CK Hutchison-operated Panama ports could be taken over by state partnerships: president

Hong Kong-based company's contract caught up in US-China tensions

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CK Hutchison holds a 90% stake in the operator of the Balboa and Cristobal ports, located at both ends of the canal.  © Reuters

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -- Public-private partnerships could take over two key ports near the Panama Canal if courts invalidate a contract with Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's to operate them, Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday.

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