The Chongqing Pengruili Health City project has been launched with an initial investment of 1.5 billion RMB | Lianhe Zaobao

Perennial Holdings officially launched the Perennial Healthcare City located next to the Donggao Railway Station in Chongqing, China, on Monday (December 15), with an investment of 1.5 billion yuan (approximately 274 million Singapore dollars) for the first phase of the project. The healthcare enterprise and real estate developer Perennial Holdings announced this news in a statement on Tuesday (16). The project is jointly developed by Perennial Holdings, Chongqing Transportation Investment Group, and China Railway Construction Industry Group. The first phase of the Chongqing Perennial Healthcare City project will have a construction area of approximately 140,000 square meters and will include the Perennial General Hospital (a tertiary general hospital) with 500 beds and several specialty hospitals. The first phase is expected to be gradually completed starting in 2028. Subsequent phases are planned to cover an area of over 260,000 square meters, expected to include elderly care, serviced apartments, hotels, and commercial facilities. Conceptual drawing of the Chongqing Perennial Healthcare City Phase One. (Provided by Perennial Holdings) The project launch coincides with the 10th anniversary of the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Strategic Connectivity Initiative and the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Singapore and China. Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo, Minister for Manpower Dr. Tan See Leng, Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and Health Janil Puthucheary, and Singapore's Ambassador to China Chen Haiquan attended the launch ceremony. Further Reading Perennial establishes its first wholly foreign-owned hospital in Shanghai with an investment of 90 million yuan ![](https://dss0.zbstatic5.com/s3fs-public/styles/article_small_crop/public/articles/2025/07/31/f.jpg? Pengruili Group invests 180 million yuan to establish two hospitals in Guangzhou Yan Jinyong stated during his speech: "This year marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Strategic Connectivity Demonstration Project. Singapore will continue to deepen cooperation with Chongqing and expand into new areas such as healthcare, benefiting the people of both places." Chongqing East Station is the largest high-speed railway station in western China and the only national-level high-speed railway hub in the west. Chongqing is one of the national central cities, with a total population of over 32 million, while the entire western region of China has a total population of over 360 million. This is Pengruili Group's first investment in Chongqing. Pan Xiyuan, Executive Chairman and CEO of Pengruili Group, said: "By integrating Singapore's international medical standards with Chongqing's high-quality medical resources, we will leverage the transportation radiation capacity of Chongqing East Station to provide excellent medical services for local residents and executives of multinational companies establishing regional headquarters in Chongqing, making Chongqing Pengruili Health City the preferred medical destination in western China and beyond." Pengruili Group focuses on large transportation hub-oriented projects centered on healthcare, integrating medical care, elderly care, and hotel support. The group has laid out such projects at six high-speed railway stations in Tianjin, Chengdu, Kunming, Xi'an, Guangzhou, and Chongqing