HK economy will suffer if reform fails

Hong Kong’s economy will suffer if opposition lawmakers fail to support the government’s constitutional reform proposal, tycoon Li Ka-shing warned on Wednesday.

周三，香港大亨李嘉诚发出警告，如果因立法者反对政府改革提案导致改革失败，香港的经济将受到影响。

Li said the city and its residents faced inestimable losses if the proposal was killed by lawmakers, noting the retail and hospitality sectors were already suffering.

李嘉诚说，如果立法者否定提案，香港及其市民将面临难以估量的损失，并指出，香港零售业和酒店业已经遭受了这样的打击。

Hong Kong is counting the days to a historic vote to implement long-awaited political reforms that will grant 3.5 million registered voters living in the former UK colony the right to elect its leader for the first time.

随着选举日期的临近，香港将迎来期待已久的具有历史性意义的投票，作为英国前殖民地，香港将首次赋予350万注册居民选举权，自己选出领导人。

Opposition lawmakers in the city have vowed to veto the proposal at a vote on June 17.

持反对观点的立法议员宣布，将在6月17日的选举中否决该提案。

They say the plan lacks genuine democracy, despite featuring democratic hallmarks such as universal suffrage and a secret ballot.

他们称，尽管有普选和无记名等民主的标志，但这项计划缺乏真正的民主。

Li said the opposition’s tactics would lead to increased livelihood problems.

李嘉诚说，反对派的做法会导致民生问题的增多。

Business conditions in Hong Kong’s private sector slumped for a third month in a row to levels not seen since 2011, as business and investment from the mainland dropped to global financial crisis levels, according to HSBC.

根据汇丰银行数据显示，由于来自大陆的业务和投资降低到全球金融危机之前的水平，香港私营部门的经营状况连续第三个月下滑，达到了2011年来的新低。

Li’s remarks, made outside his Hong Kong headquarters, echoed statements by fellow tycoons－collectively responsible for large areas of the local economy.

李嘉诚在其香港总部外发表上述讲话，同另外一些关乎当地经济命脉的商界大亨的讲话相呼应。

Movers and shakers in the financial hub have been increasingly vocal, calling for a handful of moderate opposition lawmakers to "stand on the side of wisdom" and give pro-government legislators the support to endow the city with long-awaited political rights.

作为金融中心的香港，其有影响力的人日益发声，呼吁少数温和的反对派议员“站在明智的一边”，同时支持亲政府的立法者赋予这座城市期待已久的政治权利。

Former Wharf chairman Peter Woo Kwong-ching has appealed to less radical opposition members to "side with public wisdom" in supporting the package.

前九仓集团主席吴光正呼吁更激进的反对者“站在公众智慧的一边”，支持这项计划。

Woo, a Standing Committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee, has hit out at what he calls opposition misinformation, saying that the proposal offers genuine universal suffrage for the city’s next leader.

吴光正是中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会常委，抨击了他认为反对派的误导信息，认为该提案为香港下一任领导人的产生提供了真正普选。

The Galaxy Entertainment Group stressed that harmony was a prerequisite for prosperity in Chinese culture.

银河娱乐集团强调，和谐是中国文化繁荣的先决条件。

In a recent opinion poll, six of the city’s major business chambers found that 90 percent of 2,561 members supported the reform proposals, which respondents said would underpin continued and stable development of Hong Kong’s economy and social well-being.

最近的民意调查显示，香港六个主要商会中，2561个成员支持的改革提案，占到了90%，受访者表示将继续巩固和稳定发展香港的经济和社会民生。

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来源:China Daily 官网爱语吧作者:孙梦光