HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of CK Hutchison <0001.HK> fell as much as 4.7% on Monday after China state media criticised the Hong Kong conglomerate's Panama port deal and sources said the deal, which was expected to be signed on April 2,

There was never a question that CK Hutchison’s sale of its Panama Canal port assets to a BlackRock-led consortium might face backlash from China. The deal helped its owner, Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing,

Beijing’s public pressure campaign against CK Hutchison portends a growing effort by the CCP to control Hong Kong’s independent business interests.