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Commentary: China’s anger over Panama ports sale is a wake-up call for Hong Kong tycoons
THE POLITICISATION OF BUSINESS When announcing the deal, CK Hutchison’s co-managing director Frank Sixt stated that it was “purely commercial…
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Commentary: Just business or ‘a betrayal’? Why HK tycoon Li Ka-shing’s Panama Canal deal has upset China
THE POLITICISATION OF BUSINESS When announcing the deal, CK Hutchison’s co-managing director Frank Sixt stated that it was “purely commercial…
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Criticism of Panama ports deal deserves ‘serious attention’: Hong Kong leader
HONG KONG: Criticism of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s sale of its Panama Canal ports deserves “serious attention”, city leader John…
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Lee Shau Kee, founder of Henderson Land Group, dies at 97
HONG KONG: Hong Kong property magnate Lee Shau Kee, one of the city’s richest men, died on Monday (Mar 17)…
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Hong Kong pro-democracy social worker convicted over 2019 clash
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong social worker was found guilty of rioting during the city’s 2019 democracy protests, with the court…
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Elderly Singaporean man jailed for 11 years over Hong Kong robberies
An elderly Singaporean man has been jailed for 11 years for attempting to rob a retail chain with a bottle…
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Hong Kong’s new Kai Tak Sports Park lauded as game changer for sports and culture
REVITALISING SLEEPY NEIGHBOURHOOD While much hope is riding on the mega infrastructure to draw in the crowds, observers said only…
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Hong Kong flags 10,000 civil service job cuts, AI push in bid to reverse huge deficit
GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY Hong Kong’s small and open economy has also been vulnerable to external headwinds including China’s economic slowdown, and the…
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Well-off Hong Kong daunted by record deficits
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is facing its toughest fiscal test in three decades following a painful run of mammoth deficits,…
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Hundreds mourn Hong Kong champion of prisoners’ rights Shiu Ka-chun
A social worker and university lecturer, Shiu rose to prominence during Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Movement — a civil disobedience…
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