Qijiayuan DRC Renovation
2016-07-11

  The Qijiayuan DRC is the first residential compound for use by diplomatic clients in Beijing. To improve the DRC services and market competitiveness, the first phase of the renovation/expansion project got formally underway on 18 November, 2015. With the generous support from the tenants and adjacent embassies, the DRC occupancy rate has since been rising instead of dropping, from 94.9% in January to 97.7% by the end of March. To thank the tenants and adjacent embassies for their trust and support and to introduce the second phase of the project that will begin in October 2016, the Public Relations & Sales Department, together with the Property Management Department and the Engineering Department of Qijiayuan DRC, organized an excursion to the COFCO “Intelligent” Farm for the customers.

  More than 80 people, including the Ambassador of Singapore to China, together with diplomats, journalists and officials from the embassies of Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Surinam, Croatia, Mozambique, and Angola, the Reuters, RIA and International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as Mr. Zhang Yue, Miss. Lin Li and Mr. Liu Yong, senior HSC executives, took part in the event.

  The visitors started the pleasant journey from the Qijiayuan DRC to the COFCO farm at sunrise with a lot of enthusiasm and anticipation. They took group photos in front of the farm gate on arrival and were then taken on a tour of China's first-ever world-class urban farm located at Fangshan District, Beijing, to learn about the state-of-the-art vegetable and flower growing technologies, top-of-the-line and high-tech farming applications and up-market ecotourism introduced from agriculturally-advanced countries such as Israel.

  Mr. Zhang Yue, HSC General Manager, delivered the welcoming speech, thanking the visitors for coming. He disclosed that, in order to address the housing shortage and supporting service facility backwardness, the Qijiayuan DRC renovation project was an inevitable move. Upon completion, the Qijiyuan DRC will have a division of the functions, as the eastern part will be used for residential purpose only and the western part as office space. The renovated fitness club and shopping and catering facilities will be completely upgraded. As the second phase of the project was about to begin, the HSC will endeavor to honor its promise to mitigate the impact of construction noise on the tenants.

  A Public Relations & Sales Department representative made a carefully-prepared PPT presentation on the blue print, working schedule and client service teams of the renovation project, which was well received by the audience. To reassure the tenants, the Public Relations & Sales Department and the Property Management Department representatives in the ensuing Q-A session patiently answered the questions concerning the supporting services, apartment swapping and accessibility facilities during the construction process, which received high praise from the tenants.

Following the Q-A session, a tomato-eating contest and place-of-origin quiz began, as the contestants threw themselves into the game wholeheartedly amidst the spectators’ cheers. The HSC leaders presented the prizes to the winners, which brought the excursion to a climax in laughter and applauses. The HSC executives and visitors continued to exchange views during the lunch break.

  The excursion very well served the purpose of gaining understanding and support of the tenants for the renovation project and enhanced ties with the customers and adjacent embassies. The Singaporean Ambassador taking part in the excursion gave his appreciation for the hearty and efficient services of the DRC and expressed his hope to step up cooperation between his Embassy and the HSC. We would also like to take this opportunity to present our heartfelt thanks for the strong support and assistance from the Qijiayuan DRC Property Management Department, Engineering Department, Fire Prevention and Security Department and General Office.