Laopu Gold deepens Hong Kong footprint with entire-floor lease at Central tower: sources

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-11 · by Peggy Ye

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Beijing-based jeweller Laopu Gold has leased an entire mid-floor at One Exchange Square in Hong Kong's Central district, as part of its global expansion plans. The company is taking around 13,000 square feet of space in the building. According to recent transactions on the same floor, monthly rents for similar spaces are approximately HK$1.69 million (US$215,000).
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Beijing-based jeweller Laopu Gold has leased an entire mid-floor at One Exchange Square, a prominent tower in Hong Kong's Central district, to support its global expansion plans. The brand is taking around 13,000 square feet of space at this flagship building, which also houses the headquarters of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX). According to property data from Centaline Property Agency, recent transactions on the 36th floor of the same building fetched monthly rents of approximately HK$1.69 million ($215,000). This move underscores Laopu Gold’s ambitions in expanding its presence internationally, with a significant foothold now established in Hong Kong.

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📰 Laopu Gold Expansion Hong Kong
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Peggy Ye
5 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Mainland Chinese jeweller set to move into One Exchange Square to support its global expansion plans Beijing-based jeweller Laopu Gold has leased an entire mid-floor at One Exchange Square in Central to support its global expansion, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
🔮 Separately, President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are preparing to meet in Washington on Thursday, with trade and technology expected to feature in talks between the world’s two largest economies.
🔮 It expects foot traffic across four malls to increase during its Asian Games campaign, with selected merchants forecast to record double-digit year-on-year sales growth.
🔮 Hong Kong’s property market dodged an immediate hit from the Federal Reserve’s rate hike on Thursday as major local banks kept their prime rates unchanged, but another increase could puncture the market’s relatively fragile recovery, according to industry insiders.
Also by Peggy Ye
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Topics

Beijing Chinese Hong Kong Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Laopu Gold

Subjects

Laopu Gold ORG · 2× Beijing GPE · 1× Centaline Property Agency ORG · 1× Chinese NORP · 1× HKEX ORG · 1× Hong Kong GPE · 1× Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing ORG · 1×

Narrative

The brand was taking around 13,000 square feet at the flagship Central tower, which houses Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), one source said.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-11
🔮 Mainland Chinese jeweller set to move into One Exchange Square to support its global expansion plans Beijing-based jeweller Laopu Gold has leased an entire mid-floor at One Exchange Square in Central to support its global expansion, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Claims (4 extracted, 2 hedged)

Laopu Gold deepens Hong Kong footprint with entire-floor lease at Central tower: sources asserted
Gold → deepen → tower
Mainland Chinese jeweller set to move into One Exchange Square to support its global expansion plans Beijing-based jeweller Laopu Gold has leased an entire mid-floor at One Exchange Square in Central to support its global expansion, according to two sources familiar with the matter. uncertain
Gold → move → matter
The brand was taking around 13,000 square feet at the flagship Central tower, which houses Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), one source said. asserted
source → take → Exchanges
Recent transactions on the 36th floor of the same building fetched monthly rents of some HK$1.69 million (US$215,000), according to Centaline Property Agency data. uncertain
transactions → fetch → data
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