On April 15, it was reported that according to documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on April 15, Wong Chi-cheung increased his holdings at an average price of HK$7.9931 per share on April 12$SINO LAND (00083.HK)$26,000 common shares worth approximately HK$207,800. After the increase in holdings, the latest number of shares held by Huang Zhixiang was 5.147 billion shares, and the good position ratio increased from 60.32% to 60.33%.
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