The Link Real Estate Investment Trust

05/13/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/13/2022 02:33

The “Bless HK Lantern Festival” Links Hong Kong People for City’s First Collaborative NFT Project

  • Link launches the "Bless HK Lantern Festival" with the goal of creating the first collaborative NFT project by the people of Hong Kong
  • All digital lanterns created during the event will be collated into an NFT animated video and presented in a limited edition of three commemorative copies
  • For each digital lantern made and released, Link will donate $25 to Food Angel

Link Asset Management Limited (Link), the manager of Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Link REIT, stock code: 823) announces the launch of the first NFT (non-fungible token) project co-created by the people of Hong Kong. The project, named "Bless HK Lantern Festival", will be held during 14-27 May 2022 as part of a series of accredited events celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Nicholas Allen, Link's Chairman, said:

"Thanks to the resilience and loving care shown by everyone in Hong Kong over the past two years, we've managed to weather the many ups and downs during our fight against the pandemic. We now invite all Hong Kong people to come together to create digital lanterns as a sign of hope for the health of our loved ones and prosperity of our society."

Hong Kong people are invited to customise their own digital lanterns and messages of hope via the designated event website on Link's community e-magazine Channel 823, or the interactive installation at Lok Fu Place. All digital lanterns created will be collated into an NFT animated video and presented in a limited edition of three commemorative copies. A winner will be drawn at random from all participants in the NFT Video Lucky Draw and be given one NFT animated video as the prize. [Note 1]

For each digital lantern made and released, Link will donate $25 to Food Angel [Note 2] to support the needy in the community with hot meals and food packs.

Link "Bless HK Lantern Festival" event info:

Details of the NFT Video Lucky Draw:

  • Lucky draw date: 3 June 2022
  • The lucky draw result will be published in The Standard and Headline Daily and on the event website on 8 June 2022

Link's "Bless HK Lantern Festival" demo video of creating digital lanterns can be viewed here.

High-resolution pictures can be downloaded here.

Note:

  1. For more details of the Lucky Draw, please refer to terms and conditions.
  2. Maximum amount of donation is $100,000, subject to relevant terms and conditions.

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About Link

Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Hong Kong stock code: 823), managed by Link Asset Management Limited, is a leading retail-focused REIT in the world. Listed in 2005 as the first REIT in Hong Kong, Link has been 100% held by public and institutional investors and is a Hang Seng Index constituent stock. From its home in Hong Kong, Link owns and manages a diversified portfolio including retail facilities, car parks, offices and logistics assets spanning China's Greater Bay Area (Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen), Beijing and Shanghai, the UK's London and Australia's Sydney. Link seeks to extend its portfolio growth trajectory and grasp expansion opportunities in different markets in pursuit of its medium-term target Vision 2025.

For details, please visit https://www.linkreit.com/.


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