1 X! t3 [% i0 ]1 O+ [0 \9 N! u5.39.217.76新華網老屈香港富豪 ]$ ?/ ^$ O) V; ^8 M; Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb J" l# P, |# U4 U. O, [5 @) Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 R& g" ^' i6 P. S! `
7 ?/ _8 ^: z. \- z. U1 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb【太陽報專訊】佔中行動持續近月，內地中央級官方通訊社昨發表英文署名文章，批評本港富豪無表明立場反佔中。該篇題為「Hong Kong tycoons reluctant to take side amid Occupy turmoil」（香港富豪不願在佔中亂局中表態）的文章指，國家主席習近平上月接見本港工商界訪京團時，要求本港富豪團結一致支持中央及特首梁振英，但與會富豪中，僅政協副主席董建華公開反對佔中，長和系主席李嘉誠只呼籲示威學生回家，無明確表態，並點名指包括恒基主席李兆基、嘉里主席郭鶴年及九倉主席吳光正等其他富豪至今一直保持沉默。但此篇英文文章晚上已消失，取而代之的是新華網港澳頻道一篇有關本港商界知名人士斥佔中行動的中文文章，內容正引述了被英文文章點名富豪的發言。# R4 r/ g8 e- Y' N! L3 V
6 G0 V% i2 h6 R6 ?1 o另一邊廂，中國駐英國大使劉曉明日前接受英國《議會》雜誌訪問時明確闡述對佔中的看法，他希望英國政府理解和尊重中方立場，不以任何形式介入香港內部事務和中國內政。而英國前首相戴卓爾夫人私人秘書、現任上議院議員鮑威爾（Charles Powell） 接受內地官媒專訪時則表示，一國兩制在香港實施效果極好，若示威者繼續鬧事，可能導致香港選舉制度停滯甚至倒退。 , w( |# a* b2 w( p+ I5.39.217.76 " t3 y- o+ L9 n公仔箱論壇 ' K& R; y- b$ K' R. x & Y' ]- Q1 _3 p5 N# Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHK tycoons reluctant to take side amid Occupy turmoil公仔箱論壇. O6 p) {0 c1 P
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! D6 G& v5 ?3 p' J8 S公仔箱論壇HONG KONG, Oct. 25(Xinhua) -- Former Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa on Friday urged once again protesters to end their Occupy Central movement since thousands of students started sit-in protests on Sept. 28 over the region's next top leader's election in 2017. / S1 W5 t$ ^3 s! A0 rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 9 R$ ?3 s+ t# ASworn in as the first chief executive in 1997 right after the former British colony was handed over to China, the 77-year-old Tung now serves as vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China'stop political advisory body, who is the only state-level leader in the special administrative region.5.39.217.762 n7 r/ a6 r- g1 {' o, v; g0 S! N
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One week before the Occupy movement, Tung led a high-profile billionaires delegation representing Hong Kong's industrial and business communities to Beijing and met with President Xi Jinping. ; d/ P5 d2 I/ QTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 4 V- K& Z- _: Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt that meeting,President Xi asked the Hong Kong billionaires to "be united and make concerted efforts to jointly create an even brighter future for Hong Kong led by the central government as well as the region's chief executive and government."5.39.217.76, p. V: Q; B, Z8 z
Tung is among the few tycoons in Hong Kong who have voiced opposition to the almost month-long movement that has severely disrupted traffic in the city and affected the daily lives of Hong Kongers. ( T4 l! @7 E0 [( j# P5.39.217.76TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" B) R* F# i% }& K2 j
"My fellow students, I have heard your appeals for more democracy and agree with the ultimate goal. Who does not want a more democratic society?" Tung said in the former chief executive' s official mansion. 2 h7 M7 [4 |6 {& z& ~- WTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 v, Y2 a1 A, L# E, y; _5 f
"In civilized societies, conflicts are resolved through dialogue, not in streets. Students should not use the occupation as bargaining chips for negotiation with the government." 7 e! j. Z$ `4 ?& R" S2 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & {6 `9 G5 n k" zIn fact, Tung himself was also a businessman. Born in Shanghai, Tung took over his family business after his father, shipping magnate Tung Chao Yung, died in 1981 and managed Orient Overseas, one of the world's leading shipping and logistics service providers. + _7 I4 R/ V" |& JTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 ) e9 B, v& `- ?Sitting next to Tung at the meeting with President Xi was Li Ka- shing who made a statement on Oct. 15, calling on the Occupy protesters to go home and not to "let today's passion become tomorrow's regrets." The Asia's wealthiest man did not make it clear whether or not he agrees with the appeals of the protesters.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- R+ n5 Z1 R! E4 r a- p( b
y5 v! T4 [+ d- M1 ]/ }5.39.217.76Li built his family business empire from plastics manufacturing and accumulated wealth through real estate, supermarket chains and mobile phone network. # a' K5 r |$ r$ n, x" q3 UTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。公仔箱論壇9 T1 D' ]2 }) x7 [% {- g5 V8 b$ C8 s
Other Hong Kong tycoons, such as Lee Shau-kee, nicknamed "Hong Kong's Warrenn Buffett," Kuok Hock Nien known for his sugar refineries in Asia, and Woo Kwong-ching whose businesses range from Hong Kong's cable TV to the Star Ferry,have all remained mute. % s2 @" X0 g/ P0 d2 l- j7 @7 L$ c公仔箱論壇 W, U3 q/ e' P" s/ g公仔箱論壇Except for Tung who made himself clear at Friday's press conference, none of the tycoons at President Xi's meeting has expressed support to the police's handling of the demonstrations and Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's government.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) l) P1 j( F1 H. N3 A
! d0 L4 _' N* k; ?, p h) _% i; gTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。However, many small business owners and taxi drivers flared up at the protesters and their attempts to remove the barricades in Mong Kok, a commercial district in Kowloon, led to clashes with the demonstrators. + j8 H* f c9 S3 F2 x! H公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ O" f; t& t8 {0 R+ @
Hong Kong, with a7-million population and just one-sixth the size of the mainland's metropolis Shanghai, has ranked the world's 7th in terms of GDP per capita at purchasing power parity, according to the International Monetary Fund. $ l4 C6 P) b$ G h公仔箱論壇0 E( k( \. Z+ _
The city also has one of the largest income disparities in the world with its Gini index, the most commonly used measure of inequality, rose to a record-high 0.537 in 2011.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ v( G0 G- t9 m& C! }0 s
Many Occupy protesters said one of the reasons for their " hopeless" lives which they believe need more democracy, is that they are dismayed by various livelihood woes, for instance, an unaffordable housing price.9 X$ Y+ F8 o* f2 ?
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About 1.3 million Hong Kongers, or 19.6 percent of the population, live below a poverty line of11,500 Hong Kong dollars (1,483.5 U.S. dollars) for a three-member household per month, which was set by the Hong Kong government last year. 7 \* a6 v, ?0 e$ c9 j5 w 5 e1 s. V0 ~+ E) D, ?+ {The threshold,drawn at half of Hong Kong's median monthly household income before tax and welfare transfers, is way behind the average housing price, around 3,000 U.S.dollars per square foot.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. _' X: \3 r* F, @0 m- S( I
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Despite continued preferential economic policies given by China 's central government to the Asian financial hub since 1997, a sentiment simmers among Hong Kong's blue-collar class that they benefited much less from those policies than the industrial and business elites. 4 K$ e& b$ G& w% Z( n( k% E4 ^2 Y公仔箱論壇+ u9 Y: M4 r3 S+ U9 b* ^
One of the key demands of the Occupy protesters is to introduce "civil nomination"in choosing candidates for the next chief executive before all Hong Kong's eligible voters cast their ballots in 2017. 9 _3 ?9 [0 Z1 T# c ^6 E 4 I: P* U. R& w2 t" L9 o O* |) X公仔箱論壇According to China's top legislature's decision on Aug. 31, the committee tasked with nominating two to three candidates for the next leader will be a 1,200-memberpanel similar to the one which elected incumbent Chief Executive Leung, but protesters said it lacks legitimacy for the planned universal suffrage. - Y5 v; x( W7 d0 {' i 6 W d- E5 N# n, c5.39.217.76The protesters also vented their anger at the Hong Kong police' s use of tear gas to disperse protesters on Sept. 28 and Leung's report to the top legislature, which they think was misleading Beijing on Hong Kongers' real demands on the universal suffrage.5.39.217.76, ^/ g! C+ q! d: F E
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Leung said during an interview with foreign media on Tuesday that there was still room to make the nomination committee more democratic, such as replacing corporate votes with individual ballots. ; @! ~( p& Z0 h6 p& `TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 , x1 r/ e4 y4 Z% Z' MIf so, more grassroots employees, rather than their bosses, would have a say in nominating chief executive candidates who will run for the 2017 vote.公仔箱論壇$ Q8 u. ~8 K% l3 o4 g
Days later, James Tien, leader of the pro-business Liberal Party, said that Chief Executive Leung should consider stepping down not for his policies but the growing difficulties for governance. ; n( b; v) k M0 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 4 C1 U! ~7 n, s/ ?: |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTien is the first major figure from the pro-establishment camp to publicly suggest Leung's resignation during the Occupy movement. Being a successful boss in clothing and real estate, he is the first son of Hong Kong late textile industry's magnate Tien Yuan- hao. 9 x; E3 d, G3 \ % c b- V2 o4 i" p0 Q' l) N
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