Hong Kong-Listed $14 Billion Link REIT CEO George Hongchoy Kwok-lung Retires after 16 Years Since Joining as CFO in 2009, Investment Banker at Jardine Fleming, JP Morgan, Rothschild & DBS from 1992 to 2008, Received $9 Million (HKD 70.42 Million) Salary in 2024 & is Hong Kong-Listed Companies 3rd Highest Paid Executive in 2024 after AIA President & CEO Lee Yuan Siong $13.6 Million (HKD 107 Million) & CK Hutchison Co-Managing Director Frank Sixt $11 Million (HKD 86.6 Million), Link REIT Founded in 2004 by Hong Kong Housing Authority
23rd July | Hong Kong
Hong Kong-listed Link REIT ($14 billion market value) CEO George Hongchoy Kwok-lung has announced his retirement after 16 years since joining Link REIT as CFO in 2009. George Hongchoy Kwok-lung was investment banker at Jardine Fleming, JP Morgan, Rothschild & DBS from 1992 to 2008. George Hongchoy Kwok-lung received $9 million (HKD 70.42 million) salary in 2024, and is Hong Kong-listed companies 3rd highest paid executive in 2024 after AIA President & CEO Lee Yuan Siong $13.6 million (HKD 107 million) & CK Hutchison Co-Managing Director Frank Sixt $11 million (HKD 86.6 million). Link REIT was founded in 2004 by Hong Kong Housing Authority, and IPO on Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) in 2005. Link REIT current market value is $14.2 billion, and share price is +32.1% YTD, +35% last 12 months & -24.2% last 5 years. In 2025 June, Link REIT was reported to be planning for a Singapore IPO for non-China & Hong Kong properties. Profile – Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Link REIT) is the largest REIT in Asia by many measures including asset value. Managed by Link Asset Management Limited (Link), a leading, independent and fully-integrated real estate investor and manager focusing on the APAC region, Link REIT has been entirely owned by independent investors since its listing in November 2005 as the first REIT in Hong Kong. After initially acquiring a portfolio of shopping centres and car parks in Hong Kong valued at around HK$33 billion at the time of its IPO, Link has grown and diversified the Link REIT’s property portfolio. Today, the portfolio includes retail facilities, car parks, offices, and logistics assets which span Hong Kong, Mainland China, Australia, Singapore, and the UK, with a total valuation of around HK$226 billion (As at 31 March 2025). Link aims to further grow and diversify the Link REIT portfolio to continue delivering resilient returns and growth to Unitholders. Link REIT is a constituent of the Hong Kong securities market benchmark Hang Seng Index, as well as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index, the FTSE4Good Index Series and the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index. Asset management, portfolio management and capital management are three pillars of our management strengths. We are committed to integrating Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations into our strategy and daily operations.
“ Hong Kong-Listed $14 Billion Link REIT CEO George Hongchoy Kwok-lung Retires after 16 Years Since Joining as CFO in 2009, Investment Banker at Jardine Fleming, JP Morgan, Rothschild & DBS from 1992 to 2008, Received $9 Million (HKD 70.42 Million) Salary in 2024 & is Hong Kong-Listed Companies 3rd Highest Paid Executive in 2024 after AIA President & CEO Lee Yuan Siong $13.6 Million (HKD 107 Million) & CK Hutchison Co-Managing Director Frank Sixt $11 Million (HKD 86.6 Million), Link REIT Founded in 2004 by Hong Kong Housing Authority “
$13.7 Billion Hong Kong-Listed Link REIT Plans Singapore IPO for Non-China & Hong Kong Properties, Founded in 2004 by Hong Kong Housing Authority, IPO on Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) in 2005, Current Market Value at $13.7 Billion, Share Price +27.2% YTD, +28.8% Last 12 Months & -35.9% Last 5 Years
8th June – Hong Kong-listed Link REIT ($13.7 billion market value) has been reported to be planning for a Singapore IPO for non-China & Hong Kong properties. Link REIT was founded in 2004 by the Hong Kong Housing Authority, and IPO on Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) in 2005. Link RETI current market value is $13.7 billion, and share price is +27.2% YTD, +28.8% last 12 months & -35.9% last 5 years. Profile – Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Link REIT) is the largest REIT in Asia by many measures including asset value. Managed by Link Asset Management Limited (Link), a leading, independent and fully-integrated real estate investor and manager focusing on the APAC region, Link REIT has been entirely owned by independent investors since its listing in November 2005 as the first REIT in Hong Kong. After initially acquiring a portfolio of shopping centres and car parks in Hong Kong valued at around HK$33 billion at the time of its IPO, Link has grown and diversified the Link REIT’s property portfolio. Today, the portfolio includes retail facilities, car parks, offices, and logistics assets which span Hong Kong, Mainland China, Australia, Singapore, and the UK, with a total valuation of around HK$226 billion (As at 31 March 2025). Link aims to further grow and diversify the Link REIT portfolio to continue delivering resilient returns and growth to Unitholders. Link REIT is a constituent of the Hong Kong securities market benchmark Hang Seng Index, as well as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index, the FTSE4Good Index Series and the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index. Asset management, portfolio management and capital management are three pillars of our management strengths. We are committed to integrating Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations into our strategy and daily operations.
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