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Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd to invest in Qingdao
(China Daily HK)
Updated: 2006-07-03 15:08

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd and affiliate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd plan to
lift total project investment in a joint property venture in Qingdao in
East China's Shandong Province to US$336 million.

Braintech, in which both companies have a 45 per cent stake, and Qingdao
Xiao Gang Wan Travel Development and Construction Ltd won the land bid
for the Qingdao Xiao Gang Wan project for 2.25 billion yuan (US$281.4
million), the companies said in a joint statement yesterday.

The remaining 10 per cent shareholding is held by Billion Merit Ltd.
Cheung Kong and Hutchison planned to boost total investment in Braintech
from US$118 million to help pay for land costs, construction and other
costs for the redevelopment of the land.

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