Hong Kong: Pure coincidence or impeccable timing? Either way, Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau has just pulled off a twofer for the history books.
On Wednesday night he paid US$48.4mil (RM213mil) at Sotheby’s in Geneva for a 12.03-carat blue diamond, the most ever spent on a gem at auction.
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