CORPORATE PROFILE

About NWS Holdings

NWS Holdings Limited (“NWS Holdings” or the “Group”, stock code: 659) is the and service flagship of Company Limited (Hong Kong stock code: 17). Listed on the , NWS Holdings has built up a diversified business portfolio across Hong Kong, Mainland and . Infrastructure As one of the major infrastructure investors in , NWS Holdings has established a strong foundation with 62 projects in the four segments of Roads, Energy, Water as well as Ports & Logistics.

Roads Water NWS Holdings operates 20 road and related NWS Holdings has invested in the vast water markets of Mainland China projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China’s and Macau via its joint venture company, Sino-French Holdings (Hong Kong) strategic locations, for example, Guangdong and Limited for over 20 years. The Group operates 25 water treatment and waste Tianjin, covering approximately 578 km in length. treatment projects etc, treating up to 6.62 million cubic metres of water and waste water per day, 540 tonnes of sludge per day and 60,000 tonnes of waste per year. Also, the Group holds stake in a 61-hectare landfill in Hong Kong.

Energy Ports & Logistics The Energy portfolio comprises five power plants NWS Holdings has seven port projects in the major coastal cities of Mainland in Guangdong, Sichuan and Macau with a total China such as Xiamen and Tianjin, with a container handling capacity of installed capacity of approximately 3,742 MW 7.1 million TEUs per year. Through its joint venture company, China United and a coal distributor company in Guangdong International Rail Containers Co., Limited, the Group develops 18 important rail container terminals across Mainland China. ATL Logistics Centre, operating coal handling pier with annual capacity operated by the Group in Kwai Chung, also provides world-class logistics of seven million tonnes. services for local and overseas clients.

2 NWS HOLDINGS LIMITED NWS Holdings’ Infrastructure portfolio encompasses Roads, Energy, Water as well as Ports & Logistics projects, while its Services division comprises Facilities Management, Contracting & Transport and Financial Services. With a 42,000-strong workforce, NWS Holdings is committed to striving for excellence in its two dynamic core businesses. Services NWS Holdings offers an all-inclusive range of top quality services in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macau, leveraging its expertise to capture the tremendous business opportunities across the regions.

Facilities Management NWS Holdings’ Facilities Management segment includes the management of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Free Duty and facility services such as property management, security and guarding, cleaning and laundry.

Contracting & Transport Financial Services The Group offers one-stop professional construction, electrical With ample experience in financial services, NWS Holdings and mechanical engineering services for many leading clients provides full expertise from corporate finance, asset and developers in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macau. By management, brokerage service, risk and insurance jointly operating with Enterprises Limited, NWS management consultancy, to corporate administration and Holdings also provides bus and ferry transport services across business support for corporate clients, institutional and the region. individual investors.

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