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Editorial Urges Tung to Become Less Deferential to Hong Kong's Tycoons
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This FBIS document compiles a 2002 editorial from the Hong Kong Imail criticizing the economic dominance of the Li family and the government's relationship with business tycoons. It highlights concerns regarding market control and the lack of competitive tendering for major projects like Cyberport.
This document is a press compilation from the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) dated October 27, 2002. It contains an editorial titled 'Test of Leadership' originally published in the Hong Kong Imail. The editorial uses a hypothetical scenario involving the arrival of Martians in Hong Kong to critique the political and economic leadership of Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. The core of the editorial focuses on the perceived excessive influence of the Li Ka-shing family over the Hong Kong economy. The text notes that the Li family controls a significant portion of the stock market and various sectors including ports, telecommunications, property, hotels, and energy. The editorial highlights criticism regarding the lack of a tendering process for the Cyberport project, which was awarded to Richard Li Tzar-kai. Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa is mentioned as having rejected a European Parliament report that criticized the dominance of business tycoons in Hong Kong, maintaining that the region's economic freedom remains among the best in the world.
PICTURE THE SCENE: AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT LANDS IN STATUE SQUARE OUTSIDE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING. A DELEGATION OF MARTIANS EMERGES. 'TAKE US TO YOUR LEADER,' THEY SAY. 'WHO IS A LEADER?' YOU RESPOND.
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Key Persons
- Tung Chee-hwaChief Executive
- Li Ka-shingBusiness tycoon
- Richard Li Tzar-kaiBusiness figure