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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-152360
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211222
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211222
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211222

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Huazhu Group Ltd
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001483994
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34656
		FILM NUMBER:		211510949

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 699 WUZHONG ROAD
		STREET 2:		MINHANG DISTRICT
		CITY:			SHANGHAI 201103
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			-
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(86) 21 6195-2011

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 699 WUZHONG ROAD
		STREET 2:		MINHANG DISTRICT
		CITY:			SHANGHAI 201103
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			-

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	China Lodging Group, Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100212
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM&nbsp;6-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>For the month of December&nbsp;2021</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Commission File Number: 001-34656</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Huazhu Group Limited</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Registrant&rsquo;s name)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>No.&nbsp;699 Wuzhong Road</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Shanghai 201103<BR>
People&rsquo;s Republic of China<BR>
(86) 21 6195-2011<BR>
</B>(Address of principal executive office)</P>

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reports under cover of Form&nbsp;20-F or Form&nbsp;40-F. Form&nbsp;20-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT> Form&nbsp;40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)&nbsp;(1): <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><A HREF="tm2136119d1_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Huazhu Group Limited Announces Director Resignation</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD>Date: December&nbsp;22, 2021</TD>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Huazhu Group Limited Announces Director Resignation</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 2pt 0pt 0">SHANGHAI, China, December 22, 2021 -- Huazhu Group Limited
(NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (&ldquo;Huazhu&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), a world-leading hotel group, today announced that Mr.
S&eacute;bastien Bazin has resigned as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Upon the resignation of
Mr. Bazin, Mr. Gaurav Bhushan has also ceased to be an alternate director to Mr. Bazin.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 13pt 0pt 0; text-align: justify">After this change, the Company&rsquo;s
board of directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) will be comprised of seven directors, including Mr. Qi Ji, Mr. Shangzhi Zhang, Mr. John Jiong
Wu, Ms. Tong Tong Zhao, Mr. Jian Shang, Ms. Lei Cao and Mr. Theng Fong Hee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 6pt 0pt 0">The Board would like to thank Mr. Bazin and Mr. Bhushan for
their dedication and contribution to Huazhu&rsquo;s growth over the years, and wish them success in their future endeavors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About Huazhu Group Limited</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Originated in China, Huazhu Group Limited is a world-leading hotel
group. As of September 30, 2021, Huazhu operated 7,466 hotels with 722,983 rooms in operation in 17 countries. Huazhu&rsquo;s brands include
Blossom House, CitiGO Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, Elan Hotel, HanTing Hotel, Hi Inn, JI Hotel, Joya Hotel, Madison Hotel, Manxin Hotel,
Ni Hao Hotel, Orange Hotel and Starway Hotel. Upon the completion of the acquisition of DH on January 2, 2020, Huazhu added five brands
to its portfolio, including IntercityHotel, Jaz in the City, MAXX by Steigenberger, Steigenberger Hotels &amp; Resorts and Zleep Hotels.
In addition, Huazhu also has the rights as master franchisee for Ibis, Ibis Styles and Mercure, and co-development rights for Grand Mercure
and Novotel, in the pan-China region.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 2pt 0pt 0">Huazhu&rsquo;s business includes leased and owned, manachised
and franchised models. Under the lease and ownership model, Huazhu directly operates hotels typically located on leased or owned properties.
Under the manachise model, Huazhu manages manachised hotels through the on-site hotel managers that Huazhu appoints, and Huazhu collects
fees from franchisees. Under the franchise model, Huazhu provides training, reservations and support services to the franchised hotels,
and collects fees from franchisees but does not appoint on-site hotel managers. Huazhu applies a consistent standard and platform across
all of its hotels. As of September 30, 2021, Huazhu operates 15 percent of its hotel rooms under lease and ownership model, and 85 percent
under manachise and franchise models.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">For more information, please visit Huazhu&rsquo;s website: http://ir.huazhu.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Safe Harbor Statement Under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1pt 0pt 0">The information in this release contains forward-looking
statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Such factors and risks include our anticipated growth strategies; our future
results of operations and financial condition; economic conditions; the regulatory environment; our ability to attract and retain
customers and leverage our brands; trends and competition in the lodging industry; the expected growth of demand for lodging; and
other factors and risks detailed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any statements contained herein
that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, which may be identified by terminology
such as &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo;
 &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;predict,&rdquo; &ldquo;potential,&rdquo;
 &ldquo;forecast,&rdquo; &ldquo;project&rdquo; or &ldquo;continue,&rdquo; the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology.
Readers should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events or results.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 2pt 0pt 0">Huazhu undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Contact Information</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Huazhu Investor Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Tel: 86 (21) 6195 9561</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Email: ir@huazhu.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 5pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">http://ir.huazhu.com</P>

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