"The intense interest for a residential-property site in Hong Kong's rural New Territories shows how mainland Chinese companies are edging their local rivals out of their own city.

Flush with cash that they are desperate to get out of the mainland, Chinese companies are willing to pay over the odds for even modest sites. That is driving up prices in what's already the world's most-expensive place to buy a home. "

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