SINGAPORE, July 7 -- Singapore-based Malaysian billionaire hotelier and property tycoon Ong Beng Seng will return to court on July 23 for a pre-trial conference, as proceedings in his high-profile graft case continue.

The Straits Times reported that the session follows a hearing on July 8, which was adjourned to allow parties to file revised submissions. No further details were disclosed.

Ong, 79, had previously been scheduled to plead guilty on July 3. However, the hearing was postponed the day before, with the prosecution and defence indicating that they needed more time to finalise their sentencing submissions.

The tycoon, best known for bringing Formula One to Singapore in 2008, had initially been slated to plead guilty on April 2....