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Temasek first to bear the brunt of Hong Kong’s radical protests
Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong is vandalised with shattered glass throughout the mall. Photo: Xiaomei Chen, South China Morning Post
HONG KONG: When anti-government protesters rampaged through the Festival Walk in Kowloon on November 12, they smashed glass panels and some of the 200-odd stores in the sprawling mall. They also inadvertently dented one of Singapore’s biggest investments in the region.
Acquired by Temasek Holdings in 2011 for HK$18.8 billion, the retail and office property is now part of the assets in Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust after a reorganisation in 2013. The real estate investment trust tumbled to a 10-month low in Singapore after the news.
The “extensive damage” reflects how the situation has taken a turn for the worst as violence escalates after more than five months of anti-government protests, deepening the slump in retail sales and crashing property values. It is also turning Hong Kong into an investment landmine for investors as the Kowloon district became the latest fiery battleground. - South China Morning Post
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/business...ng-kongs-radical-protests#cuCxrJKiF46UhHy4.99
- ECONOMY
- Tuesday, 19 Nov 2019
1:18 PM MYT
By South China Morning Post

Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong is vandalised with shattered glass throughout the mall. Photo: Xiaomei Chen, South China Morning Post
HONG KONG: When anti-government protesters rampaged through the Festival Walk in Kowloon on November 12, they smashed glass panels and some of the 200-odd stores in the sprawling mall. They also inadvertently dented one of Singapore’s biggest investments in the region.
Acquired by Temasek Holdings in 2011 for HK$18.8 billion, the retail and office property is now part of the assets in Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust after a reorganisation in 2013. The real estate investment trust tumbled to a 10-month low in Singapore after the news.
The “extensive damage” reflects how the situation has taken a turn for the worst as violence escalates after more than five months of anti-government protests, deepening the slump in retail sales and crashing property values. It is also turning Hong Kong into an investment landmine for investors as the Kowloon district became the latest fiery battleground. - South China Morning Post
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/business...ng-kongs-radical-protests#cuCxrJKiF46UhHy4.99