Hong Kong fetches a record $5b in land sale

Hong Kong fetches a record $5b in land sale

Kowloon, Hong Kong. Photo: Shuja/Unsplash

Hong Kong’s government fetched a record HK$42 billion ($5 billion) for a plot of land, a sale coming in at the lower end of estimates after the financial hub has been rocked by six months of pro-democracy protests.

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