Former Evergrande CEO Says Asset Disclosure Puts Him in Danger

Xia Haijun, the former CEO of China Evergrande, told a Hong Kong court that complying with an order to disclose his assets could place him in “extreme danger.”

Judge Russell Coleman ruled last month that Xia must comply with the disclosure obligations by 4 p.m. on March 28, or be debarred from filing a defense in the case.

During Thursday’s hearing, Xia’s lawyer argued that disclosing his assets to liquidators could lead to the information being leaked to Chinese regulators. Liquidators said there is no evidence to support this argument, calling it a “conspiracy theory.”

Coleman said ...