But Bright Yin Huey Lighting Corporation, which in 1989 relocated its lighting factory from Taiwan to Dongguan, foresaw that Humen would eventually see large numbers of passengers and business travelers as well as cargo. So the company invested RMB300 million to build a five-star hotel entirely owned and operated by Taiwanese. The strategic value of Humen, which stands guard at the gates of the Pearl River, has been recognized since ancient times.
看準虎門未來龐大的客運和商旅商機，一九八九年就遷廠到東莞的瑩輝燈飾集團決定以三億人民幣的價格，建造一家完全由台灣人獨資經營的五星級飯店。