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Swiss heir buys Hong Kong retail shop from long-term owner

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A Swiss heir, connected to the Triumph underwear brand, has purchased a ground-floor retail shop in Hong Kong's Central district for HK$21.4 million. The property, located at Arbuthnot House on Arbuthnot Road, was sold by local developer Hip Shing Hong (Holdings) Company Limited after being held for 55 years. Analysts have noted this acquisition of a local retail asset by international capital as a rare and unusual move in the Hong Kong market. AI

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Swiss heir buys Hong Kong retail shop from long-term owner

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Chris Tsang ·

    Central retail shop bought by Swiss heir in ‘rare’ Hong Kong market move

    In a rare market move, a long-established local developer sold a Central retail shop that was held for over 50 years to an heir of Swiss underwear maker Triumph, according to data from the Land Registry, a deal analysts have called “highly unusual”. The use of international capit…

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