Sunday Communications Limited (branded as SUNDAY Communications) is a
Cayman Islands incorporated holding company, but headquartered and listed in
Hong Kong S.A.R., China. It is the parent company of a
mobile network operator of Hong Kong,
Mandarin Communications (do business as SUNDAY).
History
Sunday Communications Limited, was registered in Hong Kong as a foreign company in 2000;
[ it was a listed company on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since March 2000.][ The group, via a subsidiary, Hong Kong incorporated Mandarin Communications (trading as SUNDAY), was a mobile network operator of Hong Kong; Mandarin Communications itself, was incorporated in 1994][Data in Hong Kong Companies Registry] and launched operations in 1997.GSM
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, 3G, fixed line
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, and IDD
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services.
The majority stake of Sunday Communications was acquired by PCCW
PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is a Hong Kong-based information and communications technology (ICT) company.
The company is the majority owner of telecommunications company HKT Limited, and also holds a m ...
, via a SPV, PCCW Mobile Holding No.2 Limited in 2005, from Distacom Communications, USI Holdings and other minority shareholders,[ Sunday Communications sold Mandarin Communications and other businesses to PCCW as an intra-group transaction for HK$1.9435 ]billion
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and was delisted
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in 2006. Mandarin Communications, was then renamed to PCCW Mobile HK
PCCW Mobile HK Limited previously known as Mandarin Communications Limited, was a subsidiary of PCCW (via Hong Kong Telecom, HKT) involving mobile network operator of 2G and 3G in Hong Kong. It was previously owned by a Caymans-incorporated Hon ...
in 2007;[ Sunday Communications, as a subsidiary of PCCW, was dissolved in 2007.][
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See also
* Sun Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator which was launched by HKT (a PCCW subsidiary) and Telecom Digital
* Craig Ehrlich, former Managing Director
References
External links
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Offshore companies of the Cayman Islands
Defunct companies of Hong Kong
Defunct companies of British Overseas Territories
Holding companies of Hong Kong
Mobile phone companies of Hong Kong
Companies formerly listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq
Companies established in 1999
1999 establishments in British Overseas Territories
2000 establishments in Hong Kong
Companies disestablished in 2007
2007 disestablishments in Hong Kong
2007 disestablishments in British Overseas Territories
Pacific Century Group