Hong Kong United Dockyard (Chinese: 香港聯合船塢) or simply United Dockyard (聯合船塢) is a dockyard in Shek Wan, on the Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. HUD was formed in 1973 from the merger of Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock (1863) and Taikoo Dockyard (1902 or 1905). It is jointed owned by Hutchison Whampoa and Swire. The HUD facilities in Tsing Yi replaced the Whampoa Dockyard in Hung Hom Kowloon West and the Taikoo Dockyard in Quarry Bay Hong Kong Island.
Today HUD's main business is:
- salvage and towage
- shiprepair
- land based engineering projects
The company employs over 400 including subcontractors to perform repairs.
The named United was added when it was acquired in 1995.
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