Paul Y. Engineering
{{short description|Hong Kong construction company}}
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| industry = Construction
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1946}} in Shanghai
| founder = Paul Y. Tso
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| hq_location_city = Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
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Paul Y. Engineering ({{zh|保華建業集團}}) is a Hong Kong construction and civil engineering company.
History
The company was founded by Paul Yung Tso (1904 – 1978), after whom the company was named, in Shanghai in 1946.{{cite web|title=Company Profile|url=http://www.pyengineering.com/en-us/about-us/profile|publisher=Paul Y. Engineering|accessdate=23 May 2018}}{{cite news|title=Construction taipan buried|work=South China Morning Post|date=9 July 1978|page=10}} It moved to Hong Kong in 1949 due to the Chinese Communist Revolution.{{cite web|title=Milestones|url=http://www.pyengineering.com/en-us/histories/index|publisher=Paul Y. Engineering|accessdate=23 May 2018}} It was incorporated in Hong Kong as a private limited company on 27 May 1960.{{cite news|title=Contractor's 25 years of progress|work=South China Morning Post|date=10 February 1970}}
A Singapore office was established in 1953. The company built the Merdeka Bridge, opened 1956.{{cite news|title=Enterprise|work=South China Morning Post|date=28 January 1955|page=10}}
In 1970, Paul Y. went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Paul Y. Holdings was acquired by International Tak Cheung Holdings in 1991.{{cite news|title=ITC sees Paul Y as expansion vehicle|work=South China Morning Post|date=18 October 1991}} The name of the company was changed to Paul Y. – ITC Construction. The name of the company was changed to Paul Y. Engineering Group in 2005.
In 2011, Paul Y. Incorporated in Singapore as Paul Y. Construction & Engineering Pte. Ltd, and started embarking on Condominium and Hotel Building Projects.
Notable projects
- Merdeka Bridge, Singapore (1956)
- Former Chartered Bank Headquarters, Central, Hong Kong (1959){{cite news|title=Chartered Bank: Foundation Stone of new building laid by H.E. The Governor|work=South China Morning Post|date=17 May 1957}}
- Lai Chi Kok Bridge, Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong (1968)
- Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Hong Kong (1972)
- Kai Tak Airport runway extension (1974){{cite news|title=Govt signs contract for the runway extension project|work=South China Morning Post|date=6 July 1972|page=18}}
- Central–Mid-Levels escalator, Central, Hong Kong (1993)
- Ting Kau Bridge, New Territories, Hong Kong (1998)
- Cheung Kong Centre, Central, Hong Kong (1999) – with Downer Group
- Tung Chung East Station, Hong Kong (2029) – with CRCC{{Cite web |title=MTR new capital works projects, Hong Kong |url=https://www.neccontract.com/projects/mtr-new-capital-works-projects-hong-kong |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=www.neccontract.com}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.pyengineering.com/}}
Category:1946 establishments in China
Category:Construction and civil engineering companies of Hong Kong