Li Ka-shing: Hong Kongers would be big losers if constitutional reform makes no headway

Hong Kong's richest tycoon Li Ka- shing said Friday that all Hong Kongers, including himself, would be big losers if the constitutional reform makes no headway.

He said the Legislative Council should pass the constitutional reform package so that progress could be made for Hong Kong's constitutional development, and warned that the damage could be immeasurable if the reform process comes to a halt.

Li told reporters he attaches great importance to this issue as the constitutional reform is a very rare opportunity. Hong Kongers should not be made losers, he said.

He added that only the passing of the constitutional reform package by the Legislative Council could grant people in Hong Kong their rights to make choices, and elect their chief executive in a "one person, one vote" manner. Endi