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HK$ 20 million over the bid for five plots of land opposite
1202:"US$ 6.8m wines from Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau sold out"
1369:"What a gem: Hong Kong tycoon buys daughter $ 48 mn diamond"
1338:"Crooked tycoon buys daughter $ 77M in diamonds at auctions"
1257:"Tycoon's Two Girlfriends Seek $ 1.4 Billion of AIA Shares"
1157:"Wines from the Cellar of Joseph Lau Part II 劉鑾雄窖藏佳釀（第二部份）"
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972:"Top 200 Collectors: Joseph Lau"
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1200:Wang, Natalie (19 April 2021).
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