conglomerate budgets 1b yuan for expansion
Red chip Tianjin Development Holdings has set aside 500 million yuan to develop its existing businesses and another 500 million yuan to acquire assets in the northeast Bohai region encompassing Tianjin and Beijing, said chairman Wang Guanghao. The conglomerate's businesses include electricity, water, dairy products and toll roads.
Tianjin Development financial controller Patrick Tsang Wai-yip said the combined one billion yuan fund was budgeted for this year and next year.
'We will focus on acquiring infrastructure assets in the Bohai area,' Mr Wang said.
Tianjin Development's net profit fell 31.9 per cent to $401.93 million in the first half, while turnover grew 4.5 per cent to $1.116 billion. The company's profits in the first half include a $235.37 million gain from the listing of its subsidiary Dynasty Fine Wines Group on the Hong Kong main board. Toh Han Shih
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