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Dec.
Aoyuan Yingde Chocolate Kingdom (奥园英德巧克力王国) officially opened in Yingde, Guangdong.
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Nov.
Mr. Guo Zi Wen, Chairman of the Group, increased his shareholding in China Aoyuan by acquiring 2,800,000 shares for a total consideration of HK$22.07 million. The Group successfully issued US$230 million 4.75- year 5.98% offshore senior notes. The Group’s subsidiary “Kinghand Group” (京汉股份) (000615.SZ) was renamed as “Aoyuan Beauty Valley” (奥园美谷).
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Oct.
The corporate credit rating of the Group was upgraded from “BB-” to “BB” by Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating agency, with a “stable” rating outlook. The Group successfully obtained two high-quality urban redevelopment projects, Dongguan Qingxi project and Dongguan Wanjiang project.
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Sep.
The Group donated RMB20 million to establish “Jinan University Aoyuan Education Development Foundation (暨南大學奧園教育發展基金)” and specially set up “Ziwen Endeavour Scholarship (梓文勵志獎學金)”.
The Group, together with Henderson Land, won the bid of a high-quality urban redevelopment project, Guangzhou Panyu Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant old factory redevelopment project.
The Group successfully issued US$350 million 5.5-year 6.2% senior notes.
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Aug.
Sheraton Guangzhou Aoyuan Hotel (广州奥园喜来登酒店) officially opened. It is located in Wanbo CBD, Panyu, adjacent to Aoyuan’s headquarters tower.
The Group successfully issued RMB1.18 billion 5-year 5.65% onshore corporate bonds.
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Jul.
The Group successfully issued US$460 million 3.6-year 6.35% senior notes. The Group successfully acquired a high-quality residential project, Shanghai Aoyuan – Gemdale Cloud Iridescence.
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Jun.
The Group successfully acquired a high-quality residential project, Guangzhou Aoyuan Yunhe Mansion, in Guangzhou.
Mr. Chan Ka Yeung Jacky, Executive Director of the Group, increased his shareholding in China Aoyuan by acquiring 350,000 shares for a total consideration of approximately HK$3 million.
The Group organized an epidemic prevention book donation campaign, donating tens of thousands of “COVID-19 Prevention and Control Comic” developed by the National Health Commission to some 70 primary and secondary schools in Guangdong, to aid student safety efforts as classes resumed.
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May.
Chengdu Aoyuan Cloud Mansion garnered the DNA Paris Design Award (Architecture Category) and was shortlisted at IIDA AWARD Italy 2020, and the 6th China Real Estate Design Award (CREDAWARD), demonstrating the recognition of the industry of the Group’s A+ product competitiveness.
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Apr.
Mr. Guo Zi Wen, Chairman of the Group, increased his shareholding in the Company by acquiring 1,000,000 shares for a total consideration of approximately HK$8.82 million. The Group successfully secured two tranches of 3-year offshore syndicated bank loans of approximately US$280 million in total, at an interest rate of HIBOR/LIBOR+4.30% per annum with 9 offshore commercial banks led by Hang Seng Bank and HSBC. The Group officially became the implementation developer of Zhuhai Gongbei Lian’an old village urban redevelopment project. The over 100-yearold Lian’an Village is located next to Gongbei Port, Zhuhai Station of the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway, and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, an area which has been regarded as Zhuhai’s window to places beyond. Spanning a planned total GFA of approximately 390,000 sq.m., the village is to be transformed into a new landmark of the Gongbei Port region.
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Mar.
With the outbreak gradually under control, the Group doubled down on its epidemic prevention and control efforts while resuming work and construction safely and orderly, ensuring the safety of employees, property owners, tenants, consumers, visitors, and business partners on all fronts. The Group’s sales offices and construction sites fully resumed work and production in late March and early April respectively
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Feb.
Various epidemic prevention and control measures were introduced at the Group’s residential and commercial projects. The work was reported on the front page of the People ‘s Daily, in Xinhua News Agency’s news reports, CCTV’s national morning news programme “Zhaowen Tianxia” and evening news programme “Xinwen Lianbo”, Guangdong TV’s news programmes “Xinwen Lianbo” and “South China Financial News”, Nanfang Daily, Yangcheng Evening News, etc.
The Group successfully issued RMB2.54 billion 5-year 5.5% onshore corporate bond and US$188 million 4.8% 363-day offshore senior notes, both of which were at record low costs
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Jan.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic, the Group has actively shouldered its corporate social responsibilities and was among the first batch of renowned Mainland corporates to directly procure medical supplies in urgent need and deliver them to COVID-19 frontline in Wuhan. The Group has procured over 1.2 million medical masks, medical ventilators, protective coveralls, test kits, infrared thermometers, gloves, etc. and donated to COVID-19 frontline in Wuhan, Guangzhou, Zhuhai etc.