On March 28, it was reported that according to documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on March 28, Lam Yiu-kin increased his OTC holdings at an average price of HK$1.976 per unit on March 26$Spring Real Estate Investment Trust (01426.HK)$59,000 fund units, worth approximately HK$116,600. After increasing her holdings, Lam Yiu-kin's latest holdings were 1,339,000 fund units, and the ratio of good positions increased from 0.08% to 0.09%.
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