Hong Kong AP —

The severely indebted real estate developer China Evergrande, already in the process of liquidation , said on Tuesday it will be delisted from Hong Kong’s stock exchange on Aug. 25, another setback to mainland China’s property sector.

Evergrande was the world’s most heavily indebted real estate developer, with over $300 billion owed to banks and bondholders, when the court handed down a liquidation order in January 2024. The court had ruled that the company had failed to provide a viable restructuring plan for its debts, which fueled fears about China’s rising debt burden, and trading of its shares has been halted since the ruling.

The city’s rules stipulate that the listing of companies may be canceled if trading in their securities has remained suspended for 18 mo

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