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No legal basis to act on Russian superyacht: Hong Kong leader
short by Athira Sasidharan / on Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
Hong Kong leader John Lee said the city has "no legal basis" to act on a luxury yacht belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexey Mordashov. "We'll [only] comply with UN sanctions," Lee added. Mordashov was sanctioned by the European Union and US, but not the UN after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The yacht docked in Hong Kong waters last week.
read more at Reuters