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John Swire

Photograph at the John Swire blue plaque

Swire Group (Chinese: 太古集團) is a diversified global conglomerate whose privately owned parent company is John Swire & Sons Limited. The group holds controlling interests in businesses operating in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Papua New Guinea, East and West Africa, and Southeast Asia. Its core businesses are primarily focused on Asia, with major operations in Hong Kong and Mainland China. These activities are largely held through the publicly listed Swire Pacific Limited, which is the largest shareholder of Swire Properties and Cathay Pacific. Swire Pacific is included in the Forbes Global 2000. Taikoo (太古) is the Chinese brand name of Swire and is used by businesses such as Taikoo Shing, Taikoo Li, Taikoo Hui and Taikoo Sugar.

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