China Energine

China Energine International (Holdings) Limited, or China Energine, is a Hong Kong–based and Cayman Islands-incorporated holding company. The controlling shareholder was Chinese state-owned mega-conglomerate China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The company was formerly known as CASIL Telecommunications Holdings Limited; CASIL was an acronym of China Aerospace International Holdings Limited, a listed subsidiary of CASC.

China Energine International (Holdings) Limited

Native name	中國航天萬源
Formerly	CASIL Telecommunications Holdings Limited
Company type	Public
Traded as	SEHK: 1185
Industry	Energy
Headquarters	Hong Kong
Products	Wind power plant
Services	Electricity supply
Owner	Chinese Government (via CASC) (60.64%)
Parent	Astrotech Group (direct) CALT (intermediate) CASC (intermediate) The SASAC (intermediate) The State Council (ultimate)
Subsidiaries	Castel
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	中國航天萬源國際（集團）有限公司
Simplified Chinese	中国航天万源国际（集团）有限公司
Literal meaning	China Aerospace Ten Thousand Source International (Group) Co., Ltd.
Transcriptions
China Energine
Traditional Chinese	中國航天萬源
Simplified Chinese	中国航天万源
Literal meaning	China Aerospace Ten Thousand Source
Transcriptions
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	萬源國際
Simplified Chinese	万源国际
Literal meaning	Ten Thousand Source International
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wànyuán Guójì
CASIL Telecommunications Holdings Limited
Traditional Chinese	航天科技通訊有限公司
Simplified Chinese	航天科技通讯有限公司
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hángtiān kējì tōngxùn yǒuxiàn gōngsī
Website	energine.hk

Both China Energine and CASIL were red chip companies.^[1] China Energine became a listed company on 11 August 1997.^[1] On 30 June 2016, it had a market capitalization of HK$2.752 billion.^[1]

China Energine engages in wind power and telecommunication equipment manufacturing business.^[2]

History

CASIL Telecommunications Holdings Limited (Chinese: 航天科技通訊有限公司, "CASIL Telecom" or "Castel" in short) was spin-off from China Aerospace International Holdings Limited (CASIL) in 1997. CASIL was a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). As of 31 December 2007^[update], CASC, via China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and its BVI subsidiary, "Astrotech Group Limited", owned 73.10% shares of the listed company.^[3] In 2008, the wind power business was injected to the listed company, as well as renaming the company to China Energine International (Holdings) Limited. The brand Castel was retained by the Hong Kong-incorporated subsidiary "China Aerospace Telecommunications Limited" (Chinese: 中國航天科技通信有限公司).

The company had caused a controversy by not removing Au-yeung Keung as the company secretary (a position in a listed company that was regulated) in 2016, despite his accountancy registration has been suspended for three years in 2016.^[4]

Name

The English name, Energine, was a phase that combined energy and engine; the Chinese name (Chinese: 萬源), combined the Chinese character for 10,000 (Chinese: 萬) and [energy] source (Chinese: 源).

The slogan of the company was "from engine to new energy".^[5]

Shareholders

As of 31 December 2016^[update], China Energine major shareholder was Astrotech Group Limited for 60.64%, which was a subsidiary of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. As the company was incorporated outside mainland China but controlled by the Chinese Government, the company is a red chip company.^[1]

See also

• APT Satellite Holdings, sister company in Hong Kong
• China Aerospace International Holdings, sister company in Hong Kong