CapitaLand Limited - Annual Report 2015 - page 12

10 CapitaLand Limited
Annual Report 2015
Year in Brief 2015
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asset enhancement.
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o Citadines Fangshan Beijing (208 units) and Changyang
World Serviced Residence Beijing (70 units) through
a strategic alliance with Vanke, one of the largest
property developers in China,
o Hotel Pravo Hong Kong (92 units), and
o Somerset Maslak IstanbulNew (159 units) in Turkey
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CapitaLand Township Holdings Pte Ltd and divested its
40% equity interest in Surbana International Consultants
Holdings Pte Ltd.
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participated in WWF Earth Hour 2015.
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Nusajaya (214 units) in Malaysia.
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with a 35-metre underground walkway named ION
Orchard Link that is lined with a selection of stores on
both sides. ION Orchard Link adds a second basement
link from the mall to Orchard MRT station and the
neighbouring developments.
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26.29% stake, divested Chitose Mall in Hokkaido, Japan.
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o Citadines Culture Village Dubai (81 units) in United Arab
Emirates,
o Citadines Regency Saigon (200 units) in Vietnam, and
o Citadines Waterfront Kota KinabaluNew (253 units)
in Malaysia.
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Samsung Asia to jointly develop smart home technologies
customised for Ascott serviced residences. Ascott aims to
test bed the new technologies by the first half of 2016 and
roll them out globally in phases.
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Volunteer Expedition to the CapitaLand Thanh Phuoc A
Primary Hope School in Long An, Vietnam.
New Ascott’s new city footprint.
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Universal Design Mark Platinum Awards in BCA Awards
2015. CapitaLand was accorded the prestigious BCA
Quality Excellence Award – Quality Champion for the third
consecutive year.
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an online renovation solution platform to offer one-stop
renovation for residents.
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energy-efficient district cooling system at Raffles City
Chongqing.
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Tan to its newly opened Citadines Suites Arc de Triomphe
Paris (112 units) in France.
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units in Europe by 2020.
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Australasia” by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban
Habitats, while d’Leedon was a finalist in the Urban
Habitat Award category.
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Hope Foundation (CHF), provided a donation platform
for CAPITASTAR members to donate their STAR$ ® to
benefit underprivileged children in Singapore through
CapitaLand’s “My Schoolbag” programme.
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China, held its topping out ceremony.
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Minami-Funabashi in Tokyo, Japan, at an agreed property
price of JPY7.0 billion from CapitaMalls Japan Fund. The
Fund drew to a close following this disposal of its last
property.
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o Citadines Al Ghubrah (87 units), its first Citadines
Apart’hotel in Muscat in Oman,
o Ascott Menteng Jakarta (150 units) in Indonesia,
o Somerset Harbourview Sri Racha (193 units) and
Somerset Maison Asoke Bangkok (125 units) in
Thailand, and
o Seven properties in China, including
♦ Ascott Harmony City NantongNew (160 units),
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♦ Ascott TEDA MSD Tianjin (224 units),
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♦ Somerset Harmony City Wuxi (184 units), and
♦ Somerset Olympic Nanjing (204 units) and an
adjacent block with 361 apartments.
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globally ahead of its planned schedule of end 2015.
Ascott aims to double its portfolio to 80,000 units by 2020.
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