The one-time billionaire who came to personify the boom and bust of China’s property market was sentenced to life in prison last week by a Chinese court.
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China’s property crisis deepens after Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison
Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan sentenced to life in prison with $1.3B in fines as 56 individuals face charges, deepening China’s property crisis.
Chinese property king Hui Ka Yan sentenced to life in prison
A billionaire developer at the centre of China’s property crash has been jailed for life and has had all of his personal property confiscated.
China sentences founder of world’s most-indebted property developer to life in prison for fraud, bribery
Hui Ka Yan received a life sentence as China Evergrande Group was fined over $2.3 billion for inflating assets and concealing massive liabilities.
Tycoon at the heart of China’s property crisis jailed for life
The founder of embattled Chinese property behemoth Evergrande was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, according to state media.
China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison
The court ordered all of Hui Ka Yan’s personal property confiscated. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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