Milestones

Dr Lee Shau Kee founds Henderson Land Development Company Limited.

Completion of blue-chip housing estate City One Shatin

Henderson Land takes the lead in developing City One Shatin, in collaboration with other local developers. This residential estate, completed in phases between 1981 and 1987, provides 10,642 units, making it the largest residential development project in Sha Tin to date.

Completion of Shatin Centre, the first housing estate to be built in the heart of Shatin

Listing of Henderson Land Development Company Limited in Hong Kong

Henderson Land Development Company Limited is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 0012), raising HK$1 billion.

Today, the company is one of Hong Kong’s leading developers, with operations in both Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland.

Intake begins for Sunshine City in Ma On Shan

Comprising five phases and a hefty 4,700 units, Sunshine City is the largest private housing estate developed by Henderson Land in the 1990s and the first large-scale private housing development in Ma On Shan.

Intake begins for Metro City in Tseung Kwan O

The project marks the first large-scale private housing development in Tseung Kwan O, comprising three phases with over 6,700 units.

Completion of One ifc and ifc mall

With 39 storeys, One ifc offers approximately 800,000 square feet of premium Grade-A office space and houses numerous world-leading financial institutions, One ifc is a symbol of Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre.

Completion of Two ifc

At 420 metres high and 88 storeys, Two ifc is one of the world’s tallest and most recognisable skyscrapers. The building is connected to the luxury Four Seasons hotel and ifc mall, a premium shopping destination featuring over 200 shops and restaurants.

The Group, together with its subsidiaries and associates, contributes HK$100 million for the construction of the Beijing Olympic National Aquatics Centre (also known as the Water Cube).

Henderson Land serves as a diamond partner for the East Asian Games

Completion of the Beijing World Financial Centre (wfc), a defining icon in the Beijing Central Business District

The project comprises two 22-storey Super Grade-A office towers. Designed by master architect Cesar Pelli, its “crystal jewel boxes” provide dazzling headquarters for global business and financial companies.

Setting a precedent for land donation

The Group donates a 100,000-square-foot piece of land in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun, to Pok Oi Hospital for the development of Hong Kong’s largest senior care home. This is followed in 2015 by another donation of a 63,000-square-foot piece of land in Yuen Long, for Po Leung Kuk to build the 27-storey Po Leung Kuk Lee Shau Kee Youth Oasis, a youth hostel.

Successful bid for a commercial site at 2 Murray Road, Central, for the development of a new landmark, The Henderson

The Group is awarded the tender for a commercial site at 2 Murray Road, Central for HK$23.28 billion – approximately HK$50,000 per square foot – setting a world record for the most valuable land plot.

Establishes the Henderson Land Commendation Scheme for Elite Athletes to promote sports development in Hong Kong

The Group loans a parcel of land in Kam Tin for the construction of Hong Kong’s largest transitional housing project, Pok Oi Kong Ha Wai Village

To support the HKSAR government’s policy of accelerating the provision of transitional housing, Henderson Land loans a parcel of land of approximately 428,000 square feet in Kong Ha Wai, Kam Tin, for a period of seven years for the construction of 2,000 modular housing units. This marks the largest transitional housing project in Hong Kong’s history.

Dr the Hon Lee Ka Kit and Dr Lee Ka Shing are appointed co-chairmen of Henderson Land Group.

The Group sets up the Henderson Development Anti-Epidemic Fund to support the community in combatting Covid-19

A series of relief measures and schemes is launched in Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and overseas, with donations of supplies and monetary support to the community approximately HK$150 million.

Henderson Land is awarded the tender to develop and manage Site 3 of Hong Kong’s New Central Harbourfront (Inland Lot No. 9088). The project, covering over 1.6 million square feet of gross floor area, is set to become Hong Kong’s most iconic world-class landmark.

The Group supports the construction of Pok Oi Kong Ha Wai Village in Yuen Long, Hong Kong’s largest transitional housing project, providing 1,998 units.

Lumina Guangzhou, a mixed-use development, is completed, offering about 1.17 million square feet of office, retail, entertainment, leisure and cultural facilities.

Official opening of The Henderson, a world-class landmark

The 190-metre-tall building, designed by world-renowned Zaha Hadid Architects, draws inspiration from the bauhinia, the City Flower of Hong Kong. With 36 floors of premium Grade-A office space, The Henderson counts numerous multinational corporations and international brands among its tenants.

Henderson Land sets a record for Central’s largest single office lease

Henderson Land enters into a landmark lease agreement with Jane Street, a quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider. As the first anchor tenant of the Group’s latest New Central Harbourfront flagship development, Jane Street will occupy over 223,000 square feet across six floors, leasing more than 70% of Phase 1’s premium office and ancillary space.

New Central Harbourfront Site 3 (Inland Lot No. 9088) is officially named Central Yards.

Henderson Land celebrates its 50th anniversary.