Chapter 106: Secret Bid! Wharf Holdings Won the Bid at a High Price of HK$5.6 Billion

Chapter 106: Secret Bid! Wharf Holdings won the Murray Building site at a high price of HK$560 million!!

The Murray Building site is located in Central on the north bank of Hong Kong Island. Nearby are representative buildings in Hong Kong, such as the headquarters building of the Hong Kong Bank.

Historically, it was a military camp of the Y Army in the early days, and later a place for prisoners and criminal disposal of the R Army. It is said that more than 4,000 people died. Later, it served as the headquarters of multiple departments of the Governor's Office.

From 1975 to the present, Murray Building has become the headquarters of the Rating and Valuation Department of Hong Kong.

From the 1960s to the 1970s, Murray Building was frequently reported to be haunted. During this period, not only were pastors and priests invited to exorcise ghosts in the building, but Buddhist rituals were also used to purify the resentment in the hope of appeasing people's hearts. Since the Governor's Office needs to use public funds to perform rituals, relevant archives are kept.

Today, the Governor's Office has relocated Murray Building in consideration of the environment and commercialization of the Central District, and built a high-rise building on the original site of Murray.

This location is in the prime area of ​​Hong Kong, and the location is very advantageous.

Historically, the Hong Kong Bank of China built the Hong Kong Bank of China Building here, which later became one of Hong Kong's iconic buildings.

Many people died here, but because of its huge commercial value, when the Governor's Office decided to put it up for auction, it immediately attracted the attention of Hong Kong real estate developers.

Yang Ming, Mai Lisi, Ma Shimin and executives of Kowloon Wharf, as well as Hutchison Whampoa Weeley, Li Caixin and others sat in one place, and there were other Chinese capitals next to them.

On the other side was British capital.

Now it can be seen that there are actually more Chinese capitals than British capitals.

Especially with the appearance of Yang Ming, the strength of Chinese capital seems stronger.

When the host at the front desk, a staff member from the Public Works Department introduced in detail the value of the location, transportation and other aspects of this plot of land.

Although they are all blind bids, the highest bidder wins.

Most real estate developers take into account the housing prices and land prices in Hong Kong last year, the housing prices in Hong Kong this year, and the geographical environment, location and transportation value of the Murray Building.

On Yang Ming's side, Wharf Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa were the bidders.

The two parties were not originally from the same company.

Even now, they are separate companies.

Before Hutchison Whampoa's Willy and Li Caixin came, they had already discussed the bid price.

Now, Li Caixin wrote down the bid price that he had written in advance.

The bid price was 480 million Hong Kong dollars.

On Ma Shimin's side, it was originally another price.

The bid price was 500 million Hong Kong dollars.

However, after Yang Ming talked to him last night, the bid price was changed to 560 million Hong Kong dollars.

In addition.

Like now, all the real estate developers in Hong Kong have sent their bid prices.

With Li Jiacheng, Li Zhaoji, Guo Desheng, and Zheng Yutong, the four companies jointly bid the price of Baide Real Estate to 550 million Hong Kong dollars.

This price is actually not small.

According to the shares, each of the four companies has invested at least 100 million.

Moreover, this bid price is not a random bid, but a comprehensive evaluation, taking into account all aspects.

In addition to the four joint bids for Black & Decker Real Estate.

Bao Yugang's family's Global Shipping Real Estate is priced at HK$410 million.

Chinachem Real Estate's Wang Dehui and his wife are priced at HK$380 million.

Hopewell Real Estate's Hu Yingxiang is priced at HK$450 million.

Lee Ka Hysan Real Estate bids HK$460 million.

Jardine Land jointly bids HK$480 million.

When Wharf was still there, Wharf also bid separately. In the past, Jardine Land was the major shareholder of Wharf, and all aspects were separate.

However, the current bid price of Jardine Land is not low in the eyes of Niu Bijian and Bao Fuda.

After all, even if it is calculated at HK$40,000 per square meter, it is four times higher than the average price last year.

Wheelock's John Macdonald is priced at HK$470 million.

Swire's Swire family is priced at HK$510 million.

In addition, there is the Kadoorie family. It is not that they have no money, but they only bid 380 million Hong Kong dollars in the end after considering all aspects.

In addition to these.

There are other Chinese and British capitals, which are basically priced between 300 million and 400 million Hong Kong dollars.

Of course, there is another madman, that is Chen Songqing of the Jianing Group.

Chen Songqing drools over the Meili Building plot. Now Chen Songqing does not have so much money. He came here this time just to show his face in front of the Hong Kong wealthy consortium and prepare for the next step.

Jianing Group also submitted a bid of 250 million Hong Kong dollars.

Chen Songqing also knew that unless all the predators in Hong Kong gave up, he could not get the Meili Building plot so cheaply.

Nearly half an hour.

Representatives of various companies put up their bids.

Now they are all in that box.

Now with so many reporters and predators watching, they dare not cheat.

If it were the 1960s, they might still take care of those British companies.

With the rise of Chinese capital, this kind of black box operation has gradually become less common.

When the staff of the Public Works Department confirmed that all companies, including some companies that voluntarily gave up bidding, had submitted their bids,

they began to invite staff from a third-party notary office.

Under the supervision of the staff of the third-party notary office, they began to announce the bids of each company one by one.

This is a very exciting process.

When the host began to announce the bids of each company one by one.

"Global Shipping Real Estate is priced at 410 million Hong Kong dollars."

When the host announced the bid of Bao Yugang's family, many people were surprised.

However, it is known that this price may not be able to be obtained.

"Jardine Matheson Land jointly bid 480 million Hong Kong dollars."

The host shouted this bid again, and the people below were surprised again.

. . .

The bids of each company were announced one by one under the supervision of a third-party notary and reporters.

Waiting for the turn of the four companies' joint bid of Baide Real Estate.

"Baide Real Estate bids 550 million Hong Kong dollars."

This high price surprised many bidders present.

According to this bid price, it is 66,000 Hong Kong dollars per square meter, which is a very high price.

Including these four families, and other bidders thought that Baide Real Estate won the Meili Building plot, the host started to shout the bid again.

"Hutchison Whampoa bids 480 million Hong Kong dollars."

This price is far from Baide Real Estate.

"Swire Properties is asking for HK$510 million."

"Carrian Group is asking for HK$250 million."

When the host called out this number, many people looked at Chen Songqing, who was wearing sunglasses, and thought that Chen Songqing was just playing around.

Others' bids were twice as high as Carrian Group's.

How could Carrian Group get this price?

"Wharf & Co. is asking for HK$560 million."

When the host announced this price, the others around were stunned.

Although it was only HK$10 million less than Black & Decker, HK$560 million was really a lot.

Li Jiacheng and the other four did not expect that they had prepared for so long, but in the end they actually lost to Wharf & Co. at a price of HK$10 million.

When the host read out all the bids, they were ranked from high to low.

No one bid higher than Wharf Group.

"Congratulations to Wharf & Co. for winning the Murray Building site at a high price of HK$560 million."

Please subscribe! Chapter 3!!