Genting cruise unit on brink of liquidation after court defeat

Malaysian gambling tycoon's Hong Kong business to seek restructuring

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In 2020, Singapore used Genting Hong Kong's idled Superstar Gemini cruise ship to temporarily house migrant workers amid a COVID outbreak in their dormitories.  © Reuters

ZACH COLEMAN, Nikkei Asia deputy editor

HONG KONG -- Genting Hong Kong, the cruise line arm of Malaysian tycoon Lim Kok Thay's global gambling empire, plans to file for liquidation on Tuesday in Bermuda.

In a filing with the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong signed by Lim, Genting HK said that it would proceed with the filing, barring the emergence of last-minute funding relief.

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