Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has reappeared in Hong Kong.
There was a regulatory clampdown on his business empire last year.
The Chinese billionaire has been keeping a low profile since then.
He delivered a speech last year in Shanghai criticising China’s financial regulators.
That triggered the chain of events that resulted in the shelving of his Ant Group’s mega IPO.
The sources declined to be identified due to confidentiality constraints.
Ma met at least “a few” business associates over meals last week.
Ma is mostly based in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.
His company Alibaba is also listed in Hong Kong, besides New York.
Alibaba and its rivals have been the target of a wide-ranging regulatory crackdown for sometime.
