The company was incepted in January 1997 and was the first PCS operator to launch such services in Hong Kong.

[6][7] In December 2008, it was renamed to China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited but kept its brand name "Peoples".

In December 2012, China Mobile Hong Kong launched the world's first network TD-LTE/LTE FDD fusion (4G) for roaming.

[9][10] As of June 2017, CMHK has 8.274 million subscribers, making them the largest mobile network operator in Hong Kong.

In 2017, CMHK launched their home broadband services with 3 plans of internet speed selection.