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- Kowloon Development Company Limited (SEHK: 0034), an investment holding company principally engaged in property development, property investment, and property management, operates primarily in Hong Kong and Mainland China; its portfolio encompasses residential developments such as Manor Hill in Tseung Kwan O and Upper Manor on High Street in Sai Ying Pun, commercial and mixed-use projects including Clear Water Bay Road in Ngau Chi Wan and Pioneer Centre in Mongkok, office premises, retail shops, shopping malls, and car parking bays; the company also provides security, technical, housekeeping, building surveying, guarding, financial investment, project management services, and undertakes construction contracts. Founded on 24 January 1961 and headquartered in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, Kowloon Development, a subsidiary of Intellinsight Holdings Limited and member of the Polytec group since 2002, maintains a landbank of approximately 3.0 million sq m of attributable gross floor area across key projects in districts including Shenyang, Tianjin, Shanghai, Foshan, Huizhou, Shanxi, and Zhuhai in Mainland China, with major ongoing developments such as Le Cove City in Wuxi (completed), The Gardenia and Le Cove Garden, The Lake, City Plaza, Yangpu, Polytec Luxury Mansion, and Hengda Guangchang. In recent developments, the group completed acquisitions on 13 December 2024 of 100% equity interests and shareholder loans in entities holding residential and commercial properties on Kowloon Marine Lot No. 28 for HK$88.9 million from a related company, enhancing its property holdings; formed a joint venture in January 2025 under the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance to unify ownership of a site at Nos. 24, 26, 28 and 30 Fuk Chak Street for high-rise commercial/residential redevelopment with 46,700 sq ft GFA; and completed repurchase of a 60% equity interest in Rideon Limited for HK$1.39 billion, improving liquidity and reducing gearing. The company targets residential and commercial customers, generating rental income from investment properties and presales/sales from developments, with geographic operations focused on Hong Kong (majority revenue source) and Mainland China.