Milestones
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63
1963
Mr. Lo Ying Shek founded The Great Eagle Company, Limited.
72
1972
The Great Eagle Company, Limited was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
75
1975
The Group purchased lands diligently for industrial developments.
76
1976
The Group acquired a site in Tsim Sha Tsui East for a five-star hotel construction.
77
1977
The Group earned considerable profits from the strata-titled sale of completed industrial buildings.
The Group acquired a site in Kowloon City near Kai Tak Airport for an airport hotel development.
78
1978
The Group completed the construction of Watford Villa in The Peak and Villa Tahoe in Clearwater Bay.
The Group won the tender to develop Yau Tong Centre (formerly named as Yau Tong Sun Chuen) under the Home Ownership Scheme.
The Group acquired a site at Harbour Road, Wanchai for the development of Great Eagle Centre.
80
1980
The Group spun off Regal Hotels (Holdings) Limited for separate listing.
81
1981
The Group completed the construction of the massive luxury villa project The Riviera in Clearwater Bay.
83
1983
The Group completed the construction of Great Eagle Centre.
84
1984
Hong Kong property market crashed. The Group faced debt crisis. Thereafter, Ventris Place, Park Place and a portion of Great Eagle Centre were sold to repay debt.
The Group was forced to sell its shareholding in Regal Hotels (Holdings) Limited.
85
1985
The Group completed bank restructuring. Rights issue was done to recapitalize the Group.
The Group purchased luxury residential developments Regent On The Park on Kennedy Road from bank receivers, then further acquired Birchwood Place on MacDonnell Road and The Brentwood on Repulse Bay Road. These projects put the Group on the path to recovery.
The Group acquired a site in Repulse Bay and developed it into duplex apartments and luxury houses named Belleview Place.
86
1986
The Group developed the sites at Village Road, Happy Valley and Wanchai Gap Road as Eaton House (later renamed Eaton Residences).
In 1986-87, the Group acquired the entire block of Tower A, Tower B, and majority units of Tower C of the Tregunter Tower complex in Mid-Levels, Central. Later on, the remaining units of Tower C were also acquired. A new plan was derived to increase the height of Tower C to 66 stories, making it the tallest residential building in the world at that time.
87
1987
The Group acquired a site at Yau Ma Tei to develop Astor Plaza and Eaton Hotel.
The Group acquired London Theatre Building in Jordan and redeveloped it into London Plaza (now known as Chuang's London Plaza).
88
1988
The Group successfully sold the entire Tregunter complex with the new plan for Tower C for HK$1.8 billion. This put the Group in a strong cash rich position.
The Group redeveloped Valley Villa at Blue Pool Road as Eaton House (later renamed Eaton Residences).
89
1989
In February 1989, the Group entered into an agreement with Land Development Corporation (now known as Urban Renewal Authority) to jointly develop the Argyle Street/Shanghai Street (No. K2) redevelopment project in Mongkok (now Langham Place), with Land Development Corporation owning 50% profit sharing of the project.
The Group successfully bid for the site of Citibank Plaza (later renamed Three Garden Road) at a very low cost.
90
1990
The first Eaton Hotel opened.
92
1992
The Group completed the construction of Citibank Plaza (later renamed Three Garden Road).
94
1994
The Group acquired the 5-star hotel Hong Kong Renaissance Hotel (later renamed Great Eagle Hotel and Langham Hotel, Hong Kong in 1998 and 2003 respectively).
95
1995
Toptech Co. Limited, a subsidiary of the Group involved in trading of building and architectural products, extended its trading activities to certain major cities in China.
96
1996
The Group sold the Watford Villa for a record price of HK$20,000 per sq ft.
The Group completed the purchase of The Langham Hilton (later known as The Langham, London) in London and began to acquire luxury hotels around the world.
The Group acquired Delta Chelsea Inn (later renamed Chelsea Hotel, Toronto) in Toronto.
97
1997
The Group acquired Sheraton Towers Southgate Hotel (later renamed The Langham, Melbourne) in Melbourne.
The Group acquired Sheraton Auckland Hotel and Towers (later renamed Cordis, Auckland).
The Group acquired Hotel Le Meridien (later renamed The Langham, Boston) in Boston.
99
1999
After 10 years of land resumption for the redevelopment of the site in Mongkok, the entire site was cleared for the commencement of foundation works.
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01
2001
The Group acquired 50% interest of Langham Place from Land Development Corporation.
03
2003
Great Eagle Hotels International changed its name to Langham Hotels International and started hotel management business.
04
2004
The Group completed the construction of Langham Place.
06
2006
The Group spun off Champion REIT for separate listing.
08
2008
The Group acquired Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel and Spa in Pasadena, California (later renamed The Langham Huntington, Pasadena).
10
2010
The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi opened.
12
2012
The Group acquired The Observatory Hotel in Sydney and rebranded it as The Langham, Sydney.
13
2013
The Group spun off Langham Hospitality Investments for separate listing.
The Langham, Chicago opened.
The Group acquired hotel in New York and rebranded as Langham Place, Fifth Avenue, New York (later renamed The Langham, Fifth Avenue, New York).
14
2014
The Group acquired a site at Pak Shek Kok, Tai Po for residential development.
15
2015
Langham Hospitality Group launched Cordis Hotels and Resorts brand with its first flagship in Hong Kong.
17
2017
Cordis, Shanghai, Hongqiao opened.
18
2018
Eaton DC opened.
19
2019
ONTOLO in Pak Shek Kok, Tai Po was put up for sale.
21
2021
The Group signed a novation agreement where Great Eagle and MTR Corporation Limited join hands in development for the Ho Man Tin Station Package One Property Development project.
22
2022
Langham Hospitality Group launched Ying'nFlo, a hotel brand which focuses on Millennials and Generation Z. With its first hotel Ying'nFlo, Wanchai, Hong Kong (formerly Eaton Residences, Wan Chai Gap Road) opened, there are plans to expand in Hong Kong and the Mainland.
23
2023
Ying'nFlo, Wesley Admiralty, Hong Kong, the second Ying’nFlo hotel, opened.
The Group celebrated its 60th anniversary.