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Kingway Brewery Holdings Limited () is a leading
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maker in
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. It is a
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of government-owned
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, the biggest Hong Kong–based enterprise owned by the
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provincial government. The
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owns a 21% share in the company. It produces, distributes, and markets beer in more than 20
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under such labels as "Kingway", "Kingway Draft", and "Super Fresh Kingway". In February 2013, Kingway Brewery announced that the company had agreed to be taken over by China Resources Enterprise, Ltd in a deal worth $863.2 million.


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Beer and breweries in China Beer in China was the dominant alcoholic beverage through the Han dynasty, after which it was eclipsed by rice wine. Modern brewing appeared in the late 1800s, brought to China by Europeans who brewed pale lagers, such as Tsingtao. Both beer pro ...


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Kingway Brewery Holdings Limited
{{Authority control Companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Chinese companies established in 1990 Drink companies of China Breweries in China Manufacturing companies based in Shenzhen Government-owned companies of China Chinese beer brands Food and drink companies established in 1990 1990 in Shenzhen