On April 23, it was reported that according to documents disclosed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on April 23, Yau Tat-cheong increased his holdings at an average price of HK$0.9825 per share on April 18$PALASINO (02536.HK)$The associated corporation Far East Consortium International Limited has 402,000 common shares worth approximately HK$395,000. After the increase in holdings, Qiu Dachang's latest shareholding number of shares in the associated corporation was 1,537 billion shares, and the good position ratio increased from 54.54% to 54.55%.
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