Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
holding company
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH) is a Hong Kong-based 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.
History
The company was incorporated in 1866 as The Hongkong Hotel Company Limited, owner of the Hongkong Hotel (opened in 1868). The company was bought by the Kadoorie family in the 1890s, it merged with the Shanghai Hotel in 1922 and used the current name of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels 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 part of the Kadoorie family. Members of this 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
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