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Coverage dated October 10, 2022

Hong Kong Refuses U.S. Calls To Seize Sanctioned Billionaire’s Docked Superyacht

Headline from Forbes

Unilateral sanctions have “no legal basis” in Hong Kong and the city will not seize the $521 million superyacht linked to a Russian steel tycoon docked in its harbor, chief executive John Lee said.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Hong Kong leader 'laughs off' US sanctions amid calls to seize Russian yacht | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The 141.6 meter-long superyacht Nord docked in Hong Kong last week. It is allegedly owned by Russian steel tycoon Alexey Mordashov, who is a target of US sanctions.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Hong Kong nixes US sanctions on Russian-owned superyacht (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Hong Kong's leader John Lee says he will only implement United Nations-imposed sanctions after the U.S. warned that the territory's status as a financial center could be hurt if it

  3. NBC News

    Hong Kong nixes U.S. sanctions on Russian-owned superyacht (opens NBC News)

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    The $500-million superyacht Nord moored in Hong Kong’s harbor last Wednesday following a weeklong journey from the Russian city of Vladivostok.

  4. Forbes

    Hong Kong Refuses U.S. Calls To Seize Sanctioned Billionaire’s Docked Superyacht (opens Forbes)

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    Unilateral sanctions have “no legal basis” in Hong Kong and the city will not seize the $521 million superyacht linked to a Russian steel tycoon docked in its harbor, chief executive John Lee said.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Hong Kong dismisses U.S. sanctions on Russian-owned superyacht (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Hong Kong's leader says he will implement only United Nations sanctions, not U.S. ones, after a yacht linked to a Russian tycoon docked in the city.

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