Wilson Parking
Hong Kong-based car parking management company
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Wilson Parking (Chinese: 威信停車場) is a Hong Kong-based car parking management company. It first opened for business in Perth, Western Australia in 1962,[1] and currently operates in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and mainland China.[2]
British Hong Kong[contradictory]
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Native name | 威信停車場 |
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| Company type | Private subsidiary of Wilson Group |
| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 1983 British Hong Kong[contradictory] |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Services | Parking service, car beautification service, storage service |
| Parent | Wilson Group Sun Hung Kai Properties |
| Website | www |
| Wilson Parking | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 威信停車場 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 威信停车场 | ||||||||||
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In Hong Kong, Wilson Parking manages some 400 car parks with 103,000 bays.[3] Wilson Parking in Hong Kong and mainland China are wholly owned subsidiaries of Sun Hung Kai Properties.[4] Wilson Parking in Australia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wilson Group which is itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties. Sun Hung Kai Properties is run by the Kwok family, one of the richest families in Asia. Its previous managing director Thomas Kwok was convicted of corruption charges in 2014 and stepped down from leading the company at that time.
Its head office is in the World Trade Centre Hong Kong (世界貿易中心) in Causeway Bay.[5]
Company overview
Wilson Parking (Holdings) Limited (Chinese: 威信停車場管理(控股)有限公司) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wilson Group.[6] It was established in Hong Kong in 1983.[7] Wilson Parking was founded by Laurence "Laurie" Wilson, who was forced to sell the business in the early 1990s due to a stockmarket crash. Laurence Wilson was later convicted of stealing $200,000 from an investment company, for which he was sentenced to a fine of $40,000.[8][9] Wilson Group was acquired by Sun Hung Kai Properties in 1991. Parking schemes include Hourly, Day Park, Night Park, 12-hour Park, 24-hour Park, Max Park, Quarterly and also Reserved and Non-reserved monthly parking.[10]
Portfolio
The company covers full parking services[11] in Hong Kong:
- Government
- Quasi-government[12]
- Housing estates
- Hospitals
- Upscale residential developments
- Airport
- Shopping malls
- Commercial office towers
- Industrial buildings
- Colleges and universities
- Hotels
- Markets