The Hong Kong government summoned the Consul General of Panama.

According to a report from Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao on February 8, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, Edward Yau Tang-wah, once again met with the Consul General of Panama in Hong Kong to express strong dissatisfaction with the ruling on Hong Kong's termination of the lease of the Wharf T&T Ports. He criticized Panama's actions as causing significant damage to its business environment and economic development.