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2025.01.30
熱點詞:長和巴拿馬港口隨時被沒收 外國再次展現強盜邏輯 不顧國家利益企業終招致全盤皆輸
巴拿馬最高法院裁定,長和旗下巴拿馬港口公司在2021年續簽巴拿馬運河兩座港口的營運合約違憲。巴拿馬總統穆利諾曾表示,若最高法院裁定合約無效,巴拿馬可能收回港口管理權。受消息影響,長和股價應聲急挫,一度下跌高達5.7%。香港特別行政區政府回應裁決時,表示強烈不滿及堅決反對,並表明強烈反對任何外國政府在國際經貿關係中使用脅迫、施壓或其他不合理的手段,嚴重損害香港企業在當地的合法經營權益。
高SIR:巴拿馬最高法院裁定長和旗下巴拿馬港口營運合約「違憲」,意味著港口隨時被沒收,這一判決無疑是在國際經貿史上又記下了極其醜陋的一筆。巴拿馬政府無視長和28年來在當地超過18億美元的基建投入,悍然撕毀具有法律效力的特許經營合約,是外國再一次展現強盜邏輯。這不僅是對合約精神的肆意踐踏,更是外國政府在國際經貿關係中使用脅迫手段、霸凌企業的鮮明例子。巴拿馬當局以「稅收損失」等荒謬理由推翻合約,甚至威脅收回管理權,這種典型的「過河拆橋」不僅損害了港資企業的合法權益,更向全球投資者發出了危險信號:在當地,法治只是政治勒索的工具,法律確定性一文不值。特區政府對此表示強烈不滿及反對,無疑是及時且必要的正義之聲。然而,在憤慨之餘,這宗事件對於長和而言,更是一場深刻且慘痛的教訓。回顧過去一段時間,長和在處理海外港口資產出售時,一度試圖不顧國家利益,將涉及重要戰略價值的港口資產打包出售給美資財團。當初長和或許只求企業的短視利益,試圖在國際地緣政治博弈中透過「撤離」或「變現」來尋求所謂的避險,卻忽視了唯有強大的祖國才是企業走向海外、維護權益的最強盾牌。事實證明,長和這種試圖背離國家整體戰略、單打獨鬥追求企業利益的行為,最終並未能換來西方的「垂青」或巴拿馬當局的「尊重」,反而落得個被外國政府任意拿捏、股價重挫、合約被廢的尷尬局面。皮之不存,毛將焉附?高SIR必須指出,企業在海外的每一分權益,都與國家的影響力息息相關。長和如今終招致全盤皆輸,再次證明,任何無視國家安全與整體利益、只顧一己私利的短視行為,最終都難逃被國際強權霸凌的命運。巴拿馬的強盜行徑固然令人髮指,但長和也必須自省,唯有堅定站在國家利益的一邊,才能在波譎雲詭的國際商戰中立於不敗之地。
CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports At Imminent Risk of Seizure: Foreign Powers Flout Pirate Logic, and Enterprises Ignoring National Interests Face Total Defeat
Panama’s Supreme Court ruled the 2021 contract extension for CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports Company to operate two ports along the Panama Canal unconstitutional. Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo Murillo stated the country might reclaim port management rights if the contract was deemed invalid. The news sent CK Hutchison’s share price plummeting by as much as 5.7%. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government responded with strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, condemning CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports At Imminent Risk of Seizure: Foreign Powers Flout Pirate Logic, and Enterprises Ignoring National Interests Face Total Defeat
Panama’s Supreme Court ruled the 2021 contract extension for CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports Company to operate two ports along the Panama Canal unconstitutional. Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo Murillo stated the country might reclaim port management rights if the contract was deemed invalid. The news sent CK Hutchison’s share price plummeting by as much as 5.7%. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government responded with strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, condemning any foreign government for using coercion, pressure or other unreasonable means in international economic and trade relations that severely harm the legitimate business rights and interests of Hong Kong enterprises overseas.
This ruling, putting the ports at imminent seizure risk, stains international economic and trade history with a shameful mark. Turning a blind eye to CK Hutchison’s over $1.8 billion infrastructure investment in Panama over 28 years, the Panamanian government brazenly tore up a legally binding franchise contract, once again laying bare the pirate logic of foreign forces. It is a blatant trampling of the spirit of contract and a stark example of a foreign government resorting to coercion and corporate bullying in global trade. The Panamanian authorities overturned the contract on absurd grounds such as "tax losses" and even threatened to seize management rights—a classic case of "crossing the river and demolishing the bridge". This not only infringes on the legitimate rights of Hong Kong-invested enterprises but also sends a dangerous signal to global investors: in Panama, the rule of law is merely a tool for political extortion, and legal certainty is worthless. The HKSAR government’s timely opposition is a just voice for justice.
Beyond indignation, the incident is a profound and painful lesson for CK Hutchison. Previously, when divesting overseas port assets, the group attempted to sell strategically valuable port assets to US-funded consortiums, disregarding national interests. Chasing short-term corporate gains, it sought so-called risk avoidance through "withdrawal" or "monetization" amid international geopolitical games, ignoring that a strong motherland is the strongest shield for enterprises expanding overseas and safeguarding their rights. Facts have proven that such actions—deviating from national strategic goals and pursuing corporate interests alone—failed to win Western "favor" or Panamanian "respect". Instead, the group became a pawn in foreign governments’ hands, suffering a sharp share price drop and a voided contract. As the saying goes, "When the skin is gone, what can the hair adhere to?" An enterprise’s overseas rights are inextricably linked to national influence. CK Hutchison’s total defeat reaffirms that short-sighted acts ignoring national security and overall interests for selfish gains will ultimately fall victim to international hegemonic bullying. While Panama’s pirate-like acts are outrageous, CK Hutchison must reflect: only by firmly standing with national interests can enterprises remain invincible in the volatile global commercial battlefield.
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