CK Hutchison shares volatile as China scrutinizes Panama ports sale

Li Ka-shing family empire faces questions over communication with Beijing

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Balboa Port, operated by a CK Hutchison group company, is pictured in Panama on March 4, after the sale was announced. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE

HONG KONG -- The shares of Hong Kong-listed companies controlled by tycoon Li Ka-shing's family empire remained jittery on Monday, with investors unnerved by China's repeated criticism of the conglomerate's sale of global ports, including two at the strategic Panama Canal.

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