Chapter 67 How did Liang Jinsong "step down"?

At the beginning of 2003, someone in Hong Kong reported a case of "using power for personal gain" to the ICAC. The person involved was not an ordinary public official, but the second "rich man" of the government after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, and the "abacus" of Tung Chee-hwa's team— — Leung Kam-sung, Financial Secretary. What crime did the whistle-blower complain about Leung Kam-sung? "Buying a car stealthily is suspected of tax evasion." "Steal"?What is "stealing"? I knew in advance that the government might increase the vehicle purchase tax, so I made a "time difference" and bought a car before tax.

For this matter, Liang Jinsong became a popular figure in the Hong Kong media for several months. Finally, when the wind and rain came, Liang Jinsong took the initiative to resign a few days later. A rare financial manager in Hong Kong "folded" his behavior In terms of "misconduct", he was not only forced to step down because of a small loss, but also ruined his political future. In March 2003, Hong Kong media followed up and investigated the "Leung Kam-sung incident" Let's take a look at how intense it is: On March 5, a newspaper reported that the Hong Kong government decided to increase the car tax in February, and the current government budget has been announced: the car first registration tax will be greatly increased;

On March 9, Hong Kong's "Apple Daily" disclosed for the first time that Liang Jinsong bought a car in advance in January this year and was suspected of tax evasion; About twice the tax on the value of the car you bought yourself - 100,000 Hong Kong dollars to charity; On March 10, people in the Hong Kong auto industry revealed that the tax difference (not 100,000) that Liang Jinsong needs to pay should be 190,000, and then Liang Jinsong changed the amount of donation to 380,000; On March 11, an employee of a car dealership recalled on a radio program: In mid-January, Liang Jinsong and his wife did come to their dealership to ask for a "Merez" RV in stock. They left (proving that Leung Kam-sung was eager to buy the spot), and when the car dealer asked him whether the Hong Kong government would impose a car tax in the near future, he "smiled and didn't answer";

On March 15, Liang Jinsong "meeted with reporters and apologized to the citizens"; On March 16, the suspended senior inspector of the police force complained to the ICAC about Leung Kam-sung, stating that he bought a car before the government announced a tax increase. "Using power for personal gain"?Just for "stealing to buy a car", just for such a small thing, Liang Jinsong put on the hat of "using power for personal gain" and was forced to step down. What is "such behavior" in other places?After that, I can't say any more. Speaking of Leung Kam-sung, mainlanders may not be familiar with him, and I am not familiar with Leung Kam-sung, because when I went to Hong Kong in 2004, the government’s "financial master" has changed hands, but if a high-ranking official in Hong Kong married us in the mainland Many mainlanders would say, "Oh, I know about this." At that time, Hong Kong's media, large and small, made a huge fuss about this matter, and Liang Jinsong almost just took office. , his relationship with Fu Mingxia was exposed, and then it was to track how the two dated, how to confirm that Fu Mingxia was pregnant, and then there would be marriage and a daughter, in short, "news" continued.

According to Liang Jinsong's qualifications, he graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in "Social Sciences". In 1982, he studied at Harvard Business School in the United States. "Hong Kong Outstanding Management Award", won the Golden Bauhinia Medal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in 1999; before becoming the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong on May 1, 2001, he served as a senior manager in many large-scale international banks in Hong Kong. We all know that Liang Jinsong agreed to "succumb" to the position of Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong government, but he gave up the high position of the US-funded "Chase Bank Asia Pacific Chairman", and the annual salary of that position is 20 million!

This is such a person, even if he is not a senior employee of the "Chase Bank" in the United States, he has become a "rich man" in Hong Kong, and he can earn millions of Hong Kong dollars a year, but why does he still "steal Buying a car at the first step", attracting "suspect of tax evasion", and wearing the hat of "using power for personal gain"? After Liang Jinsong and Fu Mingxia got married in 2002, they gave birth to a daughter in Hong Kong on February 26. The Hong Kong media once enthusiastically sought after this and reported it in detail.The next day, the news happily introduced: Cai Ye, who just became a father, had a look of joy last night, revealing to the outside world that the mother and daughter are safe.When asked by the reporter whether the couple really "married with a daughter", Liang Jinsong kept laughing "hahaha" and did not "deny it"...

"Marry with a daughter", isn't that "pregnant before marriage"? According to Chinese traditional values, this kind of thing should not only be a high-ranking official, but also an ordinary person, and it should be somewhat unsightly. However, Hong Kong society does not have any complaints about the "disorderly" life of Mr. Secretary. However, people couldn't tolerate "stealing to avoid taxes", forcing Dong Chee-hwa to start the "Senior Official Accountability System", forcing Liang Jinsong to quickly "repent", "donate", and even "step down" to the citizens.

A government official who "uses power for personal gain" should be supervised and sanctioned by public opinion and the law, no matter how serious his actions are. I strongly agree with this.But "marrying a daughter", "pregnant before marriage", Liang Jinsong's face does not have "gloomy", only "hahaha" laughter, why?If we look for the reason, I privately speculate that the former may have harmed the actual interests of Hong Kong citizens, causing them to be deceived and fooled. Of course, the whole society will condemn and punish them; but what about the latter?Because it doesn't hurt or hinder anyone, so you don't have to delve into it, and even think that traditional Chinese customs and old ethics are already a kind of pedantry. ?

This is Hong Kong, one thing and one standard, all aspects of people are tightly suppressed, and the officials and ordinary people are not exhausted to death?