Listed on Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited on 8 December 2006, CRCT is the first pure-play China retail Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in Singapore. It is established with the objective of investing on a long-term basis in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate used primarily for retail purposes and located primarily in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Macau. The initial portfolio of seven retail mall properties is located in China's five key cities.