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K Wah International

K Wah International
K Wah International
K Wah International Holdings invests in and develops real estate in Hong Kong, China, and Southeast Asia. It owns a controlling stake in K Wah Construction Materials, which sells and distributes concrete pipes and aggregates; and makes and distributes ready-mixed concrete and precast concrete products.
The Kabitat in Tin Hau. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong homebuyers keep up demand as new launches draw brisk sales

Two-thirds of Park Seasons’ latest batch sold by midafternoon on Saturday, while Kabitat Tin Hau sold out a day earlier.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s Sino Land and Great Eagle secure Kowloon site for US$206 million

Hong Kong property

Chinachem secures plot in Hong Kong’s Tsuen Wan for US$318 million

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong property: Grand Mayfair III, Woodis see brisk sales as market picks up

Buyers acquired 71 of 138 units by late Sunday afternoon at the 680-unit Grand Mayfair III project led by Sino Land.

Buyers thronged to the Grand Mayfair III project during the first round of sales on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Great Eagle insiders snap up 6 residential units as Hong Kong market improves

Two units at Emperor Group’s MVP project in Mid-Levels were bought by Rising Dynamic and Rising Joyful for a total of HK$20.3 million.

Hong Kong property

Sino Land chairman Daryl Ng sees positive signs for Hong Kong’s property market

It is heartening to see strong sales performance for new developments across various districts, Daryl Ng says.

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Hong Kong property

Grand Mayfair III sells all units amid stabilising Hong Kong property market

The developers priced the units at an average of HK$13,938 (US$1,795) per square foot, about 20 per cent cheaper than the first phase.

Potential buyers wait to buy flats in the Grand Mayfair III residential development in Yuen Long on Monday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong developer Great Eagle’s executives jointly acquire US$1.5 million flat

Rising Thrive, an entity linked to Great Eagle’s executives, bought a 773 sq ft flat in Grand Mayfair in Kam Tin South.

Hong Kong property

K. Wah International prices new Tin Hau units at higher level than neighbour

Kabitat Tin Hau project is located at 33 King’s Road and is near an MTR station, firm says.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong builders rush to sell 200 flats amid rate-cut optimism

After more than two years of new flats selling for less than second-hand units, the price gap has started to narrow, analyst says.

A view of Villa Garda, developed by Sino Land, in Lohas Park. Photo: Sun Yeung
Sino Land Co

Sino Land wins Tuen Mun land tender with HK$1 billion bid as market improves

The transaction marks the Hong Kong government’s first residential plot sale this financial year.

A general view of Hoi Chu Road in Tuen Mun. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong property

Buyers forfeit deposits on Grand Mayfair project after market slump

Buyers of 19 flats in Yuen Long project cancelled their contracts on Tuesday, project developers say.

Macau

Macau’s Galaxy boss: open Hengqin Island to address hotel shortage

Development of the island, which is three times Macau’s size, would boost the economy and its diversification, Francis Lui Yiu-tung says.

Hong Kong property

4 Hong Kong developers submit bids for Tung Chung residential land

Government put the plot on the market in 2023 but withdrew it when bids were judged to be underwhelming.

Bernadette Linn Hon-ho, the secretary for development. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Casinos

Galaxy Entertainment names founder Lui Che-woo’s son as chairman

Francis Lui, 69, has been the deputy chairman of the company since 1997.

Francis Lui Yiu-tung, the eldest son of Lui Che-woo, has been named chairman of Galaxy Entertainment. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong property

Lui Che-woo, property and casino magnate of K. Wah and Galaxy, dies at 95

Lui, the chairman of the K. Wah Group of companies, died peacefully on November 7, according to filings to the Hong Kong stock exchange by his companies.

Hong Kong property

Developers entice Hong Kong homebuyers with discounts in weekend sale bonanza

Most of the new units on Saturday came from Villa Garda III in Tseung Kwan O, which sold 73 of the 138 put up for sale.

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Hong Kong property

K Wah’s profit falls by more than half amid Hong Kong’s higher interest rates

K Wah, the property developer owned by one of Macau’s biggest casino owners, said its first-half profit declined by more than half after Hong Kong’s elevated interest rates dampened demand for homes.

Hong Kong’s Kowloon peninsula. It ‘is well positioned to prudently capture any opportunities in Hong Kong and the mainland’, K Wah says. Photo: Elson Li
China property

Earnings shrink at state-backed COLI, Poly Property amid rout in home sales

Covid-19 lockdowns, ‘three red lines’ policy and other economic challenges contributed to weaker profits amid the housing industry’s worst slump since 1998.

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Hong Kong property

Tuen Mun site bids rejected as premiums come below reserve price

The Hong Kong government rejected all five bids received for a 1.3 million square feet residential site in Tuen Mun, as all tenders came in below the reserve price.

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Hong Kong property

K Wah reports first decline in core profit since 2017 in absence of Galaxy dividend

K Wah International Holdings, the property developer owned by one of Macau’s biggest casino owners, reported its first drop in annual core earnings since 2017 after a Covid-19 led tourism slump deprived it of dividends from the gambling business.

Lui Che-Woo, the chairman of K Wah International as well as Galaxy Entertainment Group. Photo: Bloomberg
Hong Kong property

Wharf pays higher-than-expected US$1.5 billion for Peak plot, sets record

Wharf (Holdings) has agreed to pay a higher-than-expected HK$12 billion (US$1.5 billion) to become the owner of the first residential land parcel to be sold since 2010 in Hong Kong’s most exclusive housing enclave.

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The government-owned Quarters Premises on Mansfield Road, The Peak on October 12, 2018. Photo: Roy Issa
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong buyers flock to new launches, snubbing leftovers

The success of El Futuro, following the sell-out launch of New World Development’s Pavilia Farm in Tai Wai in the same district, underscores how only the newest projects are catching the eyes – and the chequebooks – of Hong Kong’s homebuyers, amid an oversupply of property expected in the fourth quarter.

Hong Kong property

K. Wah’s Kai Tak property sale flops as homebuyers stay on sidelines

Hong Kong’s property market has been in a downbeat mood since the decade-long bull run in Hong Kong’s home market stalled in recent months, as the combination of the trade war and the city’s political unrest have deterred property buyers from large capital commitments.

Hong Kong property

Developers pick up Kai Tak’s most valuable plot at 27 per cent discount

Valuers had slashed their estimates for the site, which offers unobstructed views of one of the world’s most iconic skylines across the Victoria Harbour from Kowloon, by between 15 per cent and 20 per cent, since Hong Kong’s descent into regular anti-government protests that began in early June.

Aerial drone view of Kai Tak on 27 September 2019, where residential buildings are under construction. Photo: Martin Chan
Hong Kong property

Kai Tak plot receives muted response even after 15 per cent discount

Only Sun Hung Kai Properties, CK Asset and two consortiums led by Sino Land and China Overseas Land & Investment submit bids for sea-facing parcel on the runway of Hong Kong’s former airport.

The ongoing protests in Hong Kong have dampened property developers’ participation in land tenders. Photo: AP Photo
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s first weekend home sale flops as rallies deter buyers

Even though the controversial bill is “dead”, according to the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on July 9, protesters have pressed on with their rallies, weighing on Hong Kong’s business sentiments.

Hong Kong property

Housing demand helps developers clear stock before vacancy tax

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