At the end of June, Sino Land had a land bank of about 18.9 million square feet of attributable floor area

After taking into account a one-time loss of HK$1.08 billion (US$138.7 million) from the revaluation of its investment properties, the developer said its net profit fell to HK$4.02 billion from HK$4.4 billion a year earlier.

Net income excluding one-off gains or losses fell slightly to HK$5.12 billion from HK$5.17 billion a year earlier, the company said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. Revenue climbed 21.6 per cent to HK$10.8 billion.

Robert Ng Chee Siong, the 73-year-old Singaporean tycoon, will step down as company chairman on August 31 and will be replaced by his 47-year-old son Daryl Ng Win Kong.

In its filing, the company said the younger Ng had worked with his father for 20 years and “demonstrated strong leadership and a deep commitment to the group’s values and strategic vision”.