Cathay Pacific debuts on Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1986 – SCMP archive
On this day 40 years ago, the city’s flagship carrier opened to public trading on the stock exchange
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Cathay Pacific debuts on Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1986 – SCMP archive
On this day 40 years ago, the city’s flagship carrier opened to public trading on the stock exchange
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