| Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited | |
| Native Name: | 香港上海大酒店有限公司 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-HK |
| Traded As: | HKEX: |
| Industry: | Hotels, Real estate, Tourism |
| Fate: | Active |
| Predecessors: | --> |
| Successors: | --> |
| Founded: | in Hong Kong[1] HKCR No. 0000003 |
| Founder: | Douglas Lapraik, Charles Henri Maurice Bosman, Emanuel Raphael Belilios, Gustav von Overbeck |
| Hq Location: | Central |
| Hq Location City: | Hong Kong |
| Area Served: | Asia, Europe, North America |
| Key People: | Michael Kadoorie |
| Brands: | The Peninsula Hotels |
| Owner: | Kadoorie family |
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]
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.
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:
Asia
North America
Europe