Hongkong Electric Company
The Hongkong Electric Company is one of Hong Kong's two main electricity generation companies, the other being China Light & Power. The company is owned by several companies including Power Assets Holdings, State Grid Corporation of China, Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings and Qatar Investment Authority.
It was the first company to provide electricity in Hong Kong, having run continually since the 19th century.
Hongkong Electric Company headquarters in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
North Point Power Station during the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong in December 1941.
Lamma Power Station
City Garden was built on the site of North Point Power Station.
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated territories in the world.
Hong Kong in 1868, photograph by John Thomson
Since 2012, the legislature has met in the Tamar Legislative Council Complex.
The Court of Final Appeal Building formerly housed the Supreme Court and the Legislative Council.
2019–2020 Hong Kong protests