MTR Corporation

MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation
Traditional Chinese	香港鐵路有限公司
Simplified Chinese	香港铁路有限公司
Literal meaning	Hong Kong Railway Corporation Limited
Yale Romanization
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hēung góng tit louh yáuh haahn gūng sī
Jyutping	Hoeng1 gong2 tit3 lou6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1

MTR Corporation Limited
	Headquarters in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
Formerly	Mass Transit Railway Corporation (1972–2000)
Company type	Public; Government-owned corporation
Traded as	SEHK: 66; Hang Seng Index component;
Industry	Public transport; Real estate;
Founded	22 September 1972
Headquarters	33 Wai Yip Street, Kowloon Bay, New Kowloon, Hong Kong
Area served	Worldwide, including: Hong Kong; Australia Melbourne, Victoria; Sydney, NSW; ; Mainland China: Shenzhen, Guangdong; Beijing; Hangzhou, Zhejiang; ; Macau; Sweden Stockholm; ; United Kingdom South Western Railway; Elizabeth Line; London, England; ;
Key people	Rex Auyeung (chairman); Jacob Kam (CEO);
Revenue	HK$55.4 billion (December 2017)
Net income	HK$10.5 billion (December 2017)
Total assets	HK$263.768 billion (December 2017)
Owner	Hong Kong Government 75.09%; Others 24.91%;
Number of employees	28,053 (June 2017)
Website	mtr.com.hk

MTR Corporation Limited is a majority government-owned public transport operator and property developer in Hong Kong which operates the Mass Transit Railway, the most popular public transport network in Hong Kong. It is listed on the Hong Kong Exchange and is a component of the Hang Seng Index. The MTR additionally invests in railways across different parts of the world, including franchised contracts to operate rapid transit systems in London, Stockholm, Beijing, Hangzhou, Taipa, Shenzhen, Sydney, and a suburban rail system in Melbourne.