(This is reproduced from the posting I made on my Facebook Page on 9th November 2026.)

Just a few years back, e.Sentral SmartCity was just an idea on paper. Today, it has a builder.

We have awarded Alphazen Contract Sdn Bhd a RM220 million contract to build the first phase, Falcon Residences. Altogether, the project has 4 phases, with a total gross development value (GDV) of RM1.75 billion. Visions are easy to draw. Buildings are hard to deliver. That’s why choosing the right contractor is one of the most important decisions a developer ever makes.

Alphazen has been building since 1996. Thirty years. More than 13,500 units completed across homes, offices and hotels. In construction, you don’t earn trust with brochures. You earn it one completed floor at a time.

But what struck me most wasn’t the numbers.

It was meeting Philip Chong Mong Tet together with his son, Ernest Chong. Father and son, side by side. One generation laid the foundation; the next is carrying it forward. I’ve always believed the best businesses are built the same way as the best buildings: on strong foundations, with something worth passing on.

e.Sentral SmartCity is HCK Capital Group’s first smart city, built on our “Tech and Trees” concept. Smart technology in every home. Green spaces outside every window. We want a future that runs on innovation, without forgetting it still needs to breathe.

The drawings are done. The handshake is made. Now, the cranes take over.