Billionaire Cheng Family Boosts Stake in Beaten-Down New World

  • Property developer’s shares touched a 20-year low this week
  • Family bought shares for about $2.2 million through entity
The New World Tower, which houses the headquarters of New World Development Co., in Hong Kong.Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
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Hong Kong billionaire Henry Cheng’s family increased its stake in New World Development Co. in the latest show of support for the debt-laden property developer, whose shares reached a 20-year low this week.

The family purchased a total of 1.6 million shares on Tuesday and Wednesday for HK$17.2 ($2.2 million) through Chow Tai Fook Capital Ltd., filings showed Thursday.