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(From left) Victor Li Tzar-kuoi and Li Ka-shing share a word at the CK Hutchison Holdings annual results announcement in 2018. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong politics

How will Beijing’s anti-monopoly probe on Hutchison-BlackRock ports deal work?

While China could argue the sale harms competition or national security, another approach would be to negotiate existing rights for Chinese vessels, legal experts say.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong group ‘will not sign Panama deal next week’, Beijing to launch probe

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Hong Kong politics

Beijing, Hong Kong condemn ‘slanders and smears’ in UK’s 6-month report on city

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Hong Kong politics

Fourth Beijing warning for Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison over Panama ports deal

Beijing’s offices overseeing Hong Kong affairs repost another scathing news article taking aim at company over sale to US consortium.

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CK Hutchison operates two ports at either end of the Panama Canal. Photo: AP
CK Hutchison operates two ports at either end of the Panama Canal. Photo: AP
Hong Kong politics

Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison gets another Beijing warning over Panama ports sale

Beijing’s top offices on Hong Kong post article quoting residents urging firm to stand up to US pressure and to stand on the right side of history.

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Hong Kong politics

Eyebrows raised over Hong Kong’s Richard Li in Beijing, observers say

Younger son of tycoon Li Ka-shing rubbed shoulders with elites on weekend in nation’s capital, but observer says Beijing sees him as separate to controversial deal.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong devoted to bolstering foreign ties, John Lee says at Boao Forum

Chief executive touts international connections following Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s call for city to expand global ties.

Chief Executive John Lee has highlighted that Hong Kong had retained third place globally and first in Asia in the latest Global Financial Centres Index. Photo: Handout
Chief Executive John Lee has highlighted that Hong Kong had retained third place globally and first in Asia in the latest Global Financial Centres Index. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party to hold meeting in April to discuss disbanding

Special meeting will seek to establish a mandate to allow leadership to handle legal procedures related to group’s proposed dissolution.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s Article 23, a year of restraint but what about broader impact?

While domestic security law has not been applied as broadly as feared, government urged to disclose more information about how it’s being used.

Hong Kong politics

Hutchison’s Panama ports exit inevitable: analysts

CK Hutchison has kept silent on the sale but defends the move via a column on news website using a property agent’s byline, says the agent.

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Containers at the Balboa Port at the Panama Canal. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong politics

Beijing urges Swire Group to help boost Hong Kong’s aviation hub status

Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng also encourages company to take part in bay area’s development and Hainan Free Trade Port as he meets CEO Merlin Swire.

The Swire, Chinese and Hong Kong flags at the company’s offices in Admiralty. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
The Swire, Chinese and Hong Kong flags at the company’s offices in Admiralty. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong politics

Devil in the details of the Hutchison-BlackRock Panama ports deal

Hong Kong-based port operator has to contend with local politics and mounting pressure from US, which wants to reduce mainland Chinese influence.

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Hong Kong economy

Panama ports deal of strategic importance, say Hong Kong political heavyweights

‘Not easy’ for Hong Kong or mainland Chinese firms to take part in ‘some strategic projects’, NPC Standing Committee member Starry Lee says.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court upholds acquittal of Democratic Party chairman in protest case

Court of Appeal dismisses Department of Justice’s request to send Lo Kin-hei’s 2019 unlawful assembly case back to District Court.

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Lo Kin-hei was among 10 people arrested during an illegal gathering that helped to divert police attention during the siege of Polytechnic University in Hung Hom in 2019. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong politics

BlackRock-Hutchison Panama ports deal: 25-year timeline to troubled waters

From Trump’s vow to retake Panama Canal to Beijing’s scathing attack on Hutchison’s deal, the Post chronicles the latest developments.

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CK Hutchison’s decision to sell its stakes in the Panama Canal ports is facing intense criticism. Photo: AFP
CK Hutchison’s decision to sell its stakes in the Panama Canal ports is facing intense criticism. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong politics

Beijing will keep Hong Kong ‘free and open’ for business, Euro chamber told

Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs meets first EuroCham delegation to visit capital.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong government warn external parties of intervening in Jimmy Lai trial

Caution comes after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said getting the former media tycoon out of prison was a ‘priority’.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Hutchison stays mum on plan to sell port assets amid Panama spat, China rebuke

No event that might require disclosure was identified, Hutchison said, leaving the onus on shareholders to question the directors at its AGM on May 22.

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The entrance of the Balboa Port in Panama. Photo: Reuters
The entrance of the Balboa Port in Panama. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong

Hutchison’s Panama ports deal: everything you need to know about the saga

From scathing attacks over sell-off to a closer look at BlackRock, here are some highlights from our coverage of Hutchison’s Panama ports deal.

Hong Kong economy

Black eye for BlackRock-Hutchison Panama ports deal? Not so easy, say experts

Legal tools to smash the sale are not really available as Hong Kong is a very free place for business, observers say.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong to hold next Legislative Council election on December 7

City leader John Lee hopes second Legco poll under ‘patriots-only’ electoral overhaul will be conducted in a ‘fair, just and honest manner’.

A by-election for the Election Committee subsector will be held on September 7. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong politics

Hutchison’s Panama ports deal must comply with the law: Hong Kong’s John Lee

Beijing conducting major review of port and shipping assets held by private mainland and local businesses, source says.

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Chief Executive John Lee has said concerns arising from the sale of Panama Canal ports by tycoon Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings deserve “serious attention”. Photo: Elson Li
Chief Executive John Lee has said concerns arising from the sale of Panama Canal ports by tycoon Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings deserve “serious attention”. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong politics

Beijing slams Western UN diplomats over meeting Jimmy Lai’s son and legal team

Lai’s son met American, British and Canadian ambassadors to United Nations last week.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong urged to make Northern Metropolis ‘special zone’ to speed up work

Starry Lee, city’s sole delegate to nation’s top legislative body, points to slow pace of construction in project at the border.

Hong Kong politics

Beijing offices keep up pressure on Hong Kong’s Hutchison over Panama port deal

Entrepreneurs who ‘dance with Americans’ will have no future even if they secure ‘big deal’, commentary posted by offices says.

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A cargo ship goes through the Panama Canal. Photo: AP
Open Questions series

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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