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Chan Ho-him

Hong Kong Reporter

Chan Ho-him is based in Hong Kong and writes primarily about the city, covering business, conglomerates, macroeconomics and politics. He also writes about the shipping and aviation industries in the Greater China region.

Before he joined the FT in 2021, he was a Hong Kong-based reporter at the South China Morning Post and Ming Pao newspaper.

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  • Saturday, 17 February, 2024
    PwC
    Liquidators for China’s Evergrande prepare to sue PwC over audits

    Big Four firm audited the highly indebted developer as it grew fast during China’s real estate boom

    A montage of the pair and an Evergrande property development
  • Thursday, 15 February, 2024
    OutlookAsia
    Why Hong Kong’s cinema has gone quiet

    The creative sector is struggling to revive the glory days of its iconic films and pop culture

    Nicole Kidman and Brian Tee in a scene from ‘Expats’, a TV series filmed in Hong Kong
  • Tuesday, 13 February, 2024
    Hong Kong politics
    Latham & Watkins cuts off its Hong Kong lawyers from international databases

    US law firm acts as data security laws in territory look set to be strengthened on same lines as China’s

    An evening view of the financial central district of Hong Kong
  • Friday, 9 February, 2024
    Lionel Messi
    Tatler Asia to partially refund Hong Kong tickets after Messi backlash

    Luxury lifestyle publication estimates paybacks on fixture will cost it $7mn

    Lionel Messi at a news conference
  • Monday, 5 February, 2024
    Hong Kong politics
    Lionel Messi angers Hong Kong by sitting out match

    Chinese territory had pinned hopes on Argentine football player’s appearance as it seeks to revive status as global hub

    Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi sits on the bench during a friendly match in Hong Kong on Sunday
  • Saturday, 3 February, 2024
    Person in the News
    Hui Ka Yan: the Evergrande tycoon faces his downfall

    Once the richest man in China, the liquidation of his property empire marks the end of an era

    Joe Cummings illustration of Person in the News Hui Ka Yan.
  • Wednesday, 31 January, 2024
    Chinese business & finance
    China’s big airlines set for fourth straight lossmaking year

    Doubts over country’s economic recovery and lack of direct flights to US weigh on travel demand

    A picture of a China Eastern Airlines plane landing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport
  • Tuesday, 30 January, 2024
    Hong Kong politics
    Hong Kong to bring in new security law to follow China’s crackdown

    Experts warn proposed measure targeting espionage and state secrets could harm financial hub’s standing

    Hong Kong police surround a pro-democracy supporter outside a court hearing in 2023
  • Monday, 29 January, 2024
    Evergrande Real Estate Group
    Chinese developer Evergrande ordered to be wound up by Hong Kong court

    Indebted property group fails to agree restructuring plan with creditors

    An Evergrande housing complex in Beijing
  • Sunday, 28 January, 2024
    Chinese equities
    Chinese regulators curb short selling as market downturn deepens

    Measures come into effect from Monday and are designed to ‘create a fairer market order’

    A person flies a dragon kite in Shanghai, China
  • Friday, 19 January, 2024
    Diamonds and gemstones
    Coloured gemstones shine as consumers look beyond lab-grown rivals

    Rubies and emerald prices hold up but man-made rivals dull demand of diamonds

    Person holding raw emerald crystals embedded in stone
  • Tuesday, 16 January, 2024
    News in-depthChinese economy
    China’s economy faces ‘critical year’ to dispel deflation and revive confidence

    Beijing forecast to exceed 2023 growth target but outlook is tougher as consumers remain cautious

    Montage showing man in surgical mask pulling notes from his wallet in front of graphs showing falling prices
  • Friday, 12 January, 2024
    News in-depthHong Kong economy
    Hongkongers fall for China’s big box stores

    Politicians and retailers alarmed as shoppers increasingly head to the mainland for cheaper goods

    Customers at a Sam’s Club warehouse in Zhuhai
  • Thursday, 11 January, 2024
    Inside BusinessCathay Pacific Airways Ltd
    Cathay Pacific struggles to put its troubles behind it

    Airline beset by acute pilot shortages, flight cancellations and poor staff morale

    An aircraft operated by Cathay Pacific
  • Wednesday, 3 January, 2024
    News in-depthEmployment
    Warehouse operators turn to entertainment and food facilities to attract workers

    Companies build basketball courts and sites with beehives as unions call for pay increases

    A Prologis warehouse in the Netherlands
  • Monday, 1 January, 2024
    Travel & leisure industry
    China’s first homegrown cruise ship sails from Shanghai

    Authorities hail launch as landmark for country’s shipbuilding sector

    Aerial photo shows the Adora Magic City, China’s first domestically built large cruise ship berthing at its home port in Shanghai
  • Friday, 29 December, 2023
    Chinese politics & policy
    China appoints new defence minister after predecessor’s disappearance

    Appointment of former navy chief Dong Jun could help smooth engagement with US

    A uniformed Dong giving a speech in 2020
  • Friday, 29 December, 2023
    Chinese business & finance
    Geopolitical risk forces aircraft leasing companies to rethink exposure to China

    Lessors badly hit by losses in Russia cut back presence in one of world’s biggest markets

    A plane takes off from the Beijing Capital International Airport
  • Monday, 18 December, 2023
    Hong Kong politics
    Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai appears in court for landmark trial

    Heavy police presence deployed while members of public queued overnight in support

    Police officers stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts ahead of a hearing for former media mogul Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong on Monday
  • Monday, 18 December, 2023
    The Big Read
    How China’s slowdown is deepening Hong Kong’s ‘existential crisis’

    The territory’s growing reliance on China has turned into a distinctly mixed blessing — with questions of how long hallmarks of its own system can endure

  • Friday, 15 December, 2023
    Jimmy Lai
    Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai set for landmark trial

    One of Chinese Communist party’s most outspoken critics faces prospect of life in prison

    Jimmy Lai
  • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
    Ecommerce
    West’s love for Shein and Temu drives ecommerce boom for air freighters

    Logistics groups see sustained demand for fast delivery of goods from China to western markets

    The Temu app on a smartphone
  • Monday, 11 December, 2023
    Hong Kong politics
    Hong Kong’s ‘patriots-only’ election draws record low turnout

    Poll seen as test of public support for political order imposed by China’s President Xi Jinping

    People walk past a polling station during the district council election in Hong Kong on Sunday
  • Friday, 8 December, 2023
    News in-depthHong Kong politics
    Hong Kong’s ‘patriots-only’ election tests China’s vision for territory

    Authorities hope higher turnout will demonstrate public support for the political order imposed by Xi Jinping

    A women walks past an illuminated billboard calling on people to vote
  • Monday, 4 December, 2023
    Evergrande Real Estate Group
    Chinese developer Evergrande wins more time for restructuring deal

    Hong Kong court gives indebted group until January to refine proposal to creditors

    A picture of the Evergrande group logo
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