Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
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Native name | 香港上海大酒店有限公司 |
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| SEHK: 45 | |
| Industry | Hotels, Real estate, Tourism |
| Founded | March 2, 1866 in Hong Kong[1] HKCR No. 0000003[1] |
| Founder | Douglas Lapraik, Charles Henri Maurice Bosman, Emanuel Raphael Belilios, Gustav von Overbeck |
| Headquarters | Central, |
Area served | Asia, Europe, North America |
Key people | Michael Kadoorie |
| Brands | The Peninsula Hotels |
| Owner | Kadoorie family |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese | 香港上海大酒店有限公司 | ||||||||||
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Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited (HSH) is the holding company of a hotel group. It is engaged in the ownership, development and management of The Peninsula Hotels; commercial and residential properties in Asia, the United States and Europe; and the provision of tourism and leisure, club management and other services. Michael Kadoorie owns 47% of the shares of HSH.[2][3]
History
[edit]The company was incorporated in 1866 as The Hongkong Hotel Company Limited, owner of the Hong Kong Hotel (opened in 1868). The company owned by the Kadoorie family in the 1890s, it merged with the Shanghai Hotel in 1922 and used the current name of Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotel in the following year. It was one of the first companies in Hong Kong to be listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. In 2007, the Hong Kong Heritage Project was set up to archive historical materials from HSH, CLP Holdings and the Kadoorie family. The publicly accessible archive provides audio, visual and documentary evidence of HSH's activities through the 19th and 20th centuries.
Ownership
[edit]The major shareholders in HSH are members of the Kadoorie family.[4] The Kadoorie family have been chairmen since 1937, when Elly Kadoorie was first appointed to the post. List of chairmen:
- Elly Kadoorie (1937–1942)
- Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie (1945–1950)
- Horace Kadoorie (1950–1985)
- Michael Kadoorie (1985–current)
Hotels
[edit]Current
[edit]Asia
- The Peninsula Hong Kong - 1928
- The Peninsula Manila - 1976
- The Peninsula Beijing - 1989
- The Peninsula Bangkok - 1998
- The Peninsula Tokyo - 2007
- The Peninsula Shanghai - 2009
North America
- The Peninsula New York - 1988
- The Peninsula Beverly Hills - 1991
- The Peninsula Chicago - 2001
Europe
- The Peninsula Paris - 2014
- The Peninsula London - 2023
- The Peninsula Istanbul - 2023
Former
[edit]- Hong Kong Hotel - Hong Kong
- The Palace Hotel - Shanghai
- Astor House Hotel - Shanghai
Other properties
[edit]- Peak Tower, Hong Kong[5]
- Peak Tram, Hong Kong[5]
- The Repulse Bay, Hong Kong[5]
- St. John's Building, Hong Kong
- Quail Lodge Golf Club, Carmel, California
References
[edit]- ^ a b Webb, David (2019). "HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED (THE) 香港上海大酒店有限公司: Main Board". webb-site.com. David Webb. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index - Michael Kadoorie". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Get to know our leaders". clpgroup. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Major Shareholders". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ a b c "Corporate profile". Archived from the original on 2005-12-14. Retrieved 2011-01-30.