page_title: InterContinental Hong Kong
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: InterContinental Hong Kong / History
caption_attribution_description: 中文（繁體）‎: 香港洲際酒店正門 English: InterContinental Hong Kong Front Door
context_page_description: InterContinental Hong Kong was an InterContinental hotel in Hong Kong. Opened as a Regent hotel in 1980, it is located on 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, on the former site of Holt's Wharf. InterContinental Hong Kong is close to many tourist attractions like Hong Kong Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong Space Museum and Star Ferry Pier.
  The hotel closed on April 20, 2020 to undergo a two-year renovation program, and will reopen in 2022 as Regent Hong Kong.
context_section_description: The hotel was opened in 1980 as The Regent Hong Kong (Chinese: 麗晶酒店) and it was originally owned by New World Development and managed by Regent International Hotels. It sits on Kowloon's waterfront  with views of the skyline of Hong Kong island.
  In June 2001, New World sold the hotel to Six Continents plc for GB£241 million. Six Continents (now InterContinental Hotels Group PLC) then rebranded the property as the InterContinental Hong Kong.
  In July 2015, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) agreed to sell the InterContinental Hong Kong to Supreme Key, a consortium of investors, for US$938 million. It was reported that IHG will retain a 37-year management contract, with three 10-year extension rights.
  In March 2018, it was announced that the hotel will be closed for renovations in 2020 before reopening in 2021. Subject to InterContinental Hotels' majority-stake acquisition of Regent Hotels, the hotel will reopen as a Regent once more in 2022. InterContinental Hong Kong officially ceased operations on April 20, 2020, in order for the two-year renovation and conversion program to Regent Hong Kong to commence.
caption: InterContinental Hong Kong Front Door
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