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COMPANY PROFILE

Niccolo, Chongqing, China

Hotels, officially opened crowning the top to debut in Hong Kong towards the end
10 floors of the new 62-floor Chongqing of 2017. Hotels in Changsha and Suzhou
IFS Tower 1. The hotel owns 252 luxurious are planned to open from 2018 onwards,
guestrooms including 21 suites. As the citys bringing the brand's portfolio from one to
highest sky hotel, guests enjoy unrivalled five hotels within four years.
vistas of Chongqings spectacular landscape
and merging mountains, skyline and the About The Wharf (Holdings) Limited
dramatic confluence of the Yangtze and Founded in 1886, The Wharf (Holdings)
Jialing rivers. Limited (Stock code: 4) is a listed subsidiary
The first Niccolo Hotel opened in of Wheelock and Company Limited. Wharf
Chengdu in 2015, it has fast become the is a premier company with HK$438.5 billion
hotel group's success story. Following of total assets at the end of June 2017. The
Chongqing's opening, the brand's another Investment Properties (IP) portfolio in Hong
new flagship hotel, The Murray, is scheduled Kong and China continues to grow over the
years and has been a key growth driver for
the Group. The book value of the IP portfolio
stood at HK$324.4 billion, comprising 66%
of the Groups core profit. Wharf is active in

Niccolo, Chengdu, China

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