Milestones
  • 3 Hong Kong, 3 Sweden, 3 Denmark and Italy’s Wind Tre launch 5G service in their respective markets.

  • In May, AS Watson Group (“ASW”) has transformed part of its Watsons Water plant in Hong Kong into dust-free clean room for producing own brand face masks to cope with the unstable global supply during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • In June, Polynoma LLC, a US subsidiary of CK Life Sciences engaging in the research of cancer vaccines, is granted Fast Track designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (“US FDA”) for seviprotimut-L for the adjuvant treatment of post-resection Stage IIB/IIC melanoma patients to improve recurrence-free survival.

  • Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Corporation Limited complete the merger and the new company, TPG Telecom Limited, starts trading on the Australian Security Exchange on 14 July.

  • In August, Hutchison Ports announces US$730 million investment in collaboration with Egyptian Navy to develop new container terminal in Abu Qir, Egypt.

  • In September, AS Watson Group Isigns its first-ever franchise agreement with Al-Futtaim and opens its first store in the Middle East at the Dubai Mall in October.

  • In October, Hutchison Ports Yantian achieves new monthly throughput record of over 1.46 million TEU.

  • In October, Husky Energy and Cenovus Energy announce to combine their businesses and create the third largest Canadian oil and natural gas producer and the second largest Canadian-based refiner and upgrader. The transaction is completed on 1 January 2021.

  • In November, CK Hutchison Group Telecom sells its European tower assets and businesses to Cellnex for €10 billion.

  • In November, UK Power Networks has completed an upgrade to electricity infrastructure in Croydon to maintain reliable supplies for local homes and businesses.

  • In December, ASW reaches a milestone of 16,000 stores with 139 million loyalty members worldwide.

  • In December, the Hydrogen Park South Australia, developed by Australian Gas Networks, achieves first renewable hydrogen production in the country.

  • In December, Hutchison Ports Stockholm’s new container terminal at Norvik Port in Sweden commences operations.

  • In December, CK Hutchison and Ooredoo sign MOU to enter into negotiation on an exclusive basis to potentially combine their Indonesian telecommunications businesses.

  • In December, Hutchison China MediTech’s novel cancer drug to treat neuroendocrine tumours, surufatinib, has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration of China and will be marketed as Sulanda® in the Mainland. It has also initiated a rolling submission of its New Drug Application to the US FDA.