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CITIC Pacific’s ‘KADOORIA’: Where Legacies Converge
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ITIC Pacific is not only making history, the corporation is converging its legacy with a Hong Kong lifestyle legacy in the announcement of ‘KADOORIA’, a property development that is a rare masterpiece that continues the art of fine living. Hong Kong Business recently interviewed Ms. Cindy Kwan, Director of CITIC Pacific Property Agents Limited, after their 11 November 2015 project naming ceremony press conference. CITIC Pacific is a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Ltd. (SEHK:267), China’s largest conglomerate with a legacy of successful growth and excellence in financial services, resources and energy, manufacturing, engineering contracting and real estate in China and overseas. Last December 11, the company has been awarded at CAPITAL Magazine’s Outstanding Developer Awards 2015 in the Rare Low Density Luxury Apartment category. What does the name ‘KADOORIA’ symbolize? ‘KADOORIA’ is a convergence of ‘Kadoorie’ and ‘Aria’. Kadoorie Hill has long been the secluded luxury residential area to those who have contributed to the historic growth of Hong Kong, leaders of companies such as CLP, GEC, Jardine Matheson, Gilman, Deacon’s, PanAm, BOAC, HAECO, and HK & Whampoa Dock Co. Since the 1980’s the area has also been home to some of Hong Kong’s leading industrialists, media celebrities and
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creatives. Much as an aria in classical opera marks the climax of a dramatic composition, KADOORIA marks the crescendo of an exclusive luxury lifestyle in the heart of Kowloon. Wasn’t Kadoorie Hill a barren hillside in the 1930’s? Yes, we have researched the history of development of Kadoorie Hill. It began in 1931 when Hong Kong Engineering& Construction Co., purchased the bare hillside. Kadoorie Hill is named after the family that controlled the purchasing company. Saplings of eucalyptus, cinnamon trees, flame-of-the-forest, seeds of horse-tail, and other pines were subsequently planted on the slopes of the hills and on both sides of the roads running through the area creating what is today one of Hong Kong’s most unique living environments, featured with lush green and mature trees. KADOORIA boasts a tranquil sanctuary-like location that can only be found in this urban oasis in the heart of Kowloon. Can you tell us more about KADOORIA? Located at No. 111 to 133 Kadoorie Avenue, the project is an exclusive collection of 77 two to four bedroom apartments set in the tranquil surroundings of Kadoorie Hill. Each unit is designed to offer the privacy in urban living with spacious interiors that traditionally characterizes the legacy