Yang Mei yangmei_szdaily@163.com THE Conrad Hotels & Resorts, owned and operated by Hilton Worldwide and the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts under ownership of the Accor Group, together with the Yuluxe Hotel, Yu Residence and Ethos Hotel under the Shimao Star Hotels Group, officially signed contracts Nov. 20 for properties in the Shimao Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Port City. This is a mega business complex that is invested in by the Shimao Group and is located on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) island north of the Joint Inspection Building at Zhuhai Port in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. With an investment of nearly 15 billion yuan (US$2.28 billion), the mega complex covers a land area of 1.2 million square meters and integrates hotel accommodations, businesses, convention and exhibition halls and other business types. The investor believes that the super project will further facilitate regional economic development and cooperation. Founded in 1989, the Shanghai-based Shimao Group has an international investment portfolio in real estate, hotels, businesses, entertainment, property management, culture, finance, education, health and high technology. According to the investor, the Shimao Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Port City is a project of strategic significance for the Shimao Group in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and will be home to a hotel cluster with the largest number of hotels and guestrooms under the Shimao Group. It’s also the first time for the group to combine international hotel brands and Shimao’s own hotel brands in one project. From landmark luxury hotels in cities to high-end businesses and long-stay serviced apartments as well as lifestyle hotels exclusively for millennials, the ultra-luxury hotel group serves the “one-hour living circle” between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. | 