Former Hong Kong official Patrick Ho’s weight-loss program – now ‘several months’ in – looks set to continue for a few more years after a New York jury finds him guilty of bribery 
committed in the noble cause of Belt and Road. More on the…
…gift boxes stuffed with $2 million in cash … Hong Kong businessman’s globe-hopping corruption scheme … quintessential bribe … like something out of a movie…
…story here.
And here’s a big in-depth look at CEFC, the murky energy conglomerate that, among other deals, set about acquiring the Czech Republic as a subsidiary (not to mention the Caucasus). By murky, we mean of uncertain ownership, but presumably serving both the Chinese government politically and CCP elites’ financially. Which brings us rather neatly to…
Canadian authorities arrest the CFO (and founder’s daughter) of Huawei for extradition to the US on suspicion of violating Iran sanctions. Shades, of course, of ZTE. The Chinese embassy in Ottawa goes into Major Mouth-Froth Mode about how Canada has harmed Meng Wanzhou’s human rights and must ‘immediately correct the wrongdoing’. Can she, like Patrick Ho, also look forward to the opportunity to lose a few pounds?
Still another 86 days to go in that US-China trade truce!
I’m confused with the daughters of Huawei CFO, just yesterday (phony timing as the other daughter was already arrested) SCMP published an article about his 19 y.o. daughter in the glitz of Paris Debutantes ball https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2176294/huawei-founders-debutante-daughter-annabel-yao-i-still#comments
Surely this 46 y.o. daughter is not with the same woman ? How many more daughters does he have (asking for a friend) ?
Sad to see that “women in tech” once again seems to end in acrimony/litigation (after Elizabeth Holmes, Carly Fiorina, Marissa Mayer, Sandberg, etc.).
Mmmmm..
Patrick Ho turns out to be the third member of Donald Tsang’s 2005-7 “Help get me elected and you can have as much bung as you like, me included??- geddit????” who turns out to have been bent before, during or after.
Should the ICAC be having a close look at the other members of this obviously heroic group of individuals to discover how they rose above it all and remained totally untainted by sleaze?
We really should be told.
Henry Tang
Elsie Leung
Wong Yan-lung
Joseph Wong
Denise Yue
John Tsang
Joseph Wong
Stephen Lam
Stephen Ip
Arthur Li
Sarah Liao
Frederick Ma
York Chow
Michael Suen
Ambrose Lee
@Carisa
Good catch. Yao’s comment has all the potential for a meme:
“Although I like reading quantum mechanics, I enjoy getting stoned and wasted.”
“Although I like tussling with Kant, I enjoy mad sex romps with whomever, whenever.”
“Although I like perusing the Basic Law, I enjoy democrats getting shafted by the arbitrary application of state power.”
Yup, we got one.
almost forgot about that story back in ’16 though I still look around for people from China with boxes of cash before I bench press.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-u-n-official-died-in-weight-lifting-accident-autopsy-reveals-1466718703
I wonder what Cadre Lam’s (formerly of Cambridgeshire, UK) comments on Dr Patrick Ho’s conviction would be – should some reporter bother to ask ? Once upon a time he was rather senior in the puppet regime ? She was rather moved when Bow-Tie got sent down.
Indeed, CWF – a salutary lesson for ageing power lifters: stick to the dumbells!
Just in case anyone’s peeved at the WSJ paywall, here’s the Gruaniad version of the home-gym tragedy:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/24/barbell-accident-kills-former-un-leader-accused-of-corruption
Sir Alex Fergsuon’s Class of ’92
Sir Donald Tsang’s Class of ’05
Much has been said of the strumpets of yore
Of wenches and bawdy house queens by the score
But I sing of the baggage that we all adore,
The Founder’s Daughter
You’ll never love another
Although she’s not the kind of girl
To take home to your mother
The Founder’s Daughter
Her rap sheet is lively and strong to the taste
Extradite with discretion never with haste
Breaking sanctions the charges that she’s set to face
The Founder’s Daughter
And, when her name is mentioned
The charts of every hedge fund
Do stand up at attention
The Founder’s Daughter
Oh, nothing can delight so
As does the panda hopping from
Its left toe
To its right toe
The Founder’s Daughter
With apologies to Paul Giovanni and the people of Summerisle
Alder MacGregor –
Good. Now there are two of us.