Cafe de Coral, in 1986, becomes first Hong Kong food chain to go public – SCMP archive
On this day 40 years ago, Cafe de Coral became the first Hong Kong restaurant group to list on the city’s stock exchange
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Cafe de Coral, in 1986, becomes first Hong Kong food chain to go public – SCMP archive
On this day 40 years ago, Cafe de Coral became the first Hong Kong restaurant group to list on the city’s stock exchange
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