On October 4, 2021, during the Evergrande liquidity crisis, the Cailian Press reported that Hopson Development was set to buy a 51% stake in Evergrande for around 5 billion United States dollars.[4] However, by October 20, The Guardian reported that this value was decreased to 2.6 billion dollars, and that activity surrounding such deal with suspended following objection by the Guangdong provincial government, which is overseeing Evergrande's restructuring.[5]
^"Contact Us". Hopson Development. 2006-10-22. Archived from the original on 2006-10-22. Retrieved 2021-02-05. Address: Human Resources Centre 16/F Zhujiang Investment Building, 421 Zhujiang East Road, Zhujiang New City, Guangzhou Postal Code: 510623 - Chinese address: "广州市珠江新城珠江东路421号珠江投资大厦 邮编:510623"