Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's CK Hutchison Holdings sold its Panama ports business to a group of investors led by BlackRock. What does this episode tell us about Hong Kong today?

The company founded by 96-year-old Li Ka-shing is caught up in Donald Trump’s complaints about China’s influence

BlackRock ’s $22.8bn takeover of 43 ports owned by billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison, including two at either end of the Panama Canal — before it was announced on Tuesday. The president and top members of his administration,

US president’s Panama Canal move, while having made a lot of money for HK tycoon, is more like misdirected fire than a win over Beijing.

The company said the loss for 2024 could come in at HK$126.6 million (US$16.3 million) versus a profit of HK$17.3 million the previous year

Most of the stakes in key ports on the Panama Canal are owned by a Hong Kong-based company and are set to be sold off after Trump announced his waterway plans.

After a lifetime of dealmaking, 96-year-old Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing may have just pulled off one of his boldest transactions yet.

Li Ka-shing, Larry Fink and Adebayo Ogunlesi picked up the phone and struck a $36 billion deal to take over 43 ports within weeks.