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Li subsidiary battles SingTel

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The tussle for Cable & Wireless HKT may be over, but Singapore Telecommunication's (SingTel) battle with the Li family rages on.

A court hearing has been set for mid-March for a legal suit against SingTel brought by Japura Development, a Singapore property firm owned by Li Ka-shing.

Japura has engaged a London Queen's Counsel to sue state-linked SingTel for damages, and to force the state-linked phone giant to remove underground cables crossing one of its Singapore development sites.

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Mr Li says he had no idea the cables were there when he paid the Singapore Government S$682 million (about HK$3.08 billion) for the site in 1997.

Japura began legal proceedings in October, alleging the cables were a form of trespass, and had held up pre-sales of luxury condominiums planned for the site.

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A Singapore court has approved Japura's request for a QC and set a hearing date.

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