A ministerial official of the Chinese Ministry of Finance and two other Beijing officials have allegedly “parachuted” into Hong Kong to become directors of the central enterprise Bauhinia Hong Kong Group. Some scholars disclosed that the future of Hong Kong’s associations and education sector will be controlled by Beijing officials one after another, in order to ensure the “long-term stability” of Hong Kong society.
According to Hong Kong “Ming Pao” reported this Monday (May 10), the central government intends to set up a cultural central enterprise in Hong Kong again revealed the beginning, earlier into the Phoenix TV’s Bauhinia Culture (Hong Kong) Group Limited, recently appeared personnel changes. According to the report, it was found that Bauhinia Hong Kong only in February this year added two directors, the United Publishing Group senior Fu Weizhong and Li Jiping has left, replaced by Sun Guangqi, Gong Rui and Wang Kai three mainlanders as directors; among them, Sun Guangqi and China’s Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Construction Director with the same name, and the Ministry of Finance official website of the Department of Economic Construction page has recently hidden the name and title of the Director column.
According to Hong Kong “Ming Pao” reported this Monday (May 10), the central government intends to form a cultural central enterprise in Hong Kong. (Ming Pao)
In response, Chinese independent media personality Huang Yongqiang said in an interview with the station on the same day that the central enterprise Bauhinia Culture (Hong Kong) Group had not long ago acquired 21% of the shares of Hong Kong’s Phoenix Satellite Television held by Liu Changle, which is controlled by China’s Ministry of Finance, and it was recently rumored that Sun Guangqi, director of the Department of Economic Construction of the Ministry of Finance, had become a director of Bauhinia Culture Group, and the rapid turnover of its top personnel was shocking. He said.
“There has been another major personnel change at Bauhinia Hong Kong. Three residents of mainland China are on the board of directors, one of whom is highly suspected to be a secretary-level official of the Chinese Ministry of Finance. This shows that the cultural control of the mainland authorities over the Hong Kong side has been further strengthened.”
Controlling the dominant discourse in Hong Kong’s cultural sphere
In the wake of the 2019 anti-revision fiasco in Hong Kong, Beijing realized that controlling public opinion in Hong Kong was tantamount to controlling the discourse in Hong Kong, said Huang Yongqiang.
“When the Chinese Communist Party first established power and subsequently maintained it, it relied mainly on the “two sticks”, i.e., the gun and the pen. That is why the central government insisted on sending a military garrison to Hong Kong and recently took full control of the Hong Kong police force. Not only that, they also spared no effort in the field of pen-power, such as culture and propaganda, and the control of many newspapers in Hong Kong actually began to layout very early.”
According to reports, after Liu Changle sold his stake in Phoenix TV, on April 20, the board of directors of the central enterprise Bauhinia Cultural Group changed, with Sun Guangqi, Gong Rui and Wang Kai as successors. Sun Guangqi, 58, matches the profile of Sun Guangqi, director of the Department of Economic Construction at China’s Ministry of Finance.
In order to ensure the “long-term stability” of Hong Kong society, in addition to culture, associations and education will also be controlled by “Beijing officials” one after another.
According to Gao Yu, an independent Chinese media personality, the move of Beijing officials to Hong Kong to take charge of the cultural sector shows that the authorities are only getting tougher in their restrictions on public opinion and the media in Hong Kong. She said.
“The bureaucratic control (of the cultural central enterprises) is the control of the Central Propaganda Department, and the bureaucratic entry into Hong Kong (another reason) is that I think China is now short of money, so the recovery of shares (of Phoenix TV), etc., is similar to the domestic Ant Group (being fined) and other situations.”
The future of Hong Kong in many areas are controlled by Beijing officials
According to informed scholars, not only the cultural field of Hong Kong, the future of Hong Kong’s education sector, social groups, etc. will be managed by Beijing officials, including the content of Hong Kong students’ textbooks, registered associations must love the party and patriotism, etc.
Gao Yu does not think it is surprising that the above-mentioned situation will occur.
“Of course it’s possible, now (Hong Kong) is the territory of others, all enterprises are acquired, it’s possible that in the future they will have to build party branches, even textbooks will be unified, you instill false information to him since childhood, and grow up to be Red Guards.”
Public information shows that Bauhinia Cultural Group was incorporated in Hong Kong in 2019 and is 100% owned by the Ministry of Finance of China.
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