HKR International Limited
(
Chinese
:
香港興業國際集團有限公司
, abbreviated as HKRI) is a conglomerate headquartered in
Hong 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 the
Shun Tak Centre
in
Central
.
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History
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HKR International is traced back to
Hong Kong Resort Company Limited
(“Hong Kong Resort”) founded in 1973.
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In 1977, the company acquired the rights to Discovery Bay development on
Lantau Island
in an opaque and much criticized deal.
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HKRI now manages Discovery Bay as a privately owned and operated town of 20,000 people.
HKRI is listed on the
Stock 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 in
Hong Kong
,
Mainland China
and
other parts of Asia
.
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Major development
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Real estate development and investment
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Real estate development and investment is the core business of HKRI across Asia, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, Thailand and Japan.
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Discovery Bay
on
Lantau Island
is its major project.
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At present, there are over 8,000 households with a total population of about 20,000.
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Hong Kong
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Covering a site area of 650 hectares (6,500,000 square metres),
Discovery Bay
has undergone continuous development.
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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).
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HKRI's other projects in Hong Kong include Villa LUCCA in
Tai Po
;
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La Cresta in Kau To,
Shatin
;
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2GETHER in Wu On Street,
Tuen Mun
;
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Coastal Skyline
in Tung Chung;
[11]
and
Discovery Park
in Tsuen Wan.
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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.
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For commercial properties, HKRI holds
CDW Building
in
Tsuen Wan
which includes a commercial building and a shopping centre named 8½.
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Other commercial properties are:
DB Plaza
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and
DBN Plaza
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in Discovery Bay, as well as West Gate Tower in
Cheung Sha Wan
,
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and United Daily News Centre in
To Kwa Wan
.
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Mainland China
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The development projects of HKRI located in
Shanghai
,
Zhejiang
and
Tianjin
.
In Shanghai, HKRI has partnered with
Swire Properties
to develop a project called
HKRI Taikoo Hui
.
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With a GFA 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,
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a number of event venues and the “
Cha House
”, a revitalized historic building.
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HKRI Taikoo Hui
locates in
Jing’an district
in Shanghai.
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Key anchor tenants include the first international
Starbucks Reserve
Roastery and Tasting Room in Asia
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and the largest
CitySuper
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,
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and Paris Blanc, a grill house managed by Paris Group.
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HKRI has other residential projects in
Zhejiang Province
and
Shanghai
. City One in
Jiaxing
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.
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Other projects include Oasis One and In One in
Hangzhou
,
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Zhejiang, and Elite House, located in
Changning District
, Shanghai.
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HKRI also acquired a piece of land in
Shanghai
in November 2021 for a low-density residential project.
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The Exchange is HKRI's investment property in
Tianjin
. 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.
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Thailand
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The Sukhothai Residences is located in Bangkok's
CBD
and provides 196 units.
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On top of The Sukhothai Residences, HKRI acquired a piece of freehold land on
Wireless Road
in 2010.
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In December 2015, it further acquired 10 plots of land at Rama 3 Road by the
Chaophraya River
.
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HKRI acquired another three plots of land located at Ramintra Road, Khannayao District, Bangkok, in February 2018.
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Japan
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HKRI holds a plot as land bank with a site area of approximately 60,700 square metres in
Niseko
,
Hokkaido
, in the vicinity of
Niseko Annupuri ski village
.
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Hospitality
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Hong Kong
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In Hong Kong, Auberge Discovery Bay Hong Kong opened in 2013. The hotel provides 325 guest rooms.
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Discovery Bay Recreation Club & Club Siena
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Discovery Bay Golf Club
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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.
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Discovery Bay Ice Rink
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was opened in May 2021.
Thailand
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In Thailand,
The Sukhothai Bangkok
is located in the heart of city and is a member of the
Design Hotels
.
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It has 210 guest rooms and suites, 7 restaurants and 11 function rooms.
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Shanghai
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In Shanghai,
The Sukhothai Shanghai
is HKRI's third hotel
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and was open in April 2018.
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