Comments on: Pehaps Hong Kong’s tycoons don’t always get their way after all

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:08:14 +0000

Hi Gennaro, I have no doubt that with the current economic developments, along with the current undercurrent of distrust of senior management would be a factor on what seems to be an increase in terms of scrutiny of corporate governance standards. I have no doubt that this case individually was judged on it's own merits according to Hong Kong law, but I have no doubt that the current environment will be a factor in terms of greater scrutiny from regulatory authorities. Andrews last blog post..Animal testing - a positive EU proposal to eliminate unnecessary suffering

By: Gennaro

Gennaro — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:26:57 +0000

I wonder how much of this shake up is tied to the current problems with the global economy. It's seems as though a lot of the tradtional economic powers are being examined across the globe. Gennaros last blog post..Pushkar Ghats Through The Lens

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:50:56 +0000

Fred, Ha ha! nice comment. I can't help feeling that sometimes people get so caught up in cheating the system that they miss opportunities for better results by simply working within the system in a sensible fashion. Whilst I am not exactly certain about the precise monetary value of these parcels of shares which Mr. Li donated, I am fairly certain that it was quite small, and not overly significant in the context of either Mr. Li's overall shareholding or the overall value of PCCW. It is somewhat interesting that Mr. Li thought it to be cheaper to effectively 'buy' votes rather than putting a fair offer on the table. Obviously, if Mr. Li thought there was a need to buy votes, then that says something about the value of the deal and Mr. Li's lack of conviction that it represented a fair offer to small shareholders. Andrews last blog post..Pehaps Hong Kong’s tycoons don’t always get their way after all

By: Fred H Schlegel

Fred H Schlegel — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:20:01 +0000

Great analysis Andrew. Small shareholders always seem to be at a disadvantage in these sorts of things and it's nice to see the Hong Kong court looking out for them. What's really interesting to me is that the owners thought it would be cheeper to give away a lot of their shares rather than putting a 'reasonable' offer on the table that would have turned the opinion of the shareholders. Another example of folks being more interested in gaming the system rather than making a 'good honest dollar?' Fred H Schlegels last blog post..Community Creativity: “Let’s Put On A Show”

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