Hong Kong, March 17, 2026 (AFP) - Hong Kong firm says Panama failed to respond to lawsuit over ports seizure

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2026-03-17
A subsidiary of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Panamanian officials had not responded to its lawsuit opposing the suspension of its Panama Canal operations because they had failed to hire lawyers. A Panamanian court declared in January that a contract, which had allowed CK Hutchison unit Panama Ports Company (PPC) to manage the Pacific port of Balboa and Cristobal on the Atlantic since 1997, was "unconstitutional". PPC filed a lawsuit i......
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