THE Mass Transit Railway Corp's (MTRC) first real estate development tender at Tung Chung station on the airport railway was sealed yesterday with the signing of an agreement by a consortium of five property heavyweights.
The deal was signed by Hang Lung Development chairman Ronnie Chan, Sun Hung Kai Properties executive director Thomas Chan, Swire Properties managing director Keith Kerr, Henderson Land vice-chairman Li Ka-kit and New World Development general manager Stewart Leung Chi-kin.
The MTRC announced earlier this month that the development rights for the 8.43 hectare site had been awarded to a consortium.
Development is expected to cost $10 billion, including land premiums.
After much controversy, the Government is believed to have settled for a lower land premium of an average $900 per square foot.
The land-premium payment for the entire site of 3.73 million sq ft has not been finalised but is expected to be about $3.5 billion.