CORRECTED: Hong Kong lodges 'stern protest' against Panama port takeover

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CORRECTED: Hong Kong lodges 'stern protest' against Panama port takeover
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Hong Kong, Feb 24 (AFP) Feb 24, 2026
Hong Kong's government lodged a "stern protest" on Tuesday to a takeover by Panamanian authorities of two Panama Canal ports previously controlled by a Hong Kong-based conglomerate.

Commerce secretary Algernon Yau Ying-wah expressed "strong dissatisfaction and opposition to the Panamanian government's forcible takeover yesterday of two Panamanian ports" operated by a CK Hutchison subsidiary, a government statement said.

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