Melco International Development

Melco International Development Limited
新濠國際發展有限公司

Formerly called	The Macao Electric Lighting Company Limited
Type	Listed company
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	1910 (1910)
Headquarters	Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Area served	Hong Kong and Macau
Key people	Chairman: Mr. Lawrence Ho
Website	Melco International Development Limited

Melco International Development Limited (SEHK: 200), formerly The Macao Electric Lighting Company Limited, is one of the 100 oldest companies in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1910 and was among the first 100 companies established in Hong Kong. It was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1927.^[1] It engages in leisure, gambling and entertainment, technology, and property businesses in Hong Kong, Macau, and the Philippines.^[2]

The chairman of Melco is Lawrence Ho, the son of Dr. Stanley Ho, a Hong Kong and Macau billionaire.

In 2004, the company entered a joint venture with the Australian gaming company Crown Limited to establish Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (Melco Crown). In 2011, Melco Crown acquired a 60% interest in Studio City Macau, a large-scale integrated resort project on Cotai, Macau.^[3]^[4]

Holdings

Melco Crown Entertainment: A joint venture with Crown Resorts developing casino/hotel properties on the Cotai Strip in Macau, including City of Dreams (66%)^[5]

Crown Resorts

Crown	Crown Melbourne Crown Perth Crown Sydney CrownBet (67% stake) Aspinall's (50% stake) Betfair Australasia (50% stake) Gateway Casinos (50% stake) Crown Sri Lanka (45% stake)

Melco Crown Entertainment (34%)	Altira Macau City of Dreams Macau City of Dreams Manila Studio City Macau

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