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Scion of Hong Kong warehousing firm Tai Sang steps up hospitality foray with Wong Chuk Hang hotel

  • Justin Ma’s Yulan Group operates two hotels, the Figo in Sheung Wan and the newly opened 187-room Arca in Wong Chuk Hang
  • Serviced flats, F&B concepts and senior living are among sectors Ma is interested in for future investments

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The 187-room Arca in Wong Chuk Hang. Photo: Handout

Justin Ma, the 29-year-old heir of the family that controls Tai Sang Land Development, hopes to ramp up investment in hospitality, in a break from the investment strategy of the 53-year-old company, which is better known for industrial buildings, shops and office buildings in Hong Kong.

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Ma founded Yulan Group, a company focused on the hospitality segment, in 2019, and it is now operating two hotels, the 46-room the Figo in Sheung Wan and the newly opened 187-room Arca in Wong Chuk Hang.

“Where Yulan Group would be going in the future is that we are a hospitality group and we are not just focused on hotels,” Ma said in an interview. “Serviced flats, food and beverage [F&B] concepts and senior living would be something that we are very interested in branching off into, and we are very active in terms of looking at the market – what properties we can work on and what partnerships we can form to expand our group’s business.”

Ma is one of the third-generation scions of Hong Kong’s wealthiest families who are now coming into the spotlight and making their presence felt. For instance, New World Development’s Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, 41, has disrupted Hong Kong’s property industry with iconic retail and residential concepts.
Founded in 1968, Tai Sang provides warehousing and cold storage spaces in Hong Kong. Of late, it has been developing mixed-use properties such as the Hollywood Centre in Sheung Wan, and residential properties such as Continental Mansion in North Point and Floral Villas in Sai Kung, among others. It also owns what is thought to be the city’s smallest bank, Tai Sang Bank, which has only one branch.
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‘We see huge potential for our brand to grow and the travel industry will eventually come back,’ 29-year-old Justin Ma says. Photo: Handout
‘We see huge potential for our brand to grow and the travel industry will eventually come back,’ 29-year-old Justin Ma says. Photo: Handout
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