[2] The 49,690-square-foot (4,616 m2) complex was put up for sale when Fung Ping Fan ran into financial difficulties.

[6] In 1998, Emperor International got Town Planning Board approval to develop a three-storey shopping centre on the site.

The company bought the Lido Complex's McDonald's shop in mid-2000 for HK$36.8 million, allowing the redevelopment to move ahead.

[7] Emperor International built a 143,000-square-foot (13,300 m2), six-storey shopping arcade called "The Pulse" on the site, which was substantially complete by 2011.

[9] In May 2012, the issue was settled, with Emperor International Group Limited paying a HK$798 million land premium to the Hong Kong government.