Skyworth Group Ltd. (0751.HK; 000810.SZ), a pioneer on China’s tech scene as a leading TV maker in the 1990s, has become a company with many moving pieces lately. It was one of the first from its class when it listed in Hong Kong in 2000, and looks set to end that run with a de-listing plan announced last month.
创维集团有限公司（0751.HK；000810.SZ）在1990年代以电视机龙头之姿成为中国科技界先行者，如今却是一家多线并行、板块繁多的公司。它在2000年赴港上市时，亦属同代企业中较早的一批，但上月公布的除牌计划，意味着这段香港上市旅程看来将告一段落。
But that’s hardly the end of its story. Over the years its founder, the colorful Huang Hongsheng, found himself in jail for three years for embezzlement, and has launched an electric vehicle (EV) company since his release in 2009. He left the original Skyworth some time back, and handed it over to his son, Lin Jin, who became chairman in 2022.
但这显然不是它故事的终章，多年来，创办人、行事作风鲜明的黄宏生曾因挪用资金入狱三年，并在2009年出狱后创办电动车（EV）公司。黄宏生早已离开原本的创维体系，并将公司交棒给儿子林劲，后者于2022年出任董事会主席。
Now, Lin may be putting his own stamp on the company with not only the privatization plan, but also another plan revealed last week to take over a big chunk of the global sales business for Japan’s Panasonic (6752.T) TV brand. The plan comes just a month after Chinese rival TCL Electronics (1070.HK) did a similar deal to take over the TV and home audio business of consumer electronics giant Sony through the establishment of a joint venture.
如今，林劲正以自己的方式为公司烙下自己的印记。除了私有化计划外，上周还披露另一项安排，接手日本松下（6752.T）电视品牌全球销售业务中的重要部分。值得注意的是，这项计划公布一个月前，中国同业TCL电子（1070.HK）才刚透过成立合资公司，与消费电子巨头索尼（Sony）达成类似交易，接手其电视与家用音响业务。