Sea Holdings
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| Type | Listed | ||||
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| SEHK: 251 | |||||
| Industry | Property | ||||
| Founded | 1956 | ||||
| Founder | Lu Chu-mang | ||||
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| Chinese name | |||||
| Traditional Chinese | 爪哇企業有限公司 | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | 爪哇企业有限公司 | ||||
| Literal meaning | Java enterprise, limited company | ||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||
| Traditional Chinese | 爪哇集團 | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | 爪哇集团 | ||||
| Literal meaning | Java group | ||||
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| Nickname | |||||
| Traditional Chinese | 爪哇控股 | ||||
| Literal meaning | Java holding | ||||
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| Website | www | ||||
S E A Group, (SEA Holdings Limited; HKEX: 0251), is a Hong Kong based property developer founded in 1956.
Several of its subsidiaries have been listed in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. It was once the largest commercial landlord in Australasia. Notable deals include the sale of 108 Gloucester Road in Wan Chai (formerly Dah Sing Financial Centre) to China Everbright Group for approximately HK$10 billion in 2016, and participation in the consortium that acquired the Grand Victoria site in West Kowloon for approximately HK$17.28 billion.[1][2]
Core business
The Group’s business includes primarily property development, management, and hotel operations.
Existing & past development
The Group has invested and developed over 200 residential, commercial and industrial projects in China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Indonesia and other countries. Notable projects include:
| Location | Type | Development |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | Residential (Ard 50 projects) | Proposed Waterfront Residential Development at NKIL 6549, West Kowloon^, No.1 Shouson Hill Road East^
Hilltop Villa, 59 Mount Kellett, 44 Stubbs Road, Amber Garden, Greenville Gardens, Gardenview Heights, Wiltshire Villa, Lu's Garden, Moonbeam Terrace, Royal Green, The Morrison and The Forest Hills, etc. |
| Office | Wan Chai:108 Gloucester Road (Now known as Everbright Centre), 80 Gloucester Road, China Underwriters Centre (Now known as 88 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai),
Central: Wellington Place and Chinese Bank Building, etc. | |
| Hotel | Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay^, Metro Hotel (Now known as Wharney Guang Dong Hotel) | |
| United Kingdom | Office | 20 Moorgate, London^, 33 Old Broad Street, London^, John Sinclair House, Edinburgh^ |
| China | Residential | Guangzhou Westmin Plaza and Guangzhou Lloyds Building |
| Mixed-use project | Kaifeng Nova City, Chengdu Longquan Project, etc. | |
| Office | Chengdu Plaza Central, Chengdu New Century Plaza and Office Section – Guangzhou Westmin Plaza | |
| Australia | Office | Sydney: 2 Barrack Street, 24 York Street, 363 George Street, 70 King Street, Antanaskovic Hartnell House
Melbourne: 601 Bourke Street and many others up to more than 10 office buildings. |
| Hotel | Queensland Lizard Island Resort^ | |
| New Zealand | Residential | Auckland: 180 Symonds Street, 28 Shortland Street, North Shore Club
Wellington: Terrace Chambers and many other residential projects. |
| Office (Ard 70 projects) | Auckland: Citibank Centre, 105 Queen Street, 115 Queen Street, 132 Halsey Street, 355 Great South Road, Auckland Club Tower
Wellington: 85 The Terrace, Axon House, Barclays House, Hitachi Data Systems House, National Insurance Building, etc. | |
| Hotel | Christchurch Clearwater Resort | |
| Japan | Office | Shinjuku Seishin Building |
| Canada | Residential | Vancouver Discovery Apartment |
| Indonesia | Residential | Jakarta The Discovery |
^Existing Development
Shareholders
The controlling shareholder of the listed company is the Lu (Chinese: 呂) family. In 2018, it was reported that the Lu family had restructured the group structure by changing the parent companies of the listed company. After the restructuring, 51.23% of the shares of the listed company were still owned by Nan Luen International Limited, a private company owned by the Executive Chairman of S E A Holdings, Lu Wing-chi (Chinese: 呂榮梓), and the CEO, Lambert Lu (呂聯樸). As of 2018, Lu Wing-chi also individually owned an additional 11.33% of the shares of the listed company.[3] Lu Wing-chi is the father of Lambert Lu.[4]
References
- ↑ "Everbright Completes Acquisition of Dah Sing Financial Centre from SEA Group". China Everbright Limited.
- ↑ Laothamatas, Pawara (21 December 2021). "Shimao Selling Stake in Kowloon's Grand Victoria Project". Mingtiandi. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "S E A Holdings' controlling shareholder restructures". S&P Global Market Intelligence. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ↑ 爪哇股權變動疑「分身家」 呂榮梓呂聯樸分別持60%及40％. Ming Pao. Hong Kong: Media Chinese International. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019.