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To: Tom who wrote (2749)	3/27/1999 6:55:00 AM
From: Tom	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2951

Ladies and gentlemen: I present to you, by way of a recent communique, Leon. Thanks for Everything, Mr. Li Ka-Shing Dear Mr. Li, Leon would like to take this opportunity to give thanks to you for guiding Hong Kong to achieve the success that she enjoys today. Your wisdom and vision shine through in your business canny and political insight. Recently, you pointed out that the politicization of Hong Kong has led to social disharmony and a deterioration in the business environment. How right you are indeed! It is only justified that a person of your status should enjoy more votes than ordinary people who are to dumb to think for themselves. I was thinking about devising a system that can reflect Hong Kong's full commitment towards capitalism where the number of votes allotted to a person depends on his or her financial stake in the economy. Maybe you can improve on this plan. Number of Votes Allotted = Income x Cost of Car(s) Driven x Price of Home(s) x 0.5 Size of Home(s) (Note: The 0.5 adjustment factor to the size of homes reflect the fact that the actual size is only half of the reported size.) You will also notice that if a person does not own a car, he or she will receive no votes. This way, we can eliminate a significant number of Hong Kongers from the voting list. After all, they just get in your way. In addition to their de facto representation in the functional constituencies, corporations should be eligible to vote in the elections for the geographical constituencies because they are independent legal entities under common law. As you commented frequently, social disharmony is a grave problem in Hong Kong today. Too many people are concerned about trivial matters such as human rights and equality. I am aware that some bankrupts have broken laws of contracts by failing to pay the mortgage payments on some of Cheung Kong properties. Led by the democrats, they have disrupted the social fabric by accusing you and your colleagues of colluding with the government to artificially raise property prices for your own benefits. They have forgotten that democracy is built upon the foundation of the rule of law. Your law-abiding principles is clearly evident by lobbying the government over the years to maintain a harmonious and legal monopoly on the real estate market. Evidences of decadence in western democracy that hinder economic growth is seen everywhere in Hong Kong today. Oligarchies can no longer dictate policies without being challenged by the uneducated general populace. The government cannot restrict suffrage to the productive elite without being harassed by the economically illiterate public. Leon remembers a few years ago where you have attempted to use your connections with the Chinese government to kick out the Beijing McDonald's from its site because they were occupying the spot where you needed to expand your mall. This example provides the type of positive, uncorrupted business environment we need in Hong Kong today: corporations working hand in hand with the government without interference from the ignorance of ordinary people to achieve the common good. Tanks and redguards, Leon -----