{"id":23902,"date":"2016-12-07T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T04:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/?p=23902"},"modified":"2021-08-06T13:30:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T06:30:42","slug":"leading-lights-in-real-estate-dominate-the-china-property-awards-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/en\/leading-lights-in-real-estate-dominate-the-china-property-awards-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading lights in real estate dominate the China Property Awards 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Winners and Highly Commended in China\u2019s premier industry awards have been revealed on 7 December<\/p>\n

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Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited wins back-to-back Best Developer title<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wednesday night\u2019s JW Marriott Hong Kong was home to China\u2019s premier real estate event of the year, the third annual China Property Awards 2016, organised by PropertyGuru, Asia\u2019s leading online property group.<\/p>\n

The evening celebrated 2016\u2019s most outstanding developers and real estate developments<\/a>\u00a0from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, with 22 awards presented in front of nearly 200 VIPs and senior industry figures, including Hong Kong billionaire Chao Sze-Tsung Cecil, owner of Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd.<\/p>\n

Excitement ensued when\u00a0last year\u2019s top winner<\/a>, Sino-Ocean Group, won its back-to-back title for Best Developer, further cementing its leading position in China\u2019s property sector. \u201cTime and time again, Sino-Ocean Group has demonstrated over the last 20 years its ability to create landmark projects in key locations. It continues to push the boundaries in real estate development across China,\u201d noted the judging panel led by chairman Paul Tse, president of the board of the Macao Association of Building Contractors and Developers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSino-Ocean Group has consistently been a standard-bearer whose name is commensurate with high-quality standards and cutting-edge conceptualisation in its projects. With numerous high-profile projects not only in major and secondary cities in China, it has also expanded into other countries in Southeast Asia and beyond,\u201d the judges noted. \u201cThe Sino-Ocean brand has been successfully nurtured over the years, and is now well-recognised and pursued by partners and consumers alike.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chairman of the China Property Awards 2016 judging panel Paul Tse, president of the Board of Directors, Macao Association of Building Contractors and Developers, presents an award on stage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aside from the highest accolade of the year, Sino-Ocean Group also picked up the Best Residential Development (China) trophy for its Beijing-based, multi-phase project Ocean Epoch. Independently managed private equity real estate firm Phoenix Property Investors, which led the nominations with a total of five nods, collected three awards for its ultra-luxury condo project The Morgan, located in Hong Kong\u2019s Mid-Levels West district. The firm\u2019s other nominated project, 3 Julia Avenue, was named Highly Commended in two categories by the judging panel.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Wynn Palace Cotai by Wynn Resorts dominated the hotel subcategories, taking home two design awards plus the Best Luxury Hotel Development accolade. Wheelock Properties\u2019 acclaimed One HarbourGate project, one of the year\u2019s top finalists, won two awards, namely Best Green Development and Best Office Development (Hong Kong & Macau), plus a Highly Commended citation.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s Real Estate Personality of the Year winner Dr Allan Zeman\u2019s Lan Kwai Fong Group clinched two top categories: Best Boutique Developer and Best Mixed-Use Development (China) for Shanghai DreamCenter, sharing the latter honour with partners China Media Capital, DreamWorks Animation, and China Development Bank.<\/p>\n

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Nearly 200 guests attended China’s premier event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The editors of Asia\u2019s industry-leading Property Report magazine chose one of the most prominent names today in Hong Kong real estate, Adrian Cheng Chi-Kong, executive vice-chairman and joint general manager at New World Development Company Limited, as the 2016 Real Estate Personality of the Year.<\/p>\n

Under Adrian Cheng Chi-Kong\u2019s leadership, New World Development today remains one of the most active and innovative retail developers in Greater China, producing world-class projects such as art and eco-malls that cater to today\u2019s and future generations. The company is also known for promoting various corporate social responsibility initiatives, as well as making globalisation a priority.<\/p>\n

As global economic and domestic financial uncertainties preclude the possibility of a dramatic rise in capital value, judging panel chairman Tse noted that stability will be the keyword for China real estate in the coming year.<\/p>\n

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A two hour cocktail reception preceded the China Property Awards 2016 gala dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On selecting the country\u2019s best developers and properties, he commented: \u201cIt was important for the judging panel as a whole to set criteria in a professional, transparent and forthright manner, to encourage as many of the potential participants as possible to come forward, and to adjudicate in a way that brought out the best projects in the best light possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cA successful adjudication adds to the already widely acknowledged credibility of the China Property Awards and provides a strong foundation for further growth ahead.\u201d All entries in the China Property Awards and the site visits were fully supervised by BDO, one of the world\u2019s largest accountancy and auditing firms. The third annual China Property Awards is the final event of the 2016 Asia Property Awards series, which held its South East Asia Property Awards grand finale in Singapore last month.<\/p>\n

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The host of the China Property Awards, Terry Blackburn, founder of the 11-year-old Asia Property Awards programme, says Greater China real estate has a lot to celebrate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201c2016 has been a momentous year for the Asia Property Awards. Since starting 11 years ago the Awards have always endeavoured to reward the best in local real estate and produce credible winners with a transparent entry and judging system. We have achieved this goal by developing the most detailed and comprehensive entry system of any property awards in the world,\u201d said Terry Blackburn, founder and managing director of the Asia Property Awards.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past decade since the beginning of our awards series, China\u2019s property sector has shown remarkable growth and today has become one of the world\u2019s most active markets,\u201d he added. \u201cWe offer our warmest congratulations to all the Winners and Highly Commended companies and developments in this year\u2019s China Property Awards.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hong Kong billionaire Chao Sze-Tsung Cecil, owner of Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd, attended last night’s China Property Awards 2016 held at the prestigious JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong. In this post-dinner photo he is seen with Asia Property Awards founder and managing director Terry Blackburn and chairman of the judges Paul Tse, president of the board of the Macao Association of Building Contractors and Developers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The complete list of Winners and Highly Commended at the China Property Awards 2016:<\/b><\/h3>\n

DEVELOPER AWARDS<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Best Developer<\/b><\/p>\n