The Peninsula Hong Kong opened in 1928 and is the oldest six-star hotel in our city. When it was first announced that the hotel would be built in Tsim Sha Tsui, everybody was shocked because the Kowloon Peninsula was considered relatively remote at the time and the upper crust of society lived on the other side of Victoria Harbour. However, the hotel management – the Kadoorie family – firmly believed that it would draw in travellers from all over the world due to its vicinity to the pier and train station. The establishment’s continued success to this very day proves this decision a wise one. Serendipity led to the birth of a timeless legend.

The hotel has grown up alongside Hong Kong and will be celebrating its centenary in a few years. Over the course of three episodes, we will be delving into the glorious past of this legendary hotel, which is also known as the “Grande Dame of the Far East”.