HK Exchange says 54 firms buy back shares

HONG KONG, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong stock exchange
said on Thursday 54 companies had repurchased their ordinary
shares in the market.

The following is a table regarding share buybacks:

No. of Highest Lowest
Company name Date of Securities Price Price
(Stock code) Repurchase Repurchased per share per share
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ALCO HOLDINGS 2008/10/22 30,000 HK$0.88 --
(0328.HK)
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ALLIED GROUP 2008/10/22 2,000 HK$10.00 --
(0373.HK)
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ARTINI 2008/10/22 264,000 HK$0.425 HK$0.395
(0789.HK)
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ASIA FINANCIAL 2008/10/22 42,000 HK$2.00 HK$1.98
(0662.HK)
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AV CONCEPT HOLD 2008/10/22 500,000 HK$0.20 --
(0595.HK)
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BEIJING DEV(HK) 2008/10/22 99,000 HK$0.90 HK$0.89
(0154.HK)
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CASH FIN SER GP 2008/10/22 90,000 HKD$1.58 HK$1.45
(0510.HK)
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CH GRAND FOREST 2008/10/22 1,000,000 HK$0.28 --
(0910.HK)
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CHEVALIER INT'L 2008/10/22 190,000 HK$4.60 HK$4.39
(0025.HK)
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CHINAPROPERTIES 2008/10/22 325,000 HK$0.98 HK$0.97
(1838.HK)
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CHINESE EST 2008/10/22 778,000 HK$6.50 HK$6.24
(0127.HK)
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