Grand sceneswith a massive crowd of people. On 15 May 2014, a grand construction commencement ceremony was held for the Tangshan Lerthai City project, which is invested and developed by LT Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong listed company (00112.HK) under China Lerthai Commercial Real Estate Group. The ceremony was attended by relevant senior officers from the Tangshan municipal government and Lubei District government, Mr. Yang Longfei, chairman of China Lerthai Commercial Real Estate Group Limited and LT Holdings Limited, senior management members from China Lerthai Commercial Real Estate Group Limited and LT Holdings Limited, as well as over 700 guests from the industry and domestic and foreign media organizations. The attendees together witnessed this great moment.

Tangshan Lerthai City is a world-class urban complex project in northern China. It is being developed by LT Holdings under China Lerthai Commercial Real Estate Group. The project is another milestone highlighting LT Holdings' focus on city development in China with global strategic deployment. Upon completion, this project is set to be a legendary landmark in Tangshan.

Members of Tangshan leadership spoke highly of Tangshan Lerthai City, stating that it is designed with a large size, good quality and superior business forms, and is the key project under Tangshan urban area planning. The development of Tangshan Lerthai City will certainly contribute a lot for Tangshan to perfect urban functions, improve city image, and prosper its economy. Governments at all levels in Tangshan will attend and give full support to its development.

Ground-breaking ceremony for Tangshan Lerthai City on 15 May

Developing into a world-class expert in urban commercial property operation with access to international capital

LT Holdings Limited has strong power to tap into capital markets and to consolidate international resources from the industry and consortia. Its parent China Lerthai Commercial Real Estate Group has formed a strategic development alliance with Hong Kong Chinachem Group, French retailer Carrefour, UK-based global property manager DTZ and a US architecture firm. Its business scope covers 5 segments, including branding retail, commercial real estate, agricultural product logistic park, culture and tourism, high-end hospitality. With compelling brand appeal, the Group has entered into strategic partnership with over 50 enterprises on the global top 500 list, including China Railway Construction Group Co., Ltd., China Railway Urban Construction Group Co., Ltd. and China Electronics Engineering Design Institute. To date, the Group has successfully developed a number of urban complexes like Shijiazhuang Lerthai Center, Tangshan Yuanyang City and Xi'an Datang West City, as well as Dahe International Agricultural Product Logistics Park with the largest size in China. Moreover, the Group also engages in retail business through the Carrefour Baolongcang supermarkets.

Currently, LT Holdings is expanding across the China market. With the completion of overseas commercial properties in the US, and negotiations running smoothly on projects in Changsha, Nanjing, Wuhan, Tianjin and Beijing, LT Holdings is committed to becoming the leader in global commercial integration and to achieving its aspiration to "Handle World's Commercial Real Estate , Change City's Quality Of Life".

Handle World's Commercial Real Estate , Change City's Quality Of Life

The project site of Tangshan Lerthai City is situated in the prime urban area, neighboring the West Outer Ring to the west and Beixin West Road to the south. This project is designed to be a one-stop urban commercial center, which combines international 5-star hotel, cluster of international brand flagship stores, international fine-dining restaurants, club house, water world, international 5A-grade office building and serviced apartments. A future landmark in Tangshan, Tangshan Lerthai City will become the core of a new urban business district, injecting fresh impetus into Tangshan, a city that enables wonders and dreams. In particular, after the "coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei" has been elevated as a national strategy, the value of Tangshan, being the cradle of modern industry and economic center in Hebei province, in regional development attracts tremendous attention. Leveraging on its unique style and iconic image, Tangshan Lerthai City is aimed to be a brand-new third space for urban lifestyle in Tangshan.

By investing heavily in the Lerthai City project, LT Holdings is strongly committed to Tangshan, not only because Tangshan enjoys long and profound history and culture, prosperous urban economy, as well as civilized, open, honest and efficient administration, but also with a view to introducing a business model the city needs, improving existing urban landscape, and providing people with extensive dining, cultural, entertaining experience and fresh pleasure.

Mr. Yang Longfei addressed at Tangshan Lerthai City on 15 May

Building sustainable operating model with leading international philosophy

Aspired to "integrating commercial resources and improving urban landscape", LT Holdings is changing urban lifestyle and improving living standards through the introduction of leading business forms and consumption patterns to the city. LT Holdings has made a great contribution to the economic development of cities in China by inventing an investment model that combines the development of commercial, cultural and sports infrastructures.

Tangshan Lerthai City is designed to contain the unique healthcare and sports center functional areas, forming distinct and diverse commercial space to cater for differing preference and conditions of citizens. Meanwhile, during the operation of Tangshan Lerthai City project, LT Holdings will capitalize on its brand attractiveness and leading international sustainable operating model to achieve the best economic and social benefits by adopting suitable business ideas and management methods for different business forms. It also looks to facilitate the upgrade of regional commercial atmosphere and consumer groups, and to build a city within the city with a sufficiently large size and various functions. In this way, LT Holdings works to "spiritualize buildings, dynamize the city and enrich people's lives", in order for citizens grown up in Tangshan to pursue the Chinese dream and enjoy a happy life. This is also the mission and dream of Lerthai Group.

Tangshan Lerthai City is set to become the heart of Tangshan going forward, to facilitate its urban development and to further strengthen its position as the economic center in Hebei. The project will elevate the city's taste, make a real difference in the urban development of Tangshan and improve living quality in the city. Let Tangshan people take pride in a more enjoyable Hebei and a more amazing China.