27 Mar 2025獨媒#6624
彭博：中國高層指示國企暫停與李嘉誠家族開展任何新合作
The plan by CK Hutchison (00001) to sell two ports in Panama to a consortium led by BlackRock was reportedly still due to be signed as scheduled on April 2, according to a report yesterday. As the “deadline” approaches, the matter continues to develop. The South China Morning Post reported today that the government had communicated with representatives of CK Hutchison to seek a “reasonable way forward”. Bloomberg reported today that Chinese authorities had instructed state-owned enterprises to suspend any new transactions involving Li Ka-shing and his family.
Bloomberg also reported that the administrative instruction was issued to state-owned enterprises by senior officials last week, while existing cooperation would not be affected.
The South China Morning Post, citing Hong Kong government sources, reported that the government had contacted CK Hutchison representatives immediately after the company announced the port sale on March 4. It said the two sides had continued communicating and seeking a “reasonable way forward” over the matter. The report also quoted other sources as saying that the options available to both sides were very limited because cancelling the transaction would incur substantial compensation, while continued government pressure would have serious political implications for CK Hutchison and the country.
長和(00001)出售兩個巴拿馬港口予貝萊德牽頭財團的計劃，昨日據報將如期4月2日簽約。隨著「死線」漸近，事件繼續發酵，《南早》今日報道指政府已與長和代表溝通，尋找「合理出路」。《彭博》今日報道指，中國官方已指示國企暫停與李嘉誠及其家人有關的生意有任何新交易。
《彭博》的報道還指，該行政指示是由高級官員於上周向國企發出，而現有的合作將不受影響。
南早引港府消息 稱已接觸並溝通
《南華早報》則引述政府消息指，早於3月4日長和公布出售港口後，政府已即時接觸長和代表，又指雙方一直溝通並為事件尋找「合理出路」。報道同時引述其他消息人士稱，雙方選項很有限，因為取消交易會帶來巨額賠償，若政府繼續施壓，會對長和和國家帶來嚴重政治影響。
18 Mar 2025獨媒#6590
長和售巴拿馬港口 李家超：社會關切值得重視、未回應會否引用國安法
CK Hutchison Holdings, owned by Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing, plans to sell its ports in Panama and elsewhere around the world to a US investment consortium in a deal worth about HK$177 billion. The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and the Liaison Office reposted an article from Ta Kung Pao quoting internet users as saying the deal was “spinelessly getting down on its knees”, “putting profit before principle”, “disregarding the national interest”, and “betraying and selling out all Chinese people”. Asked about the matter before today’s Executive Council meeting, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu put forward three points. First, he said there had been extensive discussion in society, reflecting public concern about the matter, which was worthy of attention. Second, he said the government had consistently demanded that foreign governments provide a fair and equitable environment for enterprises, including those from Hong Kong, and opposed the use of coercion or pressure in international economic and trade relations. Third, he said the requirements of the law and relevant rules must be met, and that the HKSAR would handle the matter in accordance with the law and rules.
香港首富李嘉誠旗下長江和記實業，擬向美資財團出售巴拿馬與全球港口，涉價約1,770億港元。港澳辦及中聯辦轉載《大公報》文章，引述網民指是次交易是「無腰骨的跪低」，「見利忘義」、「漠視國家利益」，「背叛和出賣全體中國人」。行政長官李家超今日舉行行會前見記者被問及事件，他提出三點看法，指社會有很多議論，反映社會對事件關切，值得重視。第二是政府一直要求外國政府為包括香港的企業提供公平公正的環境，反對在國際經貿關係使用脅迫或施壓手段，第三是必須符合法律及規則要求，特區會依法依規處理。
14 Mar 2025獨媒#6579
北京「借刀」狠批李嘉誠對美財團出售港口 長和開市跌6%
CK Hutchison earlier announced a HK$100-billion-plus “mega-deal” to sell its port operations outside mainland China and Hong Kong to a consortium led by US investment firm BlackRock, including stakes in two ports in Panama. The transaction is expected to generate nearly HK$150 billion in cash, while foreign media have reported that Li Ka-shing, the founder of the CK Hutchison group, was personally involved. The State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office website reproduced a commentary from Ta Kung Pao saying that some internet users viewed the transaction as “spineless and profit-driven,” and described it as “disregarding national interests and the greater good of the Chinese people, and betraying and selling out all Chinese people.” It said such sentiments were “completely understandable” and urged the “relevant enterprise” to think carefully about “which side it stands on.”
長和早前宣布千億「大刁」，向美國貝萊德牽頭的財團出售內地和香港以外的港口服務，包括巴拿馬兩個港口的權益，預料套現近1,500億港元，外媒更報道今次交易由長和系創辦人李嘉誠親身參與。國務院港澳辦網站轉載《大公報》一篇評論文章，內容稱有網民認為該宗交易是「沒有腰骨，唯利是圖」，更稱交易是「漠視國家利、民族大義，背叛和出賣全體中國人」，情緒「完全可以理解」，更呼籲「有關企業」要好好思考自己「站在哪一邊」。
21 Feb 2025集誌社#4548
民主黨解散｜李華明引「共產黨」人稱「仲捱到 12 月？」 民建聯、葉劉淑儀：咎由自取
The Democratic Party announced last night (20th) that it had begun the process of dissolution. Party chairman Lo Kin-hei has not said what specific pressure the party is facing, repeatedly stressing that he could not disclose details. Founding member Lee Wah-ming said on a Commercial Radio programme this morning (21st) that he had contacted different departments and organisations of the Communist Party and had asked about the Democratic Party’s room to field candidates. He said he was told: “Can you still hold out until December?” He also said he had discussed “indications” with Lo Kin-hei and learned that intermediaries had conveyed a message to party members to “close up”.
民主黨昨晚（20日）宣布啟動解散程序，黨主席羅健熙一直沒提及具體面對甚麼壓力，多次強調不能透露詳情。創黨成員李華明今（21日）早在商台節目表示，曾與共產黨不同部門、機構接觸，曾詢問有關民主黨參選空間，獲對方回覆指「仲捱到12月咩你哋？」。他又說曾與羅健熙交流「風聲」，稱得悉有中間人向黨員傳達「摺埋」訊息。
20 Feb 2025集誌社#4538
民主黨解散｜三人小組跟進解散安排 羅健熙：沒財政壓力，因現行政治情況作決定
The Democratic Party formally announced its decision to dissolve today (20th) after discussion by the Central Committee. Chairman Lo Kin-hei and the nine Central Committee members who attended the meeting met the press afterwards and said that a three-person group would be set up to follow up on arrangements for the dissolution and winding-up. The group comprises Chairman Lo Kin-hei, Vice-Chairman Mok Kin-shing and Central Committee member Leung Wing-kuen. It will study the dissolution arrangements, draw up a timetable, understand the requirements under the Companies Ordinance and the party constitution, identify a liquidator, and arrange the procedures for a general membership meeting. For the dissolution to proceed, it must be approved by 75% of those attending the general membership meeting. “They may also need to know why the Central Committee has taken this position,” he said. He also said that the specific timing of the dissolution was not yet known.
民主黨今日（20日）經過中央委員會討論後，正式公佈解散決定。主席羅健熙和與會的九名中委會後見記者，表示會成立三人小組跟進未來解散、清盤安排。小組由主席羅健熙、副主席莫建成、中委梁永權組成，研究解散安排，訂立時間表，了解公司條例、黨章要求，物色清盤人，及安排會員大會的程序。如要解散，必須由出席會員大會 75% 人士同意，才可通過解散。「可能佢哋都需要知道，究竟中委會點解會有呢個取向。」他又指，暫未知道具體的解散時間。
4 Jan 2025明報#4387
文匯前老總任陳國基特助 專研國策 政務司長辦公室：融入發展大局刻不容緩
Another media professional has joined the government. Former Wen Wei Po editor-in-chief Ming Ng has been appointed Senior Special Assistant to Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-ki, responsible for mainland policy research. The Chief Secretary’s Office said in response to enquiries that the post is a one-year non-civil service short-term contract position. It said Ming Ng has more than 40 years of media experience in mainland China and Hong Kong, describing Ming Ng as “the most suitable candidate”.
Ming Ng said to have 40 years of media experience in the two places
Ming Ng recently took up the post, and the government telephone directory now lists Ming Ng’s contact details. Emily asked the Chief Secretary’s Office yesterday about the salary for the Senior Special Assistant post and whether it had been openly recruited, but the office did not provide details.
再有傳媒人加入政府，《文匯報》前總編輯吳明擔任政務司長陳國基嘅高級特別助理，專責內地政策研究。政務司長辦公室回覆查詢話，呢個崗位屬於為期一年嘅非公務員短期合約職位，提到吳明喺內地同香港擁有超過40年傳媒經驗，形容佢係「最合適人選」。
稱吳明擁兩地40年傳媒經驗
吳明近日履新，政府電話簿已經顯示佢嘅聯絡資料。Emily噚日向政務司長辦公室查詢高級特別助理一職嘅薪酬，同埋有冇公開招聘，辦公室未有交代。
20 Dec 2024明報#4377
中聯辦副主任何靖免職 上月最後露面
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced yesterday that the State Council had relieved Ho Ching (inset photo) of his duties as a deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. His curriculum vitae shows that he began working at the Liaison Office in 1999 as deputy head of the Training Division of its Personnel Department, and had worked in Hong Kong for 25 years. The Liaison Office’s website shows that Ho’s last public appearance in Hong Kong was at the end of last month, when he attended a celebration marking the 75th anniversary of National Day and the establishment of the Hong Kong Jilin Associations General Association.
Born in 1964, Ho is 60 this year. He holds a master’s degree in modern and contemporary Chinese history from the Department of History at Sun Yat-sen University. In 1988, he became a secretary at deputy section level in the Eighth Office of the Guangdong Provincial Committee, later serving as a deputy section-level cadre in its Organisation Division and Training Division, and as training section head and deputy head of the Training Division. He was transferred to the Liaison Office in Hong Kong in 1999 and was subsequently promoted to head of the Training Division of its Personnel Department and head of the Kowloon District Work Department. From 2017, he served as a deputy director of the Liaison Office and head of the Kowloon District Work Department, a position he held for seven years.
國家人力資源和社會保障部昨公布，國務院免去香港中聯辦副主任何靖（小圖）職務。翻查其簡歷，何靖1999年起在駐港中聯辦任職人事部培訓處副處長，駐港工作至今25年。中聯辦網頁顯示，何靖在港最後一次參加的公開活動，是上月底參加國慶75周年暨香港吉林省社團總會成立慶典。
1999年加入 2017年任副主任
1964年出生的何靖今年60歲，為中山大學歷史系中國近現代史專業碩士研究畢業生，1988年出任廣東省委八辦秘書、副科級秘書，後升任八辦組織處、培訓處副科級幹部，培訓處培訓科長、副處長；1999年調任至駐港中聯辦，後升遷至人事部培訓處長、九龍區工作部長，2017年起擔任中聯辦副主任兼九龍區工作部長，在任至今7年。
原文網址：https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/article/20241220/s00002/1734630050267
5 Dec 2024集誌社#4328
特首炒人｜被炒「雙雄」 死因重組 楊潤雄未達 KPI 林世雄解說力弱
The State Council announced this morning (5th) that Yang Yun-hung had been removed as Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism and Lam Sai-hung as Secretary for Transport and Logistics. What led to the dismissal of the “duo”? A review of the record shows that several projects under Yang’s tenure went awry, including multiple projects funded by the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund becoming embroiled in conflict-of-interest controversies. He also failed to publish the Blueprint for the Development of the Arts and Culture and Creative Industries on schedule, leading Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to single him out. In addition, when Chief Executive John Lee met the media today with the two new bureau secretaries, he stressed that he appreciated their “ability to explain”. Compared with Lam Sai-hung, who has an engineering background, this was indeed a weakness of his.
國務院今（5日）早宣布免去楊潤雄文化體育及旅遊局局長、林世雄運輸及物流局長職務。被炒「雙雄」，死因是甚麼？翻查資料，楊任內負責的多個項目「甩轆」，包括文化藝術盛事基金（下稱盛事基金）資助的多個項目捲利益衝突爭議、未能如期公布《文藝創意產業發展藍圖》（下稱文藝藍圖）以致被特首李家超點名等。另外，特首李家超今日帶同兩位新局長見傳媒時強調，賞識兩位新局長的「解說能力」，對比工程師出身的林世雄而言，這一環，的確是他的弱項。
5 Dec 2024集誌社#4330
特首炒人｜兩局長被換 楊潤雄、林世雄被免職 羅淑佩、陳美寶接任
Xinhua News Agency reported today (5 December) that, in accordance with the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, and on the nomination and recommendation of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, the State Council decided on 5 December to appoint Chan Mei-po as Secretary for Transport and Logistics and Law Shuk-pui as Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism. It also removed Lam Sai-hung as Secretary for Transport and Logistics and Yang Yun-hung as Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism.
According to a review of the records, Law Shuk-pui previously served as Permanent Secretary for Housing and Director of Housing, while Chan Mei-po previously served as Permanent Secretary for Transport and Logistics.
新華社今（5日）報道，依照《中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法》規定，根據特區行政長官李家超的提名和建議，國務院在 12 月 5 日決定，任命陳美寶為運輸及物流局長；羅淑佩為文化體育及旅遊局長，並免去林世雄的運輸及物流局長、楊潤雄的文化體育及旅遊局長。
翻查資料，羅淑佩原職為房屋局常任秘書長兼房屋署署長、陳美寶原職為運輸及物流局常任秘書長。
2 Dec 2024明報#4319
民主黨羅健熙莫建成連任正副主席
原文網址：https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/article/20241202/s00002/1733075053578
The Democratic Party held a general meeting of its members and an election yesterday. Chair Lo Kin-hei and Vice-Chair Mok Kin-shing were re-elected to their respective posts. The Central Committee has nine members, two more than in the previous term. New members include former Tuen Mun district councillor Hang Mui Ho; former vice-chair Bonnie Hoi Yan Ng did not stand for election. Lo said the party still represents part of the public, and hoped the government would have the breadth of mind and responsibility to listen to public opinion. He said political space could broaden in future, allowing more civil society groups, political parties and pressure groups to continue working and expressing their views according to their respective ideals.
民主黨昨日舉行黨員大會兼改選，主席羅健熙和副主席莫建成連任正、副主席，中央委員會委員則有9人，比上屆多兩人，新任中委包括前屯門區議員何杏梅；前副主席伍凱欣則未有參選。羅健熙表示，該黨仍代表一部分的市民，希望政府有胸襟和責任去聆聽市民的意見，未來政治空間可擴闊，有更多民間團體、政黨和壓力團體能繼續按各自理念工作發表意見。
原文網址：https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/article/20241202/s00002/1733075053578
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