Sales of Lai Sun Development’s The Parkland residential project. Photo: Jonathan Wong

    Hong Kong developers Emperor and Lai Sun find relief amid debt pressures

    Emperor International Holdings has secured bank approval to resume borrowing under existing terms by nearly two years, providing the embattled Hong Kong developer with much-needed breathing room after it failed to meet HK$16.6 billion (US$2.13 billion) in debt obligations in July. Meanwhile, shares of Lai Sun Development (LSD) resumed trading on the Hong Kong stock…

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    Sales of Lai Sun Development’s The Parkland residential project. Photo: Jonathan Wong

      Hong Kong developers Emperor and Lai Sun find relief amid debt pressures

      Emperor International Holdings has secured bank approval to resume borrowing under existing terms by nearly two years, providing the embattled Hong Kong developer with much-needed breathing room after it failed to meet HK$16.6 billion (US$2.13 billion) in debt obligations in July. Meanwhile, shares of Lai Sun Development (LSD) resumed trading on the Hong Kong stock…

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      Hong Kong property sector could face challenges but ‘risks are manageable’: FSDC chair

      Hong Kong property sector could face challenges but ‘risks are manageable’: FSDC chair

      Hong Kong’s property sector could face some “short-term challenges” but “the risks are manageable” because the city’s economy was diversified and sat on a solid foundation, the chairman of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) said on Wednesday. “As an international financial centre, the global uncertainties would mean some Hong Kong industries would face certain…

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