Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels

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.

Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited
Native name
香港上海大酒店有限公司
SEHK: 45
IndustryHotels, Real estate, Tourism
FoundedMarch 2, 1866; 159 years ago (1866-03-02) in Hong Kong
HKCR No. 0000003
FounderDouglas Lapraik, Charles Henri Maurice Bosman, Emanuel Raphael Belilios, Gustav von Overbeck
HeadquartersCentral,
Area served
Asia, Europe, North America
Key people
Michael Kadoorie
BrandsThe Peninsula Hotels
OwnerKadoorie family
Websitewww.hshgroup.com
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH)
Chinese香港上海大酒店有限公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Shànghǎi Dàjiǔdiàn Yǒuxiàngōngsī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 soeng6 hoi2 daai6 zau2 dim3 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1

History

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

The major shareholders in HSH are members of the Kadoorie family. 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

Current

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

  • Hongkong Hotel - Hong Kong
  • The Palace Hotel - Shanghai
  • Astor House Hotel - Shanghai

Other properties

  • Peak Tower, Hong Kong
  • Peak Tram, Hong Kong
  • The Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
  • St. John's Building, Hong Kong
  • Quail Lodge Golf Club, Carmel, California

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