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HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - APRIL 8, 2009

Posted on: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:26:00 EDT

Symbols: SCHPY

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HONG KONG, Apr 08, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) --
SCHPY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Highlights of today's
newspapers:

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST:

- Electricity supplier CLP Holdings (SEHK: 0002) has agreed
to buy mainland wind-power projects from its Australia-based
partner for HK$730 million, making its first move to
restructure its renewable energy investments overseas.

- Citic Group is expected to remove Larry Yung Chi-kin as
chairman of Citic Pacific (SEHK: 0267) in the next few days and
has sent a team to further investigate the company's huge
foreign exchange losses and other possible irregularities,
sources said.

- East Asian and Pacific economies will face a sharp
contraction this year, but China will begin recovering as early
as the middle of this year, according to a World Bank report
released yesterday.

- Shares in PCCW (SEHK: 0008) yesterday edged up despite an
appeal filed by the securities watchdog seeking to overturn the
High Court's approval for the company's controversial HK$15.93
billion privatisation.

- Esprit Holding, the biggest clothier listed in Hong Kong,
hired Ronald Van der Vis to replace Heinz Krogner as chief
executive.

- Asian stocks closed lower yesterday, snapping a rally that
drove valuations to the highest levels since November 2007, on
lower commodity prices and renewed concern about loan losses at
banks.

- The pace of urbanisation on the mainland and buyer demand
for properties built to internationally accepted codes is
driving huge demand from developers for the services offered by
professional property managers and consultants.

THE STANDARD:

- Developers have extended their battle to find homebuyers
to the New Territories with Cheung Kong (Holdings) (0001)
pricing some flats in its new Tin Shui Wai project near levels
last seen during the SARS epidemic in 2003.

- Shui On Construction & Materials (0983), a Hong Kong-based
builder, made an offer to buy the outstanding shares in
London-listed China Central Properties for at least HK$1.96
billion.

- A majority shareholder is selling as much as HK$1.96
billion of shares in Shimao Property Holdings (0813) through a
top- up placement after the firm announced a profit warning
yesterday.

- Pacific Century Regional Developments - the parent company
of PCCW (0008) - is in talks with HSBC on extending the
repayment deadline for a loan taken out to finance the telco's
privatization, sources said.

- CLP Holdings (0002) said it has agreed to buy the stakes
in mainland wind power projects held by its partner in their
joint- venture firm Roaring 40s.

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