The panellists at the launch of Wuxi Riviera: (L-R) Wuxi Riviera General Manager Mr Steve Wong; Wuxi City Liangxi District Deputy Head Mr Zhao Xue Song; Beijing Riviera Country Club General Manager Mr Kenny Hon; ROCASE Hotels Management Director and General Manager Mr David Yap; and Wuxi Riviera Sales and Marketing Director Mr Bob Hu.
Hong Leong
Launches
Mixed-Use
Development
Wuxi Riviera
In Jiangsu, China
WUXI, a city famous for its history and culture, is on its way to becoming one of China’s new Tier One cities. Hong Leong International (Hong Kong) (HLIHK) launched Wuxi Riviera (丰隆·彩旸香江), a mixed-use development which will comprise residences, serviced apartments, retail space, and a boutique hotel.
The launch ceremony was attended by government officials and party secretary of the Liangxi District in Wuxi and HLIHK Group management, and also introduced ROCASE, a new boutique hotel brand by HLIHK.
The development will comprise 22 villas, 114 apartments, 60 low-rise residences, 286 commercial apartments, a 102-unit serviced residences and a 58-room boutique hotel both managed by ROCASE, and 20,000 square metres of retail space.
An artist’s impression of the mixed-use development which will house residences, serviced apartments, retail space, and a boutique hotel.
It is located in Wuxi’s Liangxi District, near the Nanchan Temple and next to the Grand Canal, the longest and oldest canal in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which draws nearly 30 million tourists annually according to the Jiangsu Province Tourism Bureau. Right in the heart of Wuxi city, Wuxi Riviera is positioned as a core development that will capture retail, business, tourism, leisure and culture consumers in the city, bringing high-end lifestyle concepts from around the world to Wuxi residents and regional and global travellers.
Guests at the reception at the Wuxi Riviera launch ceremony. 
Guests were treated to a series of dance performances at the event.
In a speech at the event, the Liangxi District government noted how the location symbolises the city’s history and culture, and how Hong Leong Group’s investment will help the district grow and flourish.
A tenant signing ceremony was also held for The Spectrum, the retail arm of the Wuxi Riviera mixed-use development. Tenants include Chow Tai Fook Jewellery, Australian international luxury brand retailer REOAR, and Liangzi Zhizao Restaurant (量子制造), an award winning Chinese restaurant.
HLIHK invested an estimated RMB 1.5 billion into the project, and the 140,000m2 plot of land was acquired in 2011.
