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1. Soundwill nets $183m on revaluation gains

   Posted Sep 20th 2005, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... for related deferred tax of $35 million, underlying net profit was up 12 per cent to about $17.8 million. The company said its flagship property, Soundwill Plaza, recorded a steady occupancy rate of near 100 per cent and an increase in rental rates of about 10 per cent, compared with the same period last year. Several lease contracts at Soundwill Plaza will be due for renewal in the second ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/516988/soundwill-nets-183m-revaluation-gains
2. News - World - BRITAIN

   Queen Elizabeth II to miss Commonwealth meeting

   Posted May 07th 2013, 04:11pm by Associated Press in London

   ... News World Queen Elizabeth II Associated Press in London Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth heads of government meeting - the first time she’s missed the biennial session since 1971. The queen has long been a major supporter of the 54-nation Commonwealth, and her decision to send Prince Charles to the November meeting is seen as a reflection of her ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1232300/queen-elizabeth-ii-miss-commonwealth-meeting
3. News - Asia - BANGLADESH

   Bangladesh plans to raise minimum wage for garment workers

   Posted May 13th 2013, 01:03pm by AP

   ... by late Sunday from the ruins of the fallen Rana Plaza building, which housed five garment factories employing thousands of workers. Teams were using hydraulic cranes, bulldozers, shovels and iron ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1236697/bangladesh-plans-raise-minimum-wage-garment-workers
4. News - Asia - BANGLADESH

   Bangladesh building collapse death toll passes 600

   Posted May 05th 2013, 08:34pm by AFP

   ... the structure to house a shopping mall and offices, not factories. Police have arrested 12 people including the plaza’s owner and four garment factory owners for forcing people to work on April 24, even ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1230795/bangladesh-building-collapse-death-toll-passes-600
5. Business - Money - PROPERTY

   Soundwill Holdings sell 29 shopping units at The Sharp, Causeway Bay

   Posted Jan 05th 2013, 12:00am by Peggy Sito

   ... frenzy of parking spaces that followed the introduction of new buyer's stamp duties in October, upper-floor retail spaces are now all the rage. The Sharp in Causeway Bay, owned by Soundwill ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/money/markets-investing/article/1120184/soundwill-holdings-sell-29-shopping-units-sharp
6. Property - Lifestyle - FURNITURE

   Solutions to finding the right furniture within your budget

   Posted May 01st 2013, 12:00am by Kate Whitehead

   ... Perhaps the easiest, one-stop solution is Horizon Plaza in Ap Lei Chau. With 28 floors dedicated to furniture, you have a good chance of finding what you want. Jane Pritchard is a fan of the plaza ...

   http://www.scmp.com/property/article/1226910/solutions-finding-right-furniture-within-your-budget
7. News - World - FRANCE

   War veteran recovers dog tag from France after 69 years

   Posted May 10th 2013, 12:00am by AP

   ... News World World War II Identification Provence US Military Associated Press in Newark Military ID found in France is handed back to US veteran of Europe's last great conflict A small, weathered piece of silver has finally finished its journey from a back yard in southern France to the 90-year-old US veteran who lost his identification on the battlefield during ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1233852/war-veteran-recovers-dog-tag-france-after-69-years
8. News - World - ROYALTY

   Prince Charles steps into queen's Commonwealth role

   Posted May 09th 2013, 12:00am by GDN

   ... News World Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth II British Commonwealth The Guardian in London The decision by Queen Elizabeth not to attend this year's Commonwealth heads of government meeting (CHOGM) heralds a new role for her son and heir, Prince Charles, and represents the latest accommodation to her age. Buckingham Palace said Charles, the Prince of Wales, will represent ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1233096/prince-charles-steps-queens-commonwealth-role
9. News - World - ROYALTY

   Parliament presence a sign of Prince Charles' rising status

   Posted May 09th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News World Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth II Parliament Agence france-Presse in London Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, attended the state opening of Britain's parliament alongside Queen Elizabeth yesterday, in a sign of the heir to the throne's increasing role as the 87-year-old monarch scales back her duties. Their appearance came a day after Buckingham Palace ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1233303/parliament-presence-sign-prince-charles-rising-status
10. Sport - Hong Kong - ON THE RAILS ALAN AITKEN

    Awesome 'foursome', including cup and mile, looks winning combination

    Posted May 08th 2013, 12:00am by Alan Aitken

    ... Sport Hong Kong Racing Racing Champions Mile QE II Cup Alan Aitken alan.aitken@scmp.com But Club unlikely to stage QE II Cup and Champions Mile on same day again Once again, a talking point of the QE II Cup-Champions Mile double for visitors was why the four Group races aren't staged on the same day to beef up one of the meetings into a second international fixture like ...

    http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1232469/awesome-foursome-including-cup-and-mile-looks-winning-combination

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