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<a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/cross-harbour-holdings-ltd">Cross-Harbour</a> is an investment holding company with two primary, stable operating businesses: a 70% stake in the Hong Kong School of Motoring and a 35% effective interest in Autotoll.</li>
 <li>The company's valuation is compelling, trading at a significant discount to its book value (P/B of 0.3x) and a low Price-to-Earnings ratio (P/E of 3.8x), suggesting an attractive entry point for value-oriented investors.</li>
 <li>A significant portion of the company's assets is a large treasury and securities investment portfolio, which, while contributing to earnings volatility, provides substantial financial flexibility and a strong balance sheet.</li>
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Cross-Harbour is an investment holding company with two primary, stable operating businesses: a 70% stake in the Hong Kong School of Motoring and a 35% effective interest in Autotoll.
  The company's valuation is compelling, trading at a significant discount to its book value (P/B of 0.3x) and a low Price-to-Earnings ratio (P/E of 3.8x), suggesting an attractive entry point for value-oriented investors.
  A significant portion of the company's assets is a large treasury and securities investment portfolio, which, while contributing to earnings volatility, provides substantial financial flexibility and a strong balance sheet.
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Eighteen sales and marketing executives at Crown Resorts were reported as being detained in China, likely due to illegally soliciting Chinese to gamble in overseas casinos. Our contacts in the industry have already seen immediate termination of marketing efforts in mainland China by Macau casinos, which imply lower near-term gaming revenue in our view. A loss of higher-margin direct VIP business could also mean lower overall VIP margin for the Macau casinos, as junket VIP margins are one to two percentage points lower compared with direct VIP margins. Near-term sentiment will be unfavorable for the Macau gaming stocks. However, we gauge that marketing activities in mainland China will resurface as the dust settles, though casinos will take a lower-profile approach.To reflect the short-term impact, if we reduced 2016 full-year VIP, mass and slot revenue by 7.5% for our Macau gaming coverage, there would still be no impact on fair value estimates. Therefore, we maintain our long-term forecast and long-term-based, DCF-generated fair value estimates. Our narrow moat ratings also remain unchanged.Analyst: Chelsey Tam

Eighteen sales and marketing executives at Crown Resorts were reported as being detained in China, likely due to illegally soliciting Chinese to gamble in overseas casinos. Our contacts in the industry have already seen immediate termination of marketing efforts in mainland China by Macau casinos, which imply lower near-term gaming revenue in our view. A loss of higher-margin direct VIP business could also mean lower overall VIP margin for the Macau casinos, as junket VIP margins are one to two percentage points lower compared with direct VIP margins. Near-term sentiment will be unfavorable for the Macau gaming stocks. However, we gauge that marketing activities in mainland China will resurface as the dust settles, though casinos will take a lower-profile approach.To reflect the short-term impact, if we reduced 2016 full-year VIP, mass and slot revenue by 7.5% for our Macau gaming coverage, there would still be no impact on fair value estimates. Therefore, we maintain our long-term forecast and long-term-based, DCF-generated fair value estimates. Our narrow moat ratings also remain unchanged.Analyst: Chelsey Tam

Negative Near-Term Read-Throughs from the Detainment of Crown Resorts' Marketing Executives in China

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

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Ganglong China Property Group / Event-Driven

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<li>The data in this insight is collated from the "shareholding disclosure" link on the HKEx website.</li>
<li>Often there is a corresponding HKEx announcement on the increase - or decrease - in the shareholding by directors. However, such disclosures are by no means an absolute. </li>
<li>These insights may flag those companies where shares have been pledged. Stocks mentioned include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cross-harbour-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10258:1" rel="noopener">Cross Harbour (32 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grand-ming-group-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16462:1" rel="noopener">Grand Ming (1271 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ganglong-china-property-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29149:1" rel="noopener">Ganglong China Property (6968 HK)</a> 
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The data in this insight is collated from the "shareholding disclosure" link on the HKEx website.
Often there is a corresponding HKEx announcement on the increase - or decrease - in the shareholding by directors. However, such disclosures are by no means an absolute. 
These insights may flag those companies where shares have been pledged. Stocks mentioned include Cross Harbour (32 HK), Grand Ming (1271 HK), and Ganglong China Property (6968 HK) 



Hong Kong CEO & Director Dealings (18 Nov): Cross Harbour, Grand Ming, Ganglong, Pharmaron, JL Mag

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<li>The data in this insight is collated from the "shareholding disclosure" link on the HKEx website.</li>
<li>Often there is a corresponding HKEx announcement on the increase - or decrease - in the shareholding by directors. However, such disclosures are by no means an absolute. </li>
<li>These insights may flag those companies where shares have been pledged. Stocks mentioned include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/c-c-land-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13078:1" rel="noopener">C C Land Holdings (1224 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/impro-precision-industries" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26779:1" rel="noopener">Impro Precision Industries (1286 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singasia-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27986:1" rel="noopener">SingAsia Holdings (8293 HK)</a>.</li>
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The data in this insight is collated from the "shareholding disclosure" link on the HKEx website.
Often there is a corresponding HKEx announcement on the increase - or decrease - in the shareholding by directors. However, such disclosures are by no means an absolute. 
These insights may flag those companies where shares have been pledged. Stocks mentioned include C C Land Holdings (1224 HK), Impro Precision Industries (1286 HK), and SingAsia Holdings (8293 HK).


Hong Kong CEO & Director Dealings (11 Nov): C C Land, Impro Precision, SingAsia, Pharmaron

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<li>There is potentially a premium of about 20-25% being assessed for the possibility of a deal for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toshiba-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:637:1" rel="noopener">Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)</a>, but there is also fundamental risk beyond this.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/perpetual-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:599:1" rel="noopener">Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU)</a> rejects EQT/BPEA/Regal's Offer, a proposal that is contingent on PPT ceasing its Scheme with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pendal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15795:1" rel="noopener">Pendal Group (PDL AU)</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/news-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26926:1" rel="noopener">News Corp (NWS AU)</a> is trading rich. The net EV/EBITDA for the stub ops trades closely matches to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fox-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36135:1" rel="noopener">Fox (FOXA US)</a>. And Fox is preferable over NWS' print media business. </li>
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There is potentially a premium of about 20-25% being assessed for the possibility of a deal for Toshiba Corp (6502 JP), but there is also fundamental risk beyond this.

Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU) rejects EQT/BPEA/Regal's Offer, a proposal that is contingent on PPT ceasing its Scheme with Pendal Group (PDL AU) 

News Corp (NWS AU) is trading rich. The net EV/EBITDA for the stub ops trades closely matches to Fox (FOXA US). And Fox is preferable over NWS' print media business. 


Last Week in Event SPACE: Toshiba, Perpetual/Pendal, News Corp/Fox Corp

Hong Kong

Cross-Harbour (Holdings) Ltd. is a Hong Kong-based investment holding company. Its principal activities include motoring school operations, electronic toll collection operations, and treasury management and securities investment. The company was originally established in 1965 to construct and operate Hong Kong's first underwater road tunnel and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

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