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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 9601548" data-attributes="member: 92282">Hilton to discuss management deal  <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/HI_mk_logo_hiltonbrandlogo.jpg/200px-HI_mk_logo_hiltonbrandlogo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Hilton Hotels and Resorts says it will continue to manage Sri Lanka's   Colombo Hilton until discussions start with owners following a   government move to take over the land on which the hotel is located.                                "We have  been  advised that the Sri Lankan Government has been noted as the new  owners  of the land and building of the hotel," Hilton Hotels and  Resorts said  in a statement. "In due course Hilton representatives will meet with the  relevant  parties to discuss the change in ownership and in the  meantime, Hilton  will continue to maintain normal business operations  at the hotel." Hilton said it has a management contract dating back from over 20  years  ago with Hotel Developers (Lanka) PLC, a listed firm which owns  the  building. On Wednesday economic development minister Basil Rajapaksa was  reported  to have told parliament that the state had "fully taken over  the hotel"  because land lease rentals had not been paid to the  government. Hotel Developers is a majority state controlled firm, which has not filed accounts with the stock exchange for years. The state-backed project has been embroiled in controversy and   litigation with disputes including among promoters and contractors. <a href="http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=1539373364" target="_blank">LBO</a></blockquote>

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