Leading Hong Kong tycoons turn their backs on jet leasing

Cheng and Li families say time to exit 'volatile' sector

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The aviation sector, particularly in Hong Kong, has been hard hit by the COVID pandemic. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong tycoons Li Ka-shing and Henry Cheng are both retreating from aircraft leasing, a business into which they had steered their wide-ranging conglomerates over the past decade to diversify risk and revenues globally.

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