When you're in a hole, Henry, stop digging
We see that Henry Tang has changed his modus operandus: 'nice, polite Henry' has adopted a more aggressive mode and come out swinging against his opponent in the election contest, C. Y. Leung. Tang, having self-destructed over revelations about his illegal basement construction and marital infidelity, has seen his standing in the polls plummet. On Thursday, he 'attacked' Leung, warning the Hong Kong public to be wary of him, saying Leung was unreliable and blaming him for the collapse in the property market in the 1990s and saying he was therefore a threat to our wealth. However, one of the basic rules of engagement is not to launch an attack unless you have a reasonably firm foundation. As we have seen, foundations have not proved to be Tang's strong point. His attacks on Leung remind us of the famous observation by the British politician Denis Healey, who remarked, when criticised by a political rival, that it was 'like being savaged by a dead sheep'.
Jing rings up another plaudit from the finance mags
We are thrilled to see that Jing Ulrich has been named one of Forbes magazine's 50 power businesswomen in Asia. Ulrich is JP Morgan's managing director and chairman of global markets, China. 'Her knowledge of China and financial markets has made her a familiar face on Asian economic and investing matters ... Ulrich coaches Chinese companies and investment funds on their activities in China and abroad,' the magazine said. We are indeed blessed to have her name grace our columns given her appearance in various other high-profile lists. Forbes named her one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World in 2010 and listed her as one of the 20 youngest global power women. She was also ranked as one of Fortune magazine's 50 Most Powerful Global Businesswomen for the past three consecutive years and named one of FinanceAsia's Top 20 women in Finance.
One law for the parkers, another for the walkers
We hear that a partner at Linklaters was given a ticket for jaywalking in Central recently. This transaction occurred within a stone's throw of double-parked seven-seater tycoon-mobiles which were left undisturbed. Why jaywalkers are targeted in preference to the double-parked remains a mystery, though as we have observed before, the police appear reluctant to take on the seven-seater set. We also hear reports that the parking situation outside the tycoon's canteen, the Fook Lam Moon, was back to its chaotic best at lunchtime this week.
Purple reigns this month for epilepsy charity