** Shares of Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings 2007.HK surge 8.1% to HK$0.465, on course for the biggest one-day pct gain since February 27
** Stock hits highest since April 3 on the fourth straight session of rise
** Country Garden said it had reached an agreement with creditors holding nearly 30% of its existing offshore bond debt and was close to finalising terms with another group of bank creditors
** The company is now in a restructuring process that aims to cut its $16.4 billion of offshore debt by 70%
** Creditors holding 29.9% of $10.3 billion in bonds had agreed to the plan, company said
** Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index .HSMPI slips 0.5%, Hang Seng Index .HSI eases 0.7%
(Reporting by Donny Kwok)
((donny.kwok@thomsonreuters.com))
