The Hong Kong and China Gas Company

The Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd.
Towngas
Company typePublic
IndustryPublic utility
FoundedHong Kong
(1862; 162 years ago (1862))
HeadquartersNorth Point, Hong Kong
Key people
Peter Lee Ka-kit & Martin Lee Ka-shing, Chairmen
Peter Wong Wai-yee, Managing Director
ProductsGas supply, water supply, emerging environmentally-friendly energy, telecommunications
RevenueHKD 40,927m(2020)
Number of employees
2,495 (2020)
Websitetowngas.com
Footnotes / references
41.51% Associate of Henderson Land Development
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
Traditional Chinese香港中華煤氣有限公司
Simplified Chinese香港中华煤气有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Zhōnghuá Méiqì Yǒuxiàngōngsī
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung góng jūng wàh mùih hei yáuh haahn gūng sī
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 zung1 waa4 mui4 hei3 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1
Towngas
Traditional Chinese煤氣
Simplified Chinese煤气
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMéiqì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMùih hei
JyutpingMui4 hei3
Towngas Tai Po Plant
The gasometer of the company at Ma Tau Kok, Hong Kong.
Towngas shop in Kornhill Plaza

The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, trading as Towngas, is the sole provider of territory-wide town gas in Hong Kong. Founded in 1862, it is one of the oldest listed companies in the territory.