The collapse of CK Hutchison’s proposed £10.5bn acquisition of UK mobile network O2
deals a blow to the global ambitions of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, who controls the conglomerate.
长江和记实业(CK Hutchison Holdings) 105亿英镑收购英国移动运营商O2计划的失败，对该集团控制者、香港富豪李嘉诚(Li Ka-shing)的全球野心造成了打击。
CK Hutchison already has far reaching interests in the UK and across Europe, from ports and water supply investments to health and beauty retailer Watsons.
长江和记在英国和整个欧洲已经拥有深远利益，业务范围涵盖港口、供水投资，以及健康和美容零售商屈臣氏(Watsons)。
But Europe’s competition commissioner on Wednesday blocked the conglomerate’s attempt to merge Telefónica’s O2 with its own British mobile business, Three
但欧盟竞争事务专员在周三阻止了长江和记将西班牙电信(Telefónica)旗下O2与长江和记旗下英国移动运营商Three合并的企图，理由是，这会使该市场从四家公司减少到三家公司。
, on the grounds it would have cut the market from four companies to three.
欧盟此次干预标志着李嘉诚又一次受挫。去年，这位87岁的香港富豪寻求合并自己控制的两家公司——长江基建(CK Infrastructure)和电能实业(Power Assets Holdings)，但最终被小股东否决。
The intervention marks the latest defeat for Mr Li. Last year, the 87-year-old sought to merge two companies he controls, CK Infrastructure
李嘉诚商业帝国去年经历了有史以来最大规模的重组，将基建和房地产业务拆分出去。