New World wins HK site tender to build 2,900 homes
Hong Kong
NEW World Development Co, the builder controlled by the family of Hong Kong billionaire Cheng Yu-tung, won the tender for a HK$10.4 billion (S$1.7 billion) site in the city that can provide at least 2,900 new homes.
New World will pay HK$2.9 billion of the land premium for the site atop a train station while MTR Corp, Hong Kong's government-owned railway operator, will pay the rest, MTR said in a statement on Tuesday. New World will fund and build the development, including the commercial portion which will be owned by MTR, according to the filing.
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