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Particulars of Major Properties Particulars of Major Properties Particulars of major properties held by the Group as at 31st March, 2001 are as follows: Attributable Approximate interest to Name/Location Type Lease expiry gross floor area the Group (sq.ft.) % 1. Investment properties Units A, B, C on 2/F C 2899 1,904 100 Gold Union Commercial Building 70-72 Connaught Road West Hong Kong 14A, 14B, 15B of Cimbria Court R 2860 2,656 100 24 Conduit Road 72 Hong Kong Flat B on 12/F and Carparking R&P 2861 1,388 100 Space No. 16 on Car Park 2/F Skylight Tower, 64 Bonham Road 1 carparking Hong Kong space 18 Townhouses of Model “A” and R 2063 118,386 100 8 Townhouses of Model “B” of Xinglong Lakeview Villas Xinglong Centre Xinglong Zhuang, Gaobeidian Chaoyang District, Beijing PRC 11/F, Block B, Jin Feng City C 2036 8,699 100 168 Shennan Road Central Lo Wu District Shenzhen, Guangdong Province PRC Particulars of Major Properties (continued) For the year ended 31st March, 2001 Attributable Approximate interest to Name/Location Type Lease expiry gross floor area the Group (sq.ft.) % 2. Properties held for the Group’s own use Leasehold properties Flat B of 18/F and Flat A of 22/F R 2071 1,183 100 (including the corresponding part of Roof immediately thereover) Yue Yick Building 363-365 King’s Road, North Point Hong Kong Portion A on Ground Floor C 2112 3,135 100 73 Tung Chong Factory Building 653-659 King’s Road, North Point Hong Kong Ground Floor, 300, 300A and 300B P 2078 14 carparking 100 Prince Edward Road West spaces Kowloon Hong Kong G1, G2, G3 and G31 on Ground Floor P 2112 4 carparking 100 Evergreen Villa spaces 43 Stubbs Road Hong Kong Particulars of Major Properties (continued) Attributable Approximate interest to Name/Location Type Lease expiry gross floor area the Group (sq.ft.) % 3. Properties held for sales 7B, 17B of Cimbria Court R 2860 1,924 100 24 Conduit Road Hong Kong Type: C: Commercial P Carpark R Residential 74.
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