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Milton J. Madison - An American Refugee Now Living in China, Where Liberty is Ascending

Federalism, Free Markets and the Liberty To Let One's Mind Wander. I Am Very Worried About the Fate of Liberty in the USA, Where Government is Taking people's Lives ____________________________________________________________________________________________ "Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Tolerance in the face of tyranny is no virtue." -Barry Goldwater-

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

What's The Quid Pro Quo?

Look at who is buying access to Hong Kong's government.
Though Tsang put a HK$100,000 cap on individual donations, almost all big names in the property sector featured on his donation list.
How many sweetheart deal does Donald have to deliver to the uber-wealthy property tycoons?

Limits? What stinkin' limits? [said with a Mexican accent].
The largest donation - HK$1.2 million - came from Wharf Holdings, led by chairman Peter Woo.

Shun Tak Holdings, led by chairman Stanley Ho, contributed HK$900,000, while Henderson Land led by chairman Lee Shau-kee put up HK$800,000.

Cheung Kong (Holdings), the largest local land developer controlled by chairman Li Ka-shing, donated HK$610,000.

New World Development led by chairman Cheng Yu-tung gave HK$408,880 while the three Kwok brothers of Sun Hung Kai Group pledged HK$300,000.

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