Talk:Hongkong Land/Archives/2017

Update according to FY 2016
Disclosure and request of edit

I have proposed some changes on this talk page on 21st April 2017, to reflect the latest development of Hongkong Land. I have not received any feedback so far, but I believe the proposed changes are helpful and likely fall under the category of non-controversial edits, with references made to publicly available information. I have also suggested to remove certain footnotes which may be unnecessary, in response to comment on "promotional content and inappropriate external links".

I have a potential conflict of interest with Hongkong Land, as I am currently their employee and got tasked with improving this article about the company. Therefore it would be greatly appreciated if any editor can help assessing and making the proposed changes that are acceptable. Happy to discuss if there are any questions, thank you. PriscillaAtHongkongLand (talk) 09:37, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

As an employee of Hongkong Land, I would like to propose the following changes to be made on this article.

 * Adding "Property Investment" in the "Services" part, to reflect the company's scope of businesses
 * Revenue: US$1.99 billion (FY 2016) [source: http://www.hkland.com/data/media_releases/investor_relations/2017/a170302.pdf]
 * Net income: US$848 million (FY 2016) [source: http://www.hkland.com/data/media_releases/investor_relations/2017/a170302.pdf]
 * Total assets: US$33 billion (31 Dec 2016) [source: http://www.hkland.com/data/media_releases/results_announcements/2016/arpre.pdf]
 * Number of employees: 1,621 (31 Dec 2016) [source: http://www.hkland.com/data/media_releases/results_announcements/2016/ar2016.pdf P.42]
 * Remove the following part because of information duplication: Footnotes / references: Underlying profit attributable to shareholders- US$930 million (FY 2014) and gross assets excluding cash - US$30 billion (31 Dec 2014)

First two paragraphs should be rewritten as below to reflect the Company's latest development, kindly note that both factual and grammatical changes are involved.

Founded in 1889, Hongkong Land is a listed property investment, management and development group.

The Group owns and manages almost 800,000 sq. m. of prime office and luxury retail property in key Asian cities, principally in Hong Kong and Singapore. Hongkong Land’s properties attract the world’s foremost companies and luxury brands.

Its Hong Kong Central portfolio represents some 450,000 sq. m. of prime property. It has a further 165,000 sq. m. of prestigious office space in Singapore mainly held through joint ventures, and a 50% interest in a leading office complex in Central Jakarta. The Group also has a number of high quality residential and mixed-use projects under development in cities across Greater China and Southeast Asia, including a luxury retail centre at Wangfujing in Beijing. In Singapore, its subsidiary, MCL Land, is a well-established residential developer.

Hongkong Land Holdings Limited is incorporated in Bermuda and has a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange, with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore. The Group’s assets and investments are managed from Hong Kong by Hongkong Land Limited. Hongkong Land is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.

First paragraph under "Today" should be removed as it is repetitive and out-of-date.

Hongkong Land has a portfolio of office and retail buildings in key Asian cities, with a blue chip list of multinationals and financial services tenants, as well as many of the world’s leading luxury retail brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Armani and Dunhill. Most of its projects outside Hong Kong are in joint venture with local developers, including the Keppel Group in Singapore, the Vantone Group in Beijing and the Longfor and China Merchants groups in Chongqing.

Under "Presence in Hong Kong", the last line of the fourth paragraph should be rewritten as below to reflect latest amount of fund raised in CENTRAL Rat Race.

The inaugural race raised over HK$2 million and as at 31 December 2016, some HK$28 million has been raised.

Furthermore, regarding the comment that promotional content and inappropriate external links should be removed, I would suggest to remove footnotes 2-10, and 14-19.

These are my suggestions, and I am grateful for any editors who can help assessing and making the changes that are acceptable. I am happy to discuss any questions. Thank you. PriscillaAtHongkongLand (talk) 11:07, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Before proposing edits on Wikipedia, you may wish to look closer at Wikipedia's 5 pillars, particularly Neutral Point of View, as well as words to watch. Within your edit request, words such as "key", "leading", "prime" and "prestigious" appear, as well as claims such as "has a number of high quality residential and mixed-use projects" and "is a well-established residential developer" . Remember that Wikipedia is not a place for advertisement, and as such, this request cannot be implemented in its current form. Regards, VB00 (talk) 16:59, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

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