Modern Terminals Limited (Modern Terminals or MTL), is the second largest

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operator in Hong Kong, just after Hongkong International Terminals Limited. It operates terminal 1, 2, 5 and 9 (South) in Kwai Tsing Container Terminals in Hong Kong, and also sets up

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in container terminals in

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and Taicang,

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. In 1990s, the major shareholder were the Wharf (Holdings), China Merchants Holdings (International), Swire Pacific. Swire Pacific sold all the shares of MTL to the Wharf (Holdings) and China Merchants Holdings (International) in 2003. It is now the subsidiary of Wharf (Holdings) and its shareholders are Wharf (Holdings), China Merchants Holdings (International) and Jebsen Group.

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