British-American Tobacco Company (Hong Kong) Limited is a part of the British American Tobacco Group.
British American Tobacco's operations were established in Hong Kong in 1903 when the American Cigarette Company Limited was incorporated to serve as British American Tobacco's manufacturing arm in China.
In 1919, British-American Tobacco Company (China) Limited was incorporated in Hong Kong to oversee all British American Tobacco's Chinese operations. The Company was renamed in 1951 as British-American Tobacco Company (Hong Kong) Limited.
Since 1999, the primary activities in Hong Kong have been sales, marketing, and general corporate services. Approximately 100 full-time staff dedicated to the local business and distribution operations are employed at British American Tobacco Hong Kong.
In 2009, British American Tobacco Hong Kong had a market share of approximately 27.71%, based on Retail Audit conducted by The Nielson Company (Hong Kong) Limited.
