2023-06-30 19:13 Last Update: 19:31
The “last Hong Kong Governor” Patten, who is almost nobody in the British political arena, has been sitting on the bench for many years, and can only rely on his negative comments on Hong Kong affairs to wipe out his presence. He attended the “26th Anniversary of the Handover of Hong Kong’s Sovereignty” organized by “Hong Kong Watch” yesterday as the honored guest. As usual, he criticized the current situation in Hong Kong. Instead, he specifically mentioned two people — the late former Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Shi Zuxiang, and Li Zhiying, who is awaiting trial in prison, which aroused my memory. The relationship between them is very deep, which can be traced back to 30 years ago. The latter, in particular, was Fat Peng’s “ally” earlier.
Patten continued to tout Li Zhiying at the “Gathering for the 26th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s Handover of Sovereignty”. He has always called on the British government to intervene in the Lai case. It turned out that he had “allied” with Li Zhiying 30 years ago.
Let me talk about Li Zhiying first. Fei Peng came to Hong Kong as the governor in 1992. This appointment broke the past practice. He was not a colonial official (such as Trench), nor a diplomat (such as MacLehose), but a typical politician who is good at playing politics. At that time, he had a clear mind Those who have felt that this gentleman came with bad intentions are ready to make a mess. As expected, shortly after he took office, he staged the “Havoc in Heaven” drama, which overturned the established direct track between China and Britain.
One thing he did after he came to Hong Kong was to build alliances and look for “allies”. In addition to people from different factions in the democratic camp, he also took a fancy to a person who fit his heart, that is Jimmy Lai.
British TV host Ding Bobai disclosed in the book “The Last Governor Patten” that Fei Peng was very happy to find Li Zhiying, a “new ally”.
The famous British TV host Jonathan Dimbleby (Jonathan Dimbleby) closely interviewed Fei Peng’s political activities before the return of Hong Kong, and wrote a book entitled “Hong Kong’s Last Governor Patten”, which described how Fei Peng turned upside down at that time. profound. The opening paragraph of one of the chapters reads: “Under the circumstances of many opponents, Patten is delighted to have found a new ally. Jimmy Lai is an immigrant from the mainland. For him, Hong Kong’s American dream has come true. .He is a fanatic of Western ideas of freedom, democracy, etc., and he pays to promote freedom, democracy, and profit from it.”
At that time, Fei Peng and Li Zhiying were in frequent contact, and they were very key. Apart from similar tastes, the two also had practical interests in mind. Fei Peng needed the support of people with media influence, and if Li Zhiying was valued by the Governor of Hong Kong, he would not worry about no business. , its media kingdom is expected to grow.
The two hit it off immediately, and the media under Lai’s banner were naturally given special treatment. So shortly after Fei Peng took office, he arranged for a reporter from “Next Magazine” to visit him at the Hong Kong Governor’s Mansion. Famous high-level officials went there in a mighty manner, and later put the interview on the cover, which attracted a lot of attention.
Since then, the two have maintained an “ally” relationship, but Fei Peng has gradually lost power in the British political arena, and the British government’s attitude towards the Hong Kong issue is more realistic, so Li Zhiying turned to the American political forces who are more keen on “confronting Beijing”. .
Because of this deep connection, and Fei Peng tried his best to maintain his righteous image of “dare to act”, since Jimmy Lai was arrested and awaiting trial, he has been clamoring for the British government to intervene to rescue this “politically persecuted” British citizen.
However, his political energy has been negligible, and the British government has completely ignored his appeal. As Li Yongda, the leader of the Democratic Party in exile in the UK, said, “The Conservative Party softened its stance on the Chinese government in order to win trade with China, and did not provide appropriate assistance to the British Jimmy Lai.” “Efforts to defend democracy”, even to the point of disgusting, are unlikely to bring about any change in Leo’s situation.
Fei Peng also praised Shi Zuxiang in the above-mentioned gathering. I believe this is out of sincerity, because Fei Peng came up with a set of political reform plans in the form of universal suffrage. One of the officials who participated in the planning was the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs at the time. Shi Zuxiang, in “Team Peng”, plays a very important role. As the “Last Governor of Hong Kong” returned to his hometown, Shi Zuxiang also left the officialdom and switched to the Trade Development Council for a fit.
Things in the world are like chess. Now Li Zhiying is in prison, Shi Zuxiang has returned to his homeland, and Fei Peng is also getting old. However, the changes in the past have affected the present, and many things are inherited in one continuous line.
Tokihito Monogatari
**Blog articles are at your own risk and do not represent the position of the company**
read more articles
2023-06-30 11:19:59
#Fat #Pengs #rescue #give #alliance #Zhiying #years
