Jack Ma lands in Hong Kong on the latest stop of a global tour.
Ma has been meeting prominent figures based in the city, according to the media. Read more at straitstimes.com.
reportedly took in a Muay Thai boxing match.Most restrictions have already been lifted apart from the wearing of masks.
Before that, he visited the US and Israel, the Financial Times reported in November.The executive – among China’s most recognisable faces – has been on the move around the time signs emerged that Beijing was relenting in a campaign to curtail the influence and power of Internet giants.
Most restrictions have already been lifted apart from the wearing of masks.This month, Mr Ma ceded controlling rights to his Ant fintech empire, which many observers took as a signal that punishing crackdown was nearing an end.
Mrs Lam served one term before stepping down in June last year.Mr Ma mostly disappeared from public view after giving a 2020 speech that criticised Chinese regulators – right before Beijing scuttled what would have been a record Ant IPO.
wiped out growth at rivals such as Tencent Holdings Ltd, and forced private businesspeople to curtail their activities.Widespread pro-democracy protests in 2019 triggered by Mrs Lam’s proposal to allow suspected criminals to be extradited to mainland China led to Beijing imposing a far-reaching security law on the Hong Kong.Many of Mr Ma’s peers have since relinquished their formal corporate roles and increased donations to charity to align with President Xi Jinping’s vision of achieving “common prosperity.” BLOOMBERG More On This Topic.