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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-091671
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230815
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230815
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230815

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			H World 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:		231173171

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 1299 FENGHUA ROAD
		STREET 2:		JIADING DISTRICT
		CITY:			SHANGHAI
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		86 21 6195-2011

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 1299 FENGHUA ROAD
		STREET 2:		JIADING DISTRICT
		CITY:			SHANGHAI
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			00000

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Huazhu Group Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20180611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	China Lodging Group, Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100212
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</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 August 2023</B></P>

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<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;1299 Fenghua 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<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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Indicate
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"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT> Form&nbsp;40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></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"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></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;(7): </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><A HREF="tm2323806d1_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Supplemental Announcement Regarding the Announcement of 2023 Second Quarter and Interim Financial Results </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; 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 STYLE="width: 45%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>H World Group
    Limited</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date: August 15, 2023</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Qi Ji</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 1pt 0pt 2pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Hong
Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement,
make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising
from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.</I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>H
World Group Limited</B>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>&#33775;&#20303;&#38598;&#22296;&#26377;&#38480;&#20844;&#21496;</B>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Formerly
known as Huazhu Group Limited)</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Incorporated
in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Stock
Code: 1179)</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SUPPLEMENTAL
ANNOUNCEMENT</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>REGARDING
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2023
SECOND QUARTER AND INTERIM FINANCIAL RESULTS</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Reference
is made to the announcement of H World Group Limited (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;) dated August 10, 2023 (the &ldquo;<B>Announcement</B>&rdquo;)
in relation to, among others, the conference call to be hosted by the Company&rsquo;s management following the announcement of the Company&rsquo;s
unaudited financial results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023 (the &ldquo;<B>Call</B>&rdquo;). Unless the context
otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcement.</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Company
hereby further announces that the two Participant Registration links for the Call have been consolidated and all participants must pre-register
using the Participant Registration link of <U>https://register.vevent.com/register/BId135226269b74b64b25b25d927db4f5e</U> (the &ldquo;<B>Link</B>&rdquo;)
instead to join by phone. Participants who previously registered using the now defunct Participant Registration link for English simultaneous
interpretation must re-submit their registration using the Link in order to receive details for the Call, which include dial-in numbers,
conference call passcode and a unique access PIN.</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Save as disclosed above, all
other information set out in the Announcement remains unchanged.</FONT></P>

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    Board</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">H World Group Limited</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">JI Qi</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Hong Kong, August 15, 2023</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>As at the date
of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. JI Qi, the Executive Chairman, and Mr. ZHANG Shangzhi as directors;
Mr. John WU Jiong, Ms. ZHAO Tong Tong, Mr. SHANG Jian, Mr. HEE Theng Fong and Ms. CAO Lei as independent directors.</I></FONT></P>

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