The longer this drags on with ever more unworkable restrictions on CX, not to mention the current calls from C.Lam to sue CX for actions of air crew on the basis that CX is somehow responsible, whilst at the same time C.Lam denies responsibility for various HKSARG Department Directors and Lawmakers not using LeaveHomeSafe, partying well over capacity of a restaurant, etc the cleared the following becomes:
The gameplan is quite obviously to force Swire into accepting a lowball, derisory "offer they can't refuse" for their CX stake, from zhongnanhai-backed parties
That this would further denigrate HK's international business hub, trading hub, legal hub status is neither here nor there
Wait till Hong Kong lose its stock exchange and SWIFT