Jardine matheson group was founded in 1832, headquartered in Hong Kong, jardine matheson building is a diversified multinational group based on Asia, operating a number of business with market leadership, and has rich experience in operating in area. The group employs about 150,000 employees worldwide and operates in more than 30 countries and regions worldwide.
Jardine was one of the most famous Anglo-American companies in the far east, the largest anglo-chinese consortium in the far east, and was engaged in trade with China during the qing dynasty. Jardine has played an important role in Hong Kong's early development, the first European company to open in Shanghai and the first foreign company to be established in Japan.
Jardine Matheson (Jardine Matheson, the old name "slag domain") in 1832, was established in guangzhou, China on July 1, by two Scottish Englishman William's lookout (William Jardine, 1784 ~ 1843) and James horse minister (James Matheson a margin to minister, 1796 ~ 1878).
Jardine matheson was involved in the trade with China in the early years, mainly in opium and tea trade.
When Lin zexu introduced the smoking ban in 1839, jardine's founder, William dazhong, personally lobbied the British government in London to fight the war, and he also took Hong Kong as a trading post from the qing dynasty.
At the beginning of Hong Kong's opening in 1841, jardine was able to purchase the first piece of land sold in Hong Kong for 565 pounds.
After the outbreak of the opium war in 1840, jardine matheson moved its head office from guangzhou to Hong Kong in 1842. Jardine's first year in Hong Kong has been with other trading companies such as yitui and sassoon.
It was founded in 1843 in jardine, Shanghai.
The land was first auctioned in Shanghai in 1844.
Jardine to abandon the opium trade in China since 1872, after the jardine gradually diversified investment business, in addition to trade, also invested in mainland China and Hong Kong railway, dock, all kinds of factories, mines, after shipping, such as the banking industry.
In 1876, the first railway was built in Shanghai, and the first Chinese railway was installed, and the first escalator and the introduction of mechanical and industrial equipment were also installed.
After 1912, the company headquarters of jardine matheson moved to Shanghai.
In 1872, the company was established in Shanghai.
Opened fire insurance company of Hong Kong in 1873.
In 1882, the company established jardine & co., LTD., and established ports and warehouses in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Later, through the relationship between the ministry of government and li hongzhang, the Chinese government will raise funds in London to make various loans to China.
In 1895, it was set up in Shanghai.
In 1898 set up joint venture with HSBC in the silver company, has a loan to build beijing-shenyang, shanghai-nanjing, shanghai-hangzhou ningbo and guangjiu railroad, rail investment control in modern China, and sponsored by the British ShangFu mining investment company.
In 1902, a jardine and cooling stack was opened in Shanghai.
Established jardine machinery co., LTD. In 1923, to operate machinery import business.
In 1930, we set up a jardine wine brewing factory in Shanghai.
Before the Anti-Japanese War, in addition to Shanghai, Hong Kong, in hankou, Qingdao, tianjin, changsha, chongqing, yichang, jiujiang, nanjing, guangzhou, shantou, wuhu, fuzhou and other places have branches, become one of the biggest in the far east consortium.
After 1949, most of jardine's assets and businesses in mainland China were nationalized.
In 1954, the company's last office in China was closed and its headquarters moved back to Hong Kong.
First listed in Hong Kong in 1961, it was oversubscribed by over 50 times.
In the 1980 s, jardine matheson group will company registered location by the Hong Kong moved to Bermuda, and in the early 1990 s over the company and its subsidiary companies listed sites from Hong Kong to Singapore or London.