Hong Kong's Sun Hung Kai Properties (HKG:0016) is once again looking to raise funds via debt after a year-long hiatus, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday.

The city's largest developer is seeking a loan of at least HK$5 billion, similar to its annual fundraising activity over the past decade to refinance debt, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

The facility will carry a five-year tenor and Sun Hung Kai expects to close the deal by the end of March.

The firm skipped its annual refinancing last year due to declining asset values and weak investor sentiment, the report said.

Meanwhile, Maureen Fung Sau-yim resigned as an executive director of the firm due to health issues, according to a filing with the Hong Kong bourse Tuesday.

The resignation comes following media reports Maureen was suspended from duties over an alleged corruption case related to a shopping mall in Shanghai, the South China Morning Post reported.

The firm told the SCMP it was investigating the claims.

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