HKR International

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.

[2] In 1977, the company acquired the rights to Discovery Bay development on Lantau Island in an opaque and much criticized deal.

[4] Real estate development and investment is the core business of HKRI across Asia, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, Thailand and Japan.

[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 in Tai Po;[8] La Cresta in Kau To, Shatin;[9] 2GETHER in Wu On Street, Tuen Mun;[10] Coastal Skyline in Tung Chung;[11] and Discovery Park in Tsuen Wan.

[22] Key anchor tenants include the first international Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in Asia[23] and the largest CitySuper supermarket in mainland China.

[26] Other projects include Oasis One and In One in Hangzhou,[27] Zhejiang, and Elite House, located in Changning District, Shanghai.