** Shares of property management services group Times
Neighborhood Holdings Ltd 9928.HK surge as much as 10.1% to
HK$5.78, their highest since May 7, on course for a third
consecutive session of gains
** Stock on track for best day since Jan 6; among the 30
biggest percentage gainer on the Hong Kong bourse
** The Guangdong-based property manager says its controlling
shareholder Best Source Ventures Ltd has bought 900,000 co
shares at an average price of HK$5.07 each in the open market
between May 12 and May 14 to demonstrate its confidence in the
firm's development prospects and growth potential urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2N20GH
** Says Best Source now owns 462.7 mln shares, or 46.94% of
the Hong Kong-listed firm, and does not rule out the possibility
of further increasing its shareholding in the co
** The Hong Kong Hang Seng sub-index tracking property firms
.HSNP rises 1.9%
** Both the Hang Seng China enterprises index .HSCE and
the benchmark index .HSI climb 1.2%
** As of last close, stock down 27.7% this year
(Reuters Messaging: donny.kwok.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)