The evil behind Minibonds cannot be trusted as CEO of HK

LISA Kuo Yu-chin, wife of Chief Executive candidate Henry Tang Ying-yen, defended her husband again in a radio interview, trying to shield him from stories about his extra-marital affairs and his fathering illegitimate children. Kuo has apparently set a rather low standard for marital bliss: as long as Tang says he loves her, comes back to her every day, and never spends a night away from home, she won't bother to find out how many affairs he has had. Has it ever occurred to Kuo that her unlimited tolerance or indulgence may have encouraged Tang to throw all scruples to the winds and play around with women? Kuo has a part in molding Tang into the man that he is today. There is another question we would like to ask. Would Kuo advise other women to do as she does when their husbands are unfaithful to them? If her answer is "yes", and if everyone regards her as exemplary, what then is the meaning of marriage? And how are we to teach our children family values by our own example? Society is generally agreed that extra-marital affairs are undesirable, that those engaged in such affairs are blameworthy, and that such affairs will hurt one's spouse as well as children. "Extra-marital affairs are wrong"- this is a principle of fundamental importance. Kuo's tolerance and forgiveness cannot justify Tang's wrongdoings in this respect. Kuo may complacently ignore how many extra-marital affairs Tang has had, but the public should know the answer, as it is an important indicator of Tang's character. If, for instance, Tang was only once unfaithful to Kuo, forgiven by his wife, and has regretted it ever after, then it is possible that he has mended his ways. But if Tang was many times unfaithful to Kuo, and no sooner had he been forgiven for his confessed "sins", than he went playing around with other women, then he was taking advantage of Kuo's generosity, which reflects badly on his credibility. Kuo may love her husband with a blind love, tolerating and forgiving Tang no matter how many times Tang has cheated on her. And she has every right to rationalise her husband's extra-marital affairs. However, when she is rationalising her husband's extra-marital affairs to garner public support for his bid to become Chief Executive, those affairs are no longer family matters only, but are related to the public interest, and so must be judged as right or wrong. The public cannot and should not love Tang as Kuo loves her husband. We have to form our own judgements as regards Tang's past love affairs and his fathering illegitimate children. Tang has all along tried to pass lightly over these matters by talking about them in the vaguest of terms. His refusal to reveal any details leaves the public guessing as to how deeply involved he was in extra-marital affairs. His evasive attitude when talking about them also leaves the public wondering whether he is genuinely a reformed character. Kuo may love her husband blindly, but the public cannot blindly place their confidence in Tang.