insurance business, project consultancy services, and the sales of building materials and pre-cast structure.

China State Construction principally operates in five geographical segments: Hong Kong, Regions in the People's Republic of China other than Hong Kong and Macau, Macau, United Arab Emirates and India. Its major subsidiaries include China Overseas Insurance Limited, China Overseas Insurance Services Limited, China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited, Classicman International Limited, Xun An Engineering Company Limited and Zetson Enterprises Ltd.

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