13 May 2025集誌社#6787
長和賣港口｜集團深夜發聲明：交易絕不可能不合法、不合規進行
The sale of CK Hutchison Holdings’ ports has caused widespread controversy. At the beginning of the month, Ta Kung Pao published commentaries on two consecutive days attacking the group, warning that if CK Hutchison remained “obstinate” it would “end up battered and bruised” and that if it did not turn back, it would “certainly regret it too late”. The commentaries twice mentioned that, in addition to the Anti-Monopoly Law, national security laws could be used if necessary. Yesterday (12th), Ta Kung Pao published an interview with Hong Kong University Faculty of Law deputy dean Yun (EC Legal) Zhao, who was quoted as saying that the SAR Government could invoke the National Security Law to examine whether the transaction “cooperates with foreign forces to endanger national security”.
The group issued a statement late last night, saying that “the transaction absolutely cannot be conducted under any circumstances that are illegal or non-compliant”.
長和集團出售旗下港口引起軒然大波，《大公報》月初一連兩日發表時評炮轟，警告長和「執迷不悟將碰得頭破血流」、「再不回頭，一定後悔莫及」，兩度提及除了《反壟斷法》，必要時可用國安法律。《大公報》昨（12日）再刊登香港大學法律學院副長院趙雲訪問，引述其指特區政府可援引《國安法》，以審查交易是否「配合外國勢力危害國家安全」。
集團昨深夜發聲明，指「交易絕不可能在任何不合法或不合規的情況下進行」。
2 May 2025獨媒#6751
《大公》稱國家可動用維護國安法律 威嚇長和「再不回頭後悔莫及」
CK Hutchison had earlier planned to sell ports around the world, including two in Panama, to a consortium including US-based BlackRock, directly angering China’s top leadership. CK Hutchison changed tack by splitting the deal: the Panama ports would remain led by the BlackRock consortium, while the remaining ports would be sold to Italy’s Aponte family. In editorials published over two consecutive days, Ta Kung Pao adopted a threatening tone, saying that besides the Anti-Monopoly Law, China could deploy many “legal and policy tools”, including laws related to safeguarding national security. One headline used the tone of an ultimatum: “If CK Hutchison does not turn back, it will certainly regret it deeply.”
長和早前計劃出售全球多個港口，包括巴拿馬兩個港口，予包括美資貝萊德集團的財團，直接觸怒國家最高層。長和「變招」將交易分拆，巴拿馬港口續由貝萊德集團財團主導，其餘港口售予意大利Aponte家族。《大公報》社評一連兩日語帶威嚇，指除了《反壟斷法》，中國還可以動用很多「法律和政策工具」，包括維護國家安全的相關法律，標題更用上通牒語氣：「長和再不回頭，一定後悔莫及」。
2 May 2025集誌社#6753
長和賣港口｜大公報連續兩日時評開火：「必要時可用國安法律」
CK Hutchison announced in early March that it planned to sell the operating rights to 43 ports worldwide, including ports in Panama, sparking widespread controversy. Foreign media reported in mid-last month that the transaction would be carried out in stages, with the two Panamanian ports to be carved out and the remaining 41 ports offered for sale first. The State Administration for Market Regulation previously said it was highly concerned and stressed that no party must circumvent antitrust review. Ta Kung Pao published editorials attacking and warning against the deal for two consecutive days yesterday and today (the 1st and 2nd), saying that CK Hutchison would “suffer a crushing defeat” if it remained “obstinate” and would “regret it too late” if it turned back again. The editorials twice mentioned that, in addition to the Anti-Monopoly Law, “national security laws can be used if necessary” and “relevant laws safeguarding national security” could be invoked.
長和集團 3 月初宣布，擬出售旗下包括巴拿馬港口在內的全球 43 個港口運營權，引起軒然大波。外媒上月中報道交易將分拆進行，擬剝離兩個巴拿馬港口，優先出售其餘 41 個港口。國家市場監督管理總局早前表示高度關注，強調各方不得規避反壟斷審查。《大公報》昨和今（1 日及 2 日）一連兩日發表時評炮轟警告，指長和「執迷不悟將碰得頭破血流」、「再一回頭，一定後悔莫及」，兩度提及除了《反壟斷法》，「必要時可用國安法律」、「維護國家安全的相關法律」。
10 Apr 2025獨媒#6672
長和反駁巴拿馬 強調交足稅合法經營 投資額遠超合約要求
The controversy over CK Hutchison’s proposed sale of its Panama operations continued to escalate after Panama’s audit authorities recently accused the company’s subsidiary and maritime operations of multiple violations, including unpaid amounts and tax evasion. The authorities are considering legal action to cancel the concession contract, effectively “taking back” the canal. Hutchison Ports Panama, the CK Hutchison subsidiary accused of the violations, issued a statement yesterday rebutting the allegations point by point in 10 items. It said the company had made investments exceeding 1.695 billion balboas—far above the 1 billion balboas required under the contract and supplementary agreements—with one balboa equal to one US dollar. The company said the investment had been confirmed by Panama’s Comptroller General. The statement also said some inaccurate public comments had distorted the legal relationship between the concession contract and its supplementary agreements, conflicted with the conduct of the Republic of Panama over many years, and were “regrettable”.
長和擬出售巴拿馬事件持續發酵，巴拿馬審計部門日前指控長和子公司和海事部門有多項違規，例如欠款和避稅，考慮循法律途徑取消特許經營權合約，變相「收回」運河。被指違規的長和子公司和記港口巴拿馬港口公司昨日發聲明，列出十點逐一反駁指控，包括指公司已作出超過16.95億巴波亞幣（每1巴波亞幣等於1美元）巨額投資，遠超合約和附加協議要求的10億巴波亞幣，反指該筆投資已獲巴拿馬審計長確認。聲明又指，現時外界部分不符事實的言論，扭曲了特許經營合約及其附加協議的法律關係，也與巴拿馬共和國多年行事有抵觸，形容事件「令人遺憾」。
25 Nov 2024RFA#4288
李家超率商界考察團赴大灣區 長和系與李澤楷齊缺席
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu led a Hong Kong business delegation on a three-day visit to five cities in the Greater Bay Area. About 80 members posed for a group photograph in Guangzhou, including more than 60 business leaders, representatives of conglomerates and chambers of commerce, with the remainder being government officials. As when Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office, expressed the central government’s views to the business community in Shenzhen earlier this month, no representatives of the CK Hutchison group were seen. Richard Li Tzar-kai, chairman of Pacific Century Group, who attended Xia’s symposium, was also not seen in the group photograph this time.
All the other property developers sent second- or third-generation representatives. Li Ka-kit, the eldest son of Henderson Land Development chairman Li Shau-kee and an executive director, stood in the middle of the front row next to John Lee. Sun Hung Kai Properties was represented by executive director Kwok Kai-fai, the son of Kwok Ping-sheung. New World Development, which had just been removed as a Hang Seng Index constituent, was represented by executive director Cheng Chi-wai, the daughter of Cheng Kar-shun. SINO Land was represented by vice-chairman Wong Wing-kwong, the son of Wong Chee-siong. Banking representatives included HSBC chairman Peter Wong Tung-shun and Bank of East Asia co-chief executive Adrian Li Man-kin.
行政長官李家超率領香港商界考察團到訪大灣區，3日行程到訪5個城市。全團約80人在廣州大合照，當中逾60人是商界領袖、財團和商會代表，其餘為政府官員。與月初港澳辦主任夏寶龍在深圳向商界表達中央看法時一樣，未見長和系代表的蹤影。有出席夏寶龍座談會的盈科拓展主席李澤楷，今次亦未見在合照中出現。
其他地產商均派二代、三代出席。恒基地產李兆基的長子、執行董事李家傑站在前排中間、李家超旁邊。新鴻基地產由郭炳江之子、執行董事郭基煇代表。剛被剔出恒生指數成份股的新世界集團，則由鄭家純女兒、執行董事鄭志雯出席。信和置業由黃志祥之子、副主席黃永光代表。銀行界有滙豐銀行主席王冬勝、東亞銀行聯席行政總裁李民斌等。
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