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Arabian Post
19-06-2025
- Business
- Arabian Post
Cushman & Wakefield Greater China Wins Three Best Five-Star Awards at 2025 Asia Pacific Property Awards
Best Property Agency/Consultancy China — Five Star Award Best Property Agency/Consultancy Marketing, Hong Kong (Habour East, Hong Kong, Capital Markets) — Five Star Award Best Real Estate Agency Marketing, China (The Center, Shanghai, Project & Occupier Services) — Five Star Award Lettings/Rentals Agency China — Award Winner HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 June 2025 –Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, has again been recognized at the Asia Pacific Property Awards, scoring three best Five Star Awards plus one 'Award Winner' for outstanding achievements in the Greater China commercial real estate market, highlighting the firm's leading industry position and exceptional service offerings. KK Chiu, Chief Executive, Greater China, Cushman & Wakefield, said, 'I am delighted that we have won such high acclaim for our performance excellence. This recognition from the 2025 Asia Pacific Property Awards again demonstrates our teams' market-leading capabilities and strong commitment to our clients in the Greater China real estate market.' In the Best Property Agency/Consultancy Marketing award category, Cushman & Wakefield's Capital Markets team facilitated leading Chinese sports brand Li Ning Company Ltd's acquisition of the Harbour East office tower, in Hong Kong's North Point district, from Henderson Land. The property has been renamed the Hong Kong Li-Ning Building. With this transaction the Capital Markets team transitioned Li Ning from leasing to ownership status, enabling the brand to establish a new Hong Kong headquarters location. ADVERTISEMENT Francis Li, Vice President, Greater China, Head of Capital Markets, Greater China at Cushman & Wakefield, added: 'We are extremely proud that our Capital Markets team's performance and commitment to problem-solving through the Habour East acquisition project has been recognized at the 2025 Asia Pacific Property Awards. Our team's knowledge of the rapidly changing market, coupled with deep connections with local investors, developers, and institutional investors, has enabled us to complete total transaction volume of nearly HK$40 billion in the past five years, serving our clients with unrivalled excellence.' In the Best Real Estate Agency Marketing, China, award category, Cushman & Wakefield's Project & Occupier Services team took on a significant role in marketing The Center, a prestigious Grade A office property in downtown Shanghai and one of the most iconic projects from Hutchinson Whampoa Limited. As the main asset management service provider, the team fully leveraged the property's comprehensive renovation combined with its 20th anniversary milestone. The team implemented an array of marketing approaches, generating a fresh new image for The Center and bringing the project into the top-tier of preferred locations for leading consulting firms, financial institutions and multinational corporations. Jonathan Wei, President of Project & Occupier Services, China, Cushman & Wakefield, commented, 'Congratulations to the team for this top honor at the 2025 Asia Pacific Property Awards. Our team focuses on providing comprehensive and diversified real estate brokerage services to corporate clients, developers, governments, real estate investment funds and institutions. With our extensive resources and in-depth market insights, we will continue to play an integral role in driving high-quality brokerage and letting services' Besides Greater China, Cushman & Wakefield India has also won recognition from the 2025 Asia Pacific Property Awards, securing two wins: Best Property Agency / Consultancy, India — Five Star Award Best Real Estate Agency Single Office, India — Five Star Award Established in 1993, the Asia Pacific Property Awards (APPA) is part of the global International Property Awards, which celebrate the highest levels of achievement by companies operating in all sectors of the property and real estate industry. The Awards are judged by an independent panel of over 80 industry experts who evaluate design, quality, service, innovation, originality, and commitment to sustainability. ADVERTISEMENT Hashtag: #Cushman&Wakefield The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. About Cushman & Wakefield Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for property owners and occupiers with approximately 52,000 employees in nearly 400 offices and 60 countries. In Greater China, a network of 23 offices serves local markets across the region. In 2024, the firm reported revenue of $9.4 billion across its core services of Valuation, Consulting, Project & Development Services, Capital Markets, Project & Occupier Services, Industrial & Logistics, Retail, and others. Built around the belief that Better never settles, the firm receives numerous industry and business accolades for its award-winning culture. For additional information, visit or follow us on LinkedIn (
The Sun
19-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Cushman & Wakefield Greater China Wins Three Best Five-Star Awards at 2025 Asia Pacific Property Awards
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 19 June 2025 - Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, has again been recognized at the Asia Pacific Property Awards, scoring three best Five Star Awards plus one 'Award Winner' for outstanding achievements in the Greater China commercial real estate market, highlighting the firm's leading industry position and exceptional service offerings. · Best Property Agency/Consultancy China — Five Star Award · Best Property Agency/Consultancy Marketing, Hong Kong (Habour East, Hong Kong, Capital Markets) — Five Star Award · Best Real Estate Agency Marketing, China (The Center, Shanghai, Project & Occupier Services) — Five Star Award · Lettings/Rentals Agency China — Award Winner KK Chiu, Chief Executive, Greater China, Cushman & Wakefield, said, 'I am delighted that we have won such high acclaim for our performance excellence. This recognition from the 2025 Asia Pacific Property Awards again demonstrates our teams' market-leading capabilities and strong commitment to our clients in the Greater China real estate market.' In the Best Property Agency/Consultancy Marketing award category, Cushman & Wakefield's Capital Markets team facilitated leading Chinese sports brand Li Ning Company Ltd's acquisition of the Harbour East office tower, in Hong Kong's North Point district, from Henderson Land. The property has been renamed the Hong Kong Li-Ning Building. With this transaction the Capital Markets team transitioned Li Ning from leasing to ownership status, enabling the brand to establish a new Hong Kong headquarters location. Francis Li, Vice President, Greater China, Head of Capital Markets, Greater China at Cushman & Wakefield, added: 'We are extremely proud that our Capital Markets team's performance and commitment to problem-solving through the Habour East acquisition project has been recognized at the 2025 Asia Pacific Property Awards. Our team's knowledge of the rapidly changing market, coupled with deep connections with local investors, developers, and institutional investors, has enabled us to complete total transaction volume of nearly HK$40 billion in the past five years, serving our clients with unrivalled excellence.' In the Best Real Estate Agency Marketing, China, award category, Cushman & Wakefield's Project & Occupier Services team took on a significant role in marketing The Center, a prestigious Grade A office property in downtown Shanghai and one of the most iconic projects from Hutchinson Whampoa Limited. As the main asset management service provider, the team fully leveraged the property's comprehensive renovation combined with its 20th anniversary milestone. The team implemented an array of marketing approaches, generating a fresh new image for The Center and bringing the project into the top-tier of preferred locations for leading consulting firms, financial institutions and multinational corporations. Jonathan Wei, President of Project & Occupier Services, China, Cushman & Wakefield, commented, 'Congratulations to the team for this top honor at the 2025 Asia Pacific Property Awards. Our team focuses on providing comprehensive and diversified real estate brokerage services to corporate clients, developers, governments, real estate investment funds and institutions. With our extensive resources and in-depth market insights, we will continue to play an integral role in driving high-quality brokerage and letting services' Besides Greater China, Cushman & Wakefield India has also won recognition from the 2025 Asia Pacific Property Awards, securing two wins: · Best Property Agency / Consultancy, India — Five Star Award · Best Real Estate Agency Single Office, India — Five Star Award Established in 1993, the Asia Pacific Property Awards (APPA) is part of the global International Property Awards, which celebrate the highest levels of achievement by companies operating in all sectors of the property and real estate industry. The Awards are judged by an independent panel of over 80 industry experts who evaluate design, quality, service, innovation, originality, and commitment to sustainability.
South China Morning Post
31-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's MTR Corporation opens the Island line in 1985 — from the SCMP archive
This article was first published on June 1, 1985. Advertisement by Francis Li and Louis Liu Massive roll-up as new line opens Huge crowds rolled up to try out the Mass Transit Railway Island line which went into operation without a hitch on Friday (May 31, 1985). An MTR Corporation spokesman said on Friday night more than 136,000 people travelled on the line between Chai Wan and Admiralty stations in the first five hours after it opened for commuters at 2pm. Rostered station staff helped by volunteer MTR workers turned out in force to help passengers, many of whom were first-time MTR commuters. Advertisement The Causeway Bay station was so busy that many commuters said they had to queue for nearly 20 minutes for a ticket, well before the evening rush hours.
