(ANSA) - BEIJING, OCTOBER 13 - The founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, has reappeared in Hong Kong, almost a year after the acclaimed rejection of the IPO of the fintech group of AntFinancial, which was wrecked in early November 2020 by the Chinese authorities 48 hours before the debut of the securities on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges.
This was reported by The Standard, a newspaper of the former British colony, citing "two authoritative sources" who saw him in the city on October 1st. But he has participated in very few public events in China in the midst of Beijing's squeeze against Internet and tech giants, but Hong Kong's would be for the charismatic former English teacher the first confirmation of travel among rumors that he was banned from leaving the country due to of ongoing investigations.
It is not clear who he met Ma during his stay and if he has since left the city.
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