Wharf Real Estate Investment Company Limited, an investment holding company, develops, owns, and operates properties and hotels in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Singapore. It operates through Investment Properties, Development Properties, Hotel, and Investment segments. The company's properties include Harbour City, a commercial space comprising offices, retail shops, serviced apartments, hotels and clubs, and car parking spaces; and Times Square, a retail space that consists of office and car parking spaces. It also owns and operates the Wheelock House and Crawford House commercial properties; The Murray hotel; Plaza Hollywood, a shopping mall with shops, restaurants, and a cinema multiplex; The Star Ferry, which operates two inner harbor ferry services; and Wheelock Place and Scotts Square malls. In addition, the company engages in the leasing and management of retail and office properties, and serviced apartments; property and equity investments; and provision of leasing, finance, treasury, public transport, and management services. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Kowloon, Hong Kong.