Further, the company is involved in the development of residential and commercial projects, and provision of property leasing and management, and advertising services. In addition, it operates the Airport Express, a high-speed link that provides connections to Hong Kong International Airport and the city's exhibition and conference centre, AsiaWorld-Expo. The company is also involved in the provision of feeder services through a fleet of buses, cross-boundary railway service, intercity passenger services, and freight services and letting of advertising, retail, and car parking space at railway stations. Its rail based transportation system covers 218.2 kilometers and has 84 stations and 68 stops.
Headquartered in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, the company was founded in 1975.The company's rail network comprises nine railway lines serving Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories, as well as a light rail network that serves the local communities of Tuen Mun and Yuen Long in the New Territories. This company is engaged in the construction and operation of mass transit railway systems in Hong Kong and internationally.