The broader economic benefit of the company is most observable at the community level. In Hong Kong, our rail system has significantly reduced the loss of land and prime community space to roads and their negative impacts. Our network also substantially raises property values in its station environs and has acted as the catalyst for reviving or initiating new local economic activity. It is our agenda to build modern, thriving communities. By taking this holistic approach, we create modern transport hubs that maximise social and economic potential. The Tsing Yi station and surrounding residential community of Tierra Verde bring this agenda to life. Linked to greater Hong Kong by rail, a modern waterside regional centre encompasses retail, leisure and community amenities in what was formerly a redundant fuel storage facility site. Since completion in 1999, the area has grown into a prosperous local community.

In our global activities we leverage our industry expertise and business acumen through project consultancy and, where opportune, investment in the development of public transport systems. As the partner of choice, we transfer efficient industry technologies, embed best practice in project and environmental management and, with the design, delivery and operation of rail systems and their environs rooted in sustainability, we transform communities and the businesses that build them. This strategy generates economic benefits for our stakeholders and the urban areas in which our projects are located.