1928 - 'The Finest Hotel East Of The Suez'

Valerian Ho finds out how it all began for the legendary Peninsula Hong Kong.

- Valerian Ho

Like many grand hotels, the Peninsula is a family business. It all started with two brothers of Jewish-Iraqi descent – Ellis Kadoorie settled in Shanghai in 1880, while his elder brother, Elly, set himself up in business in Hong Kong. They gained a major share holding in Hong Kong Hotels Limited, which in 1922 acquired an 85 per cent interest in the Shanghai Hotel Company. The two companies merged to form the Hongkong