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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-029626
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220303
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220303
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220303

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:		22706679

	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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</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: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Huazhu Group Limited</B></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"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Shanghai
201103<BR>
People&rsquo;s Republic of China<BR>
(86) 21 6195-2011<BR>
</B></FONT>(Address of principal executive office)</P>

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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form&nbsp;20-F or Form&nbsp;40-F. Form&nbsp;20-F
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT> Form&nbsp;40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form&nbsp;6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)&nbsp;(1): </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT&nbsp;INDEX</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><A HREF="tm228171d1_ex99-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</FONT></A></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><A HREF="tm228171d1_ex99-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Huazhu Group Limited Announces Cash Dividend </FONT></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><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date: March 3, 2022</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Huazhu Group Limited Announces Cash Dividend</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"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">SHANGHAI,
China, March&nbsp;3, 2022 -- Huazhu Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (&ldquo;Huazhu&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), a
world-leading hotel group, today announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of US$0.021 per ordinary share, or
US$0.21 per American Depositary Share (&ldquo;ADS&rdquo;). Holders of the Company&rsquo;s ordinary shares or ADS as of the close of business
on March&nbsp;24, 2022 will be entitled to receive the cash dividend. Dividends to holders of the Company&rsquo;s ordinary shares are
expected to be distributed on or about April&nbsp;14, 2022</FONT>. Citibank, N.A., depositary bank for the Company's ADS program (the
 &quot;ADS Depositary&quot;), expects to pay out dividends to ADS holders on or about April&nbsp;21, 2022. Dividends to be paid to the
Company&rsquo;s ADS holders through the ADS Depositary will be subject to the terms of the deposit agreement by and among the Company
and the ADS Depositary, and the holders and beneficial owners of ADS issued thereunder, including the fees and expenses payable thereunder.</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">The total amount of cash to be distributed for the special dividend
is expected to be approximately US$68 million.</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">As of September&nbsp;30, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents
of RMB5.4 billion (US$836 million) and restricted cash of RMB26 million (US$4 million).</P>

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

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<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 December&nbsp;31, 2021, Huazhu operated 7,830 hotels with 753,216 rooms in operation in 17 countries. Huazhu&rsquo;s brands
include Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, HanTing Hotel, JI Hotel, Starway Hotel, Orange Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, Manxin Hotel, Madison Hotel, Joya
Hotel, Blossom House, Ni Hao Hotel and CitiGO Hotel. Upon the completion of the acquisition of DH on January&nbsp;2, 2020, Huazhu added
five brands to its portfolio, including Steigenberger Hotels&nbsp;&amp; Resorts, MAXX by Steigenberger, Jaz in the City,&nbsp;IntercityHotel
and Zleep Hotels. In addition, Huazhu also has the rights as master franchisee for Mercure,&nbsp;Ibis and Ibis Styles, 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 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 December&nbsp;31, 2021, Huazhu operates 14 percent of its hotel rooms under lease and ownership model, and 86 percent under
manachise and franchise models.</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">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>

<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">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 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>

<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">Tel: 86 (21) 6195 9561</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">http://ir.huazhu.com</P>

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