The U.S. increases sanctions on the four officials of China and Hong Kong

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Written by: Zhou Weiqiang and Li Yinglin

2020-11-18 13:22

Last update date: 2020-11-18 13:22

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on November 10 (Hong Kong time) that four more people have been added to the sanctions list, including Deputy Commissioner of Police (National Security) Liu Cihui, Senior Superintendent Li Guihua of the National Security Division of the Police, and Deng Zhonghua, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, And Li Jiangzhou, deputy director of the National Security Office of the Central Government in Hong Kong.

According to the latest information from the Land Registry, the Commissioner of Police, Tang Pingqiang, who was included in the first round of the list, paid off the mortgage of the wholly owned Southern District Chi Fu Garden unit on the same day.

In fact, Deng Bingqiang was just three days before the first round of sanctions were announced by the United States in August. It was only three months after the remortgage from HSBC to Bank of China Hong Kong. The mortgage was suddenly paid off on the day the new sanctions list was announced.

The police responded to "Hong Kong 01", stating that the matter is the personal affairs of the Commissioner and has nothing to do with work.

The Chief of Police, Deng Bingqiang, was included in the first round of the list. The mortgage of the Fortune Garden unit in the Southern District was refinanced from HSBC to Bank of China (Hong Kong) for only three months, and the mortgage was suddenly repaid on the same day that the United States added sanctions.

(Information Picture/Photo by Li Zetong)

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According to the latest registration information of the Land Registry, the Chi Fu Fa Yuen unit held by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Tang Ping-keung, in his own name, was transferred to BOCHK for mortgage on August 4 and registered as "All moneys". The outside world cannot know the amount of the mortgage. .

The document was registered with the Land Registry on August 17.

The Land Registry revealed that Deng Bingqiang's unit registered the redemption deed of "Receipt on discharge of a charge" on November 10.

(Land Registry)

Three months later until last Tuesday (10th), the Land Registry revealed that Deng's unit had registered the redemption documents for "Receipt on discharge of a charge".

Since the unit only had one mortgage left by BOCHK, Deng paid off the mortgage in one lump sum on the same day.

The police spokesperson replied to "Hong Kong 01", stating that the matter is the personal business of the Commissioner and has nothing to do with work.

Deng Bingqiang purchased the Fortune Garden unit for 6.25 million yuan in March 2017, and it has been mortgaged by HSBC.

The unit has two bedrooms and one living room, with partial sea views and a saleable area of ​​435 square feet. The current market value has risen to about 6.5 million yuan.

It is understood that Deng declared that the unit was for his own use at the end of last year.

Deng Bingqiang purchased the Chi Fu Garden unit for 6.25 million yuan in March 2017. At the end of last year, he declared that the unit was for his own use.

(Information Picture/Photo by Huang Baoying)

U.S. sanctions 15 Chinese and Hong Kong officials ban banking transactions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on August 8 that 11 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including Deng Bingqiang, were included in the sanctions list, prohibiting commercial and financial institutions, including banks, from doing business with them, and required freezing of their related assets.

After the incident, Deng Bingqiang said in an interview that "banking services were partially suspended," but said that the inconvenience of life was relatively inconvenient to maintain national security.

Li Guihua, the Senior Superintendent of the National Security Department of the Police Force, who was added to the sanctions list by the United States on November 10, is currently under the mortgage of the Lantian Laguna City property held by him.

(Data Picture/Photo by Luo Junhao)

As of last Tuesday (10th), the United States expanded its sanctions list, adding Liu Cihui, Deputy Commissioner of Police (National Security), Li Guihua, Senior Superintendent of the National Security Division of the Police, Deng Zhonghua, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, and Deputy Director of the National Security Office of the Central Government in Hong Kong Li Jiangzhou.

Among them, Liu Cihui's unit at Kafu Terrace in Mid-Levels West and the Lam Tin Laguna City property held by Li Guihua are currently being mortgaged by Chong Hing Bank and Bank of China Hong Kong.

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