Panama court to hear challenge to Hong Kong firm's canal concession

Panama City (AFP) Feb 21, 2025

A Panama court has agreed to review the concession granted to a Hong Kong-based firm to operate ports on either end of the Panama Canal - the source of US President Donald Trump's concerns for Chinese influence over the waterway. The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a request filed by a lawyer to nullify the contract to CK Hutchinson Holdings, owned by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing,