Three listed companies - Wah Nam Group, Triplenic Holdings and Fu Hui Holdings - are facing eviction from their plush Citic Tower, Admiralty offices.
The owner of the 33-storey building, Goldon Investment - whose shareholders are Citic Pacific, Citic Hong Kong, Kerry Group and the Development Bank of Singapore - claims the three have failed to pay rent running to millions, service charges and rates, and is seeking a court order to have them vacate the premises.
Goldon filed three separate writs at the Court of First Instance yesterday.
In its claim against Wah Nam Group, Goldon says the company owes a total of $1.25 million.
This is for rent between July 1 and 31, a service charge, rates and Government rent, the writ says.
Wah Nam - occupying the ninth floor of Citic Tower - has been a tenant since September last year.