Brief History

Hock Seng Lee Berhad (HSL)'s origins date back to the mid-1960s when the three eldest brothers of the Yii family established what was principally a sand dredging and land fill operation. 

The company was named after the first timber dredging vessel, Hock Seng Lee which the brothers, Yii Chi Hau, Yu Chee Lieng and the late Yu Jih Tung purchased to start their partnership. Hock Seng Lee sounds like "good business" in the local Hokkien dialect and indeed it was.

Hock Seng Lee Development Company Sendirian Berhad, as the company was first known, grew rapidly and was incorporated in January 1979.  

Over the last twenty years, HSL has taken on land reclamation projects of increasing size and complexity acquiring complementary expertise in soil improvement works, shore protection, drainage and water reticulation activities. At the same time it has diversified into a wide range of civil engineering and construction works, including prestigious road works and new township developments. 

On 10 June 1996, HSL was listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia on the construction counter. 

HSL presently owns one of the most extensive fleets of specialised marine equipment in Malaysia and is involved in mass reclamation projects which are among the largest ever undertaken world wide. 

Today, HSL some over 700 full time staff, thirty per cent of whom hold tertiary or technical qualifications. Its headquarters in Kuching boasts an electronic office environment with an advanced computer network, fully computerised accounting and a wide range of customised computer software to support tendering, job costing and project management.