The nomination period for the Legislative Council election continues. Shek Liqian, who has been a member of the real estate and construction industry for five terms, is no longer competing for re-election. The political and business circles are concerned about who will succeed.
It is understood that Long Hanbiao, secretary general of the Real Estate Construction Chamber of Commerce, will participate in the real estate industry. His opponent is expected to be Zhao Shihao, the executive director of Zhuoneng Group and the son of wealthy businessman Zhao Shizeng.
The Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Land Development Council, Leung Chi-kin, confirmed the news when he was inquired by the "Hong Kong 01". He pointed out that Long Hanbiao joined the Land Development Association for more than 20 years, and his experience may be longer than Shi Liqian. He is also very familiar with industry affairs. The association fully supports the other party's election , But does not comment on other potential candidates.
Represented the Chamber of Commerce in responding to rumors that "the rules of the game have changed"
In September this year, foreign media reported that Beijing proposed a new task to Hong Kong real estate developers to help solve the housing shortage problem, and was told that "the rules of the game have changed." The Real Estate Developers Association had a meeting to discuss at that time, and Long Hanbiao would represent it after the meeting. In response to media questions, the Chamber of Commerce stated that it had not heard that mainland officials were concerned about the housing problem in Hong Kong, and that "there will be no pressure."
According to the information, Long Hanbiao served as Director of Corporate Affairs of HSBC Bank and Hong Kong Telecom.
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", Liang Zhijian said that the Land Development Association supports Longhan Biao's election to the Legislative Council, and he is fortunate that the other party is willing to vote and speak for the industry.
Regarding the criticism of the local business community in recent years, Leung Zhijian pointed out that the real estate industry supports a lot of livelihoods, including lawyers, teachers, accountants, agents, etc. Property trading".
Liang Zhijian: Real estate developers make money "Someone is not happy"
He described the real estate business as making money "someone would be unhappy," but he emphasized that the real estate business has made profits and losses. He has been in the industry for more than 60 years and has seen many bosses disappear after losing money.
He also pointed out that real estate developers "sell properties at a higher price, but sell at a flat price." "The market is good, but the market gap is flat." It should not be said that "real estate developers are unscrupulous."
Leung Chi-kin also cited the example that Henderson Land recently acquired the “Central Land King” site at No. 3, the new waterfront site in Central, for 50.8 billion yuan. However, it has been developing for more than 10 years and real estate developers’ investment is not without risk.
"Hong Kong 01" reported yesterday that Shi Liqian, 76, is no longer competing for re-election. It is expected that there will be competition for seats in the real estate industry for the first time in 20 years. Among them, Zhao Shihao, a member of the Liberal Party and son of wealthy businessman Zhao Shizeng, intends to stand for election.
He said yesterday that he was actively considering running for the election and was preparing the required information. He also said that his father was very supportive of him.
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