HONG KONG property agency Vigers has announced plans to set up offices in China in a move that heralds the start of its major expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.
Managing director Nelson Wong said Vigers intended to open two offices in China and a branch in Taiwan this summer.
This would be the initial stage of an overall expansion programme in the Asia-Pacific region, he said.
''We look at ourselves (Vigers) as the Asia experts and, therefore, we need the offices in China,'' he said.
He said Vigers was looking at a simultaneous expansion in greater China that would cover Hong Kong, the mainland and Taiwan.
Vigers had filed applications with the Chinese authorities to open branches in Beijing and Shanghai no later than July, he said.