It forms part of Atria's offices being developed by the city council in the central business district near the international conference centre.

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Earlier in his career, he founded Pure Atria Software, where he was CEO until the company was acquired by Rational Software Corporation in 1997.

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While Khan's company Atria has big plans, it is in the minority in Hong Kong, not only in terms of the size of its property portfolio, but also in the attitude to incorporating environmental concerns in building projects.

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