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HK Exchange says four firms buy back shares

Mon Apr 6, 2009 10:06pm EDT

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 HONG KONG, April 7 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong stock exchange
said on Tuesday four 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
 -----------      ----------  -----------  ---------  ---------
 CHINESE EST      2009/04/06    2,791,000  HK$9.55    HK$9.39
 (0127.HK)
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 HK & CHINA GAS   2009/04/06    1,295,000  HK$12.50   HK$12.46
 (0003.HK)
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 HOPEWELL HOLD    2009/04/06      411,500  HK$19.54   HK$19.46
 (0054.HK)
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 KINGMAKER        2009/04/06      140,000  HK$0.62       --
 (1170.HK)
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(Reporting by Jimmy Tsim; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)




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