Hari Harilela – Hong Kong, Indian businessman
HF: Hari Naroomal Harilela, was a Hong Kong Indian businessman, hotelier, philanthropist and the founder and chairman of the Harilela Group. The group runs businesses ranging from hotels and real estate investment to import and export trading.
Harilela in 1980
Harilela began a tailoring business in Hong Kong, opening a clothing and tailoring shop and then pioneered the idea of supplying custom made suits by mail order. In 1959 Harilela realised the mail order book was a temporary phase. So he diversified into real estate and moved into the hotel business, starting the Harilela group with is brothers George and Peter in 1959.
Harilela’s shop at 55-59 Nathan Road
By 2014 the group owned 19 major hotels in Hong Kong, including the Holiday Inn Golden Mile and the InterContinental Grand Stanford both in Kowloon, as well as others across Asia, two in Canada, and one in London.
Source: Wikipedia
This article was first posted on 21st March 2026.