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| Company type | Public |
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| SEHK: 480 | |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Predecessor | Hong Kong Resort Company |
| Founded | May 25, 1973; 52 years ago (1973-05-25) inHong Kong |
| Founder | Dr.Cha Chi Ming |
| Headquarters | 23/F, China Merchants TowerShun Tak Centre, 168 Connaught Road, Central, |
| Website | http://www.hkri.com/ |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港興業國際集團有限公司 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港兴业国际集团有限公司 | ||||||||||
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HKR International Limited (Chinese:香港興業國際集團有限公司, abbreviated as HKRI), formerly known asHong Kong Resort International Limited, is a conglomerate headquartered inHong Kong. The company was founded by Cha Chi-ming, a textile industrialist from Shanghai and one of the pioneers of Hong Kong's industrial boom in the 1950-70s.
The head office is in theShun Tak Centre inCentral.[1]
HKR International is traced back toHong Kong Resort Company Limited (“Hong Kong Resort”) founded in 1973.[2] In 1977, the company acquired the rights to Discovery Bay development onLantau Island in an opaque and much criticized deal.[3] HKRI now manages Discovery Bay as a privately owned and operated town of 20,000 people.
HKRI is listed on theStock Exchange of Hong Kong, with a stock code 00480. The company has interests in real estate development and investment,property management, hotels and serviced apartments, healthcare services and other investments inHong Kong,Mainland China andother parts of Asia.[4]
Real estate development and investment is the core business of HKRI across Asia, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, Thailand and Japan.[4]Discovery Bay onLantau Island is its major project.[5] At present, there are over 8,000 households with a total population of about 20,000.[6]
Covering a site area of 650 hectares (6,500,000 square metres),Discovery Bay has undergone continuous development.[7] Facilities in the community include a golf course, a marina, a manmade beach, two clubhouses, two shopping centres, education options ranging from kindergarten to secondary schools, and a developed transportation system (including high-speed ferry and bus services and a privately built vehicle tunnel).[7]
HKRI's other projects in Hong Kong include Villa LUCCA inTai Po;[8] La Cresta in Kau To,Shatin;[9] 2GETHER in Wu On Street,Tuen Mun;[10]Coastal Skyline in Tung Chung;[11] andDiscovery Park in Tsuen Wan.[12] Over the years, a total GFA of more than 1.4 million square metres has been developed. HKRI acquired a residential building Wellgan Villa in Kowloon Tong in 2019.[13]
For commercial properties, HKRI holdsCDW Building inTsuen Wan which includes a commercial building and a shopping centre named 8½.[14] Other commercial properties are:DB Plaza[15] andDBN Plaza[16] in Discovery Bay, as well as West Gate Tower inCheung Sha Wan,[17] and United Daily News Centre inTo Kwa Wan.[18]
The development projects of HKRI located inShanghai,Zhejiang andTianjin.
In Shanghai, HKRI has partnered withSwire Properties to develop a project calledHKRI Taikoo Hui.[19] With aGFA of approximately 320,000 square metres, HKRI Taikoo Hui is a mixed-use complex comprising a retail centre, two Grade-A office towers, two hotels, one serviced apartment building,[20] a number of event venues and the “Cha House”, a revitalized historic building.[21]
HKRI Taikoo Hui locates inJing’an district in Shanghai.[22] Key anchor tenants include the first internationalStarbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in Asia[23] and the largestCitySuper supermarket in mainland China. There are over 40 dining outlets, offering various types of cuisine, including Shanghai Club, the premium brand under Jardin de Jade,[24] and Paris Blanc, a grill house managed by Paris Group.[25]
HKRI has other residential projects inZhejiang Province andShanghai. City One inJiaxing provides about 600 units, while the adjacent Riviera One, is composed of low- and high-rise apartment units. There are 3 other projects in Jiaxing, namely Mansion One, Creekside One and Starlight One.[26] Other projects include Oasis One and In One inHangzhou,[27] Zhejiang, and Elite House, located inChangning District, Shanghai.[28] HKRI also acquired a piece of land inShanghai in November 2021 for a low-density residential project.[29]
The Exchange is HKRI's investment property inTianjin. It has a total GFA of over 152,000 square metres, and comprises two Grade-A office towers, a service apartment tower, and a retail mall named Heping Joy City – Tianjin.[30]
The Sukhothai Residences is located in Bangkok'sCBD and provides 196 units.[31] On top of The Sukhothai Residences, HKRI acquired a piece of freehold land onWitthayu Road in 2010.[32] In December 2015, it further acquired 10 plots of land at Rama 3 Road by theChaophraya River.[33] HKRI acquired another three plots of land located at Ramintra Road, Khannayao District, Bangkok, in February 2018.[34]
HKRI holds a plot as land bank with a site area of approximately 60,700 square metres inNiseko,Hokkaido, in the vicinity ofNiseko Annupuri ski village.[35]
In Hong Kong, Auberge Discovery Bay Hong Kong opened in 2013. The hotel provides 325 guest rooms.[36]
Discovery Bay Recreation Club & Club Siena[37]
Discovery Bay Golf Club[38]
Lantau Yacht Club (LYC) is one of the four membership clubs in Discovery Bay, and the first new marina to open in Hong Kong in more than a decade. The new marina is open in 2020 and is accredited as a 5 Gold Anchor Marina by the Marina Industries Association.[39]
Discovery Bay Ice Rink[40] was opened in May 2021.
In Thailand,The Sukhothai Bangkok is located in the heart of city and is a member of theDesign Hotels.[41] It has 210 guest rooms and suites, 7 restaurants and 11 function rooms.[42]
In Shanghai,The Sukhothai Shanghai is HKRI's third hotel[43] and was open in April 2018.[44]
Mail HKR International Limited 23/F, China Merchants Tower Shun Tak Centre 168 Connaught Road Central Hong Kong-Traditional Chinese: "香港干諾道中168號 信德中心招商局大廈23樓",Simplified Chinese: "香港干诺道中168号 信德中心招商局大厦23楼"
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