Tung Hai has more than 7, 000 employees and three manufacturing sites in Bangladesh, its website says.
And Tung could be aiming gradually to unravel the cartels long criticized by consumer groups.
"When making such decisions, the government won't consider specific interests of any companies, " Tung replied.
Overhauling the 190, 000-strong bureaucracy, an initiative Tung announced last week, could prove the easier job.
He is currently being held in a prison in Keng Tung, 87 miles north of Tachilek.
In his third annual policy address, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa sought to tap that advantage.
In the meantime, however, China and Mr Tung have some difficult decisions to make.
Shipping scion Tung has been a Li friend and occasional business partner for two decades.
"Tung was elected by a small circle and Li has ample influence, " says the lawmaker.
Worse, the territory's chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, seems to buy the central government's line.
That co-defendant, Chao Tung Wu, died while pending sentencing and before Chen was brought to trial.
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Since his selection in December, Tung has been in a curious kind of limbo.
After all, that is precisely what Tung has promised, though in less dramatic fashion.
And Mr Tung has 102 unelected seats at his disposal to distribute to supporters.
He is already a member of Tung's inner circle and chief of his housing task force.
Should every one take up residency, the consequences would be "unimaginable, " says Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
Should Mr Tung be replaced, Hong Kong's democrats will find themselves in a quandary.
Mr Tsang will automatically become interim chief executive when Mr Tung's expected resignation comes into effect.
Coercion creeps in from Beijing, mainly because Mr Tung does little to defend Hong Kong's boundaries.
It won't be lost on Tung that Yip's China connections could help him too.
Tung's new envoy is known for being amiable whenever possible and quietly aggressive whenever necessary.
If his opinions are well-received by Tung, it will help improve Tung's understanding of the Democrats.
Mr Tung will need to work hard to convince Chinese leaders to stay cool.
Mr Tung is now heading for Beijing to brief Chinese leaders on developments in the territory.
Finally, you state that Mr Tung has been forced to retreat from his home-building targets.
Mr Tung himself is, of course, keen to show his concern about education and housing.
Other sources say associates of Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa may have had a role.
Mr Tung cannot easily sack those unwilling to carry out his policy that would smack of instability.
Mr Tung himself centralising and secretive by turn has had difficult relations with the civil service.
Thus, Mr Tung's biggest policy proposal was an over-ambitious programme to build public housing.
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