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Li Ka-shing
Li Ka-shing is Hong Kong's richest person. He is chairman of the board of conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings.
Born
29 Jul 1928
Industry
Business
Job Title
Founder, Cheung Kong Group
In the past month, Beijing has piled pressure on CK Hutchison to cancel its ports deal. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong politics

CK Hutchison defends Panama ports concession, breaking silence on controversy

Subsidiary of Li Ka-shing’s firm denies claims made by Panamanian lawyers in challenge over ports that are part of wider US$23 billion deal.

Hong Kong economy

Can Panama’s audit give Hutchison a way out of geopolitical storm?

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing makes rare video appearance, first since Panama deal

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Hong Kong politics

Could constitutional challenges further delay or even block Hutchison port deal?

No agreement has been signed so far, with Hutchison, BlackRock still negotiating amid Beijing’s antitrust probe and legal turbulence in Panama’s courts.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (third from right) visits Panama in February. Photo: AP
Hong Kong politics

How can Beijing antitrust probe affect Panama deal if Hutchison delays signing?

Market regulator empowered to put limits on sale or even halt deal under Anti-Monopoly Law, legal experts explain.

US-China relations

Editorial | US playing dangerous game by targeting Hong Kong officials

Latest sanctions over national security law under the guise of human rights can only worsen already fraught Washington-Beijing relations.

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Hong Kong politics

Hutchison’s Panama deal: Beijing warns of coercion that hurts countries

Beijing’s top office on Hong Kong also shares another scathing article over deal by Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate.

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The US$23 billion sale of the conglomerate’s 43 overseas ports, including the two in Panama, to a consortium led by US investment firm BlackRock is set to bring US$19 billion in cash to CK Hutchison. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong housing

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.

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks retreat to 4-week low as more Trump tariffs loom

Investor jitters over tariffs set to be unveiled on April 2 outweigh a positive China manufacturing report.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Hutchison says it is evaluating spin-off of global telecoms business

‘From time to time, the [group] receives proposals and explores and evaluates opportunities that may be available,’ Hutchison said in a statement.

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A branch of CK Hutchison’s Three cellular telecommunications network in the United Kingdom. Photo: CK Hutchison
Hong Kong politics

‘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’.

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CK Hutchison’s flags on display at Cheung Kong Center in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong politics

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.

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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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Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hutchison, government in talks to see if there’s any way out as deadline nears

Sources say Hong Kong government approached Hutchison immediately after learning on March 4 about the surprise deal to sell its port operations.

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CK Hutchison is caught in a Catch-22 situation of its own making, legal and political analysts say. Photo: Sam Tsang
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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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.

Hong Kong politics

City Beat | Beijing is upset, but why is it limiting criticism of Hutchison’s Panama deal?

Closer look at Beijing’s mixed ‘semi-official’ approach to voicing disapproval shows what is at stake in saga involving Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate.

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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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A cargo ship sails past the Panama Canal’s Port of Balboa, managed by CK Hutchison. Photo: AP
Mergers & Acquisitions

Li may swing BlackRock deal with just 15% of minority owners’ votes

Minority shareholders are also expected to support the sale to receive a special bonus of as much as HK$25 a share, they said.

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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.

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Hong Kong property

2 of Hong Kong’s biggest developers miss profit goals amid slump

‘The global economy is expected to remain challenging in 2025’, says CK Asset chairman Victor Li Tzar-kuoi.

CK Asset chairman Victor Li Tzar-kuoi. Photo: Handout
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
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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US-China trade war

What’s behind the pro-Beijing camp’s criticism of the Panama ports deal?

The backlash against Hutchison’s ports sell-off is designed to send a message to other Chinese firms with overseas assets, analysts say.

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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
Hong Kong politics

‘Contribute with a political perspective,’ Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong says

Zheng Yanxiong tells business leaders to be vigilant and make contributions to national development at seminar on ‘spirit’ of ‘two sessions’.

Beijing’s top representative in Hong Kong met with business leaders and politicians on Monday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

BlackRock, buyer of Hong Kong Hutchison’s Panama ports, in the spotlight

Elite US institutional investor has a significant presence in Hong Kong but has kept a studiously low profile.

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Hong Kong economy

Can Hong Kong’s Hutchison ride out storm over Panama ports deal after Beijing attack?

Experts say Hutchison, part of tycoon Li Ka-shing’s empire, is now caught in a dilemma and might end up being punished by both the United States and China.

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