HKR International Limited (, 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. History HKR International is traced back to Hong Kong Resort Company Limited (“Hong Kong Resort”) founded in 1973. In 1977, the company acquired the rights to Discovery Bay development on Lantau Island in an opaque and much criticized deal. HKRI now manages Discovery Bay as a privately owned and operated town of 20,000 people. HKRI is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, with a stock code 00480. The company has interests in real estate development and investment, property management, hotels and serviced apartments, healthcare services and other investments in Hong Kong, Mainland China and other parts of Asia. Major development Real estate development and investment Real estate development and investment is the core business of HKRI across Asia, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, Thailand and Japan. Discovery Bay on Lantau Island is its major project. At present, there are over 8,000 households with a total population of about 20,000. Hong Kong Covering a site area of 650 hectares (6,500,000 square metres), Discovery Bay has undergone continuous development. 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). HKRI's other projects in Hong Kong include Villa LUCCA in Tai Po; La Cresta in Kau To, Shatin; 2GETHER in Wu On Street, Tuen Mun; Coastal Skyline in Tung Chung; and Discovery Park in Tsuen Wan. Over the years, a total GFA of more than 1.4 million square metres has been developed. HKRI acquired a residential building Wellgan Villa in Kowloon Tong in 2019. For commercial properties, HKRI holds CDW Building in Tsuen Wan which includes a commercial building and a shopping centre named 8½. Other commercial properties are: DB Plaza and DBN Plaza in Discovery Bay, as well as West Gate Tower in Cheung Sha Wan, and United Daily News Centre in To Kwa Wan. Mainland China The development projects of HKRI located in Shanghai, Zhejiang and Tianjin. In Shanghai, HKRI has partnered with Swire Properties to develop a project called HKRI Taikoo Hui. With a GFA of