12.05.2014 - Asian banks snap up prime office space in Central
Singapore's United Overseas Bank (UOB) recently signed a new lease to occupy more than 30,000 sq ft in Citibank Plaza at 3 Garden Road in Central, one of the biggest office complexes in the city, according to property agents familiar with the deal. The floor to be taken by UOB used to be office space for a major American bank in Hong Kong. UOB is not alone in the latest wave of financial industry competition for top-end office space in the city. China Securities (International), a mainland brokerage partly owned by China Investment Corp - the mainland's sovereign wealth fund - recently expanded its Hong Kong office at Two Exchange Square in Central from the existing 6,602 sq ft to the entire floor of about 13,000 sq ft, property agents said...............................................Full Article: Source
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