Market Chatter: Hong Kong Metropolitan University Snags Distressed Property Once Offered to China Mobile HK

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Hong Kong Metropolitan University paid HK$2.6 billion to purchase the Cheung Kei Center, a distressed commercial building that China Mobile's (HKG:0941, SHA:600941) Hong Kong unit sought to buy, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The building was seized from struggling tycoon Cheng Hongtian. The transaction, the second-largest by property value in 2024, is expected to be completed by year-end, the report said.

China Mobile offered HK$3 billion for the property but sought to pay in installments, making HKMU's offer for HK$2.6 billion in lump sum a better deal, the report said.

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