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Hong Kong court reinstates ex-lawmaker’s convictions for disclosing ICAC probe
Court of Final Appeal overturns Lam Cheuk-ting’s acquittal for unlawfully revealing authorities were investigating police commander.
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Hutchison’s Panama deal: Beijing warns of coercion that hurts countries
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22 Hong Kong, mainland firms express interest in pilot Northern Metropolis scheme
Henderson Land Development, New World Development and Sino Land among those to signal interest, after Beijing official urged involvement.
31 Mar 2025 - 11:33PM
The Northern Metropolis is a government blueprint that aims to transform 30,000 hectares of land in the New Territories. Photo: May Tse
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‘Don’t act in concert with US hegemony’: Beijing signals anger over Hutchison deal
HKMAO shares scathing piece that warns Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate against making ‘historic mistakes’.
31 Mar 2025 - 9:38AM
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CK Hutchison port deal may be hit with wave of antitrust probes
Authorities in all 23 countries where ports operate expected to conduct competition reviews if they find them legally necessary, source says.
29 Mar 2025 - 10:45PM
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Will Beijing sink Hutchison-BlackRock ports deal with antitrust probe?
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.
29 Mar 2025 - 4:07PM
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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
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Hong Kong group ‘will not sign Panama deal next week’, Beijing to launch probe
Beijing to launch antitrust probe into deal by Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings.
29 Mar 2025 - 2:35PM
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Beijing, Hong Kong condemn ‘slanders and smears’ in UK’s 6-month report on city
Report highlights city’s national security trials and authorities’ move to place a new round of HK$1 million bounties on six activists.
28 Mar 2025 - 4:50PM
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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.
28 Mar 2025 - 11:59AM
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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.
27 Mar 2025 - 9:25AM
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Hutchison operates two ports at the Panama Canal. Photo: Reuters
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.
26 Mar 2025 - 12:39PM
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.
25 Mar 2025 - 8:52PM
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.
25 Mar 2025 - 5:29PM
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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.
25 Mar 2025 - 10:41AM
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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.
25 Mar 2025 - 11:28AM
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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.
25 Mar 2025 - 12:10AM
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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.
25 Mar 2025 - 9:15AM
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Sailors wave the China and Panama flags during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Latin American country in 2018. Photo: Reuters
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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.
22 Mar 2025 - 9:27PM
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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.
21 Mar 2025 - 8:20PM
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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.
21 Mar 2025 - 2:14AM
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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.
21 Mar 2025 - 2:02AM
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Xia Baolong (right) with EuroCham chairman Inaki Amate in Beijing. Photo: SCMP
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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’.
20 Mar 2025 - 10:40PM
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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.
20 Mar 2025 - 6:01PM
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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.
25 Mar 2025 - 4:16PM
Open Questions series
Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
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