（By Liang Yueqin）
New projects actively to prepare for sale in the May Day holiday. Service style residence Harbour Pinnacle in Minden Avenue Tsim Sha Tsui owned by Lee Shau-kee opened sample flat to public yesterday. Source told, developer will put on sale it in Henderson sale office in International Finance Centre (IFC) at 3 pm tomorrow. K.Wah and so on's Marinella in Aberdeen suddenly additional launched 6 units yesterday, including 3 compound apartments and 3 villas in sq ft prices from HKD 49,040 to HKD 75,930, which respectively will be put on sale in this Tuesday and Wednesday, No.10 house among even is marked up by 5.4% against the market trend from HKD 189.8 million to HKD 200 million, and developer maintains cash payment discount, tax privileges and etc., there into Hong Kong people will earn 16.5% discount at the most, while company buyer or foreign customer main gain 16.75% at the largest.
Harbour Pinnacle had reserved 64 units from 16th to 23rd floor for customers through agents, of which the sq ft prices are from HKD 24,500 to HKD 34,700 and sale prices are from about HKD 12 million to about HKD 21 million. It is known all units are reserved, but the actual sale will not be checked until tomorrow. Lin Damin, the Sales One Department General Manger of Henderson which in charge the sale of this project, went to the site, and even his girl friend Mei Wan Kwong also visited the sale office, who dressed sweat suit and showed on the site was popular. This service style residence which is free from the Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance supplies 262 units, including one room to three rooms units in usable areas from 359 sq ft to 689 sq ft, top three layers among are 6 feature units in usable areas from 1,990 sq ft to 1,993 sq ft, some of which are with terrace and platform.
Applications for new arrival of The Avenue just a little above the quota; Mount One exposed first case of contract violation.
The application for 18 units of The Avenue 1 in Wan Chai which are put on sale today closed last night, and source told about 26 applications received, which just a little above the quota. These 18 units are in usable areas from 440 sq ft to 658 sq ft and at sale prices from HKD 10.655 million to HKD 16.208 million, with usable area sq ft prices from HKD 21,083 to HKD 27,070, some units among are marked up by 1%-2%, and the discount is up to 17.5% at the most.
Sun Hung Kai's Mount One in Fanling exposed the first case of contract violation in room 1C of 12th floor, which was sold at HKD 7.7322 million on 15th this month, but the process paused, and it is estimated buyer will loss 5% of the property price which is about HKD 387,000.
First hand property market sold 14 units; AUSTIN sold 159 parking places.
Market focuses on the sale of large scale new projects. First hand property market only sold 14 units yesterday, many among were transactions at more than HKD 10 million. There into, MOUNT PARKER RESIDENCES in Quarry Bay sold room A in 3rd floor at discounted price of about HKD 28.62 million; DUNBAR PLACE in Ho Man Tin sold room B in 7th floor at discounted price of HKD 22.872 million; The Summa in Midlevels West sold room C in 6th floor at discounted price of HKD 17.2753 million. There was no transaction for the 5 units of OCEAN ONE in Yau Tong which were put on sale yesterday.
Wheelock and etc.' s THE AUSTI on top of Austin Station in Kowloon put on sale parking places yesterday at prices from HKD 1.83 million to HKD 2.05 million. Wheelock spokesman expressed, they had announced price list of 200 parking places, and 168 of them gained application right yesterday, with 159 among sold, including 139 parking places and 20 electric bike parking places, and more than HKD 266 million was took in.
