Through the wealth life

Chapter 427

Cao Guangbiao and Huo Yingdong failed to negotiate a proper solution, but bad news kept coming from Kai Tak Airport, which made them more and more anxious.

MacLehose, who was in the Governor's Mansion, also heard the report from the staff. He was quite unhappy about the battle between the two major airlines.Once most of Cathay Pacific's flights are grounded, the impact on Hong Kong will be too great, and the passengers stranded at the airport will definitely be quite dissatisfied. If it cannot be dealt with in time, it may cause riots.

MacLehose said to Wally Kanter, director of the Xiangjiang Transport and Housing Authority: "You immediately arrange for staff to go to Kai Tak Airport to appease the emotions of the stranded passengers, and at the same time immediately summon Cao Guangbiao, chairman of Cathay Pacific, and ask them to do as much as possible. Ensure that Cathay Pacific flights take off normally."

Wally Kanter also knew the specific situation. He said to MacLehose: "Governor, I'm afraid this won't work. You also know that Cathay Pacific has lost nearly half of its employees this time, and it has no ability to guarantee them. The normal departure of the flight."

MacLehose naturally knew that Cathay Pacific Airways could not guarantee the departure of all flights, but such a thing had to be done, otherwise the passengers stranded at Kai Tak Airport would have even more objections.

MacLehose said: "You follow my instructions. Our government must at least make such a gesture to let the stranded passengers know that our government is actively solving their stranded problems. In addition, I will make an appointment immediately. Li Guangyu, I hope he will take some action to solve this problem."

Wally Kanter was not optimistic about the meeting between MacLehose and Li Guangyu. This time Li Guangyu obviously wanted to pull Cathay Pacific Airways down completely. How could he be willing to help Cathay Pacific Airways solve their troubles.If he really had the heart, he wouldn't have pulled away the Cathay Pacific employees at this time. The reason why such a problem occurred this time was caused by Li Guangyu.

Wally Kanter said: "Governor, do you have any orders?"

"Go and deal with it immediately. I will also contact Li Guangyu immediately to try to resolve this matter satisfactorily," MacLehose said.

After Gan Qin went out, Li Guangyu was thinking about how to deal with the outside world. He knew that people from all walks of life in Hong Kong would not want this to continue. Cathay Pacific Airways was unable to take off nearly half of its flights, which would have too much impact on the travel of citizens. too huge.

While Li Guangyu was thinking, Gan Qin came in and said to him, "Li Sheng, the Governor's Mansion is calling, and I hope you can go to the Governor's Mansion. Mr. MacLehose hopes to meet with you to discuss some issues."

Li Guangyu knew that MacLehose must be looking for him this time because of the grounding of Cathay Pacific Airways.

Li Guangyu said: "Go and reply to the Governor's Mansion, I will immediately go to the Governor's Mansion to meet with Mr. MacLehose."

When Li Guangyu received the notice, Cao Guangbiao also received the notice to go to the Xiangjiang Transportation and Housing Administration. Wally Kanter hoped to communicate with him about Cathay Pacific.

After Cao Guangbiao ordered his staff to reply that he would rush over to the Xiangjiang Transportation and Housing Administration Bureau, he said to Huo Yingdong and Bao Yugang: "I hope you can come up with some solutions as soon as possible, otherwise not only our Cathay Pacific Airways will suffer huge losses, but we Major shareholders will also be complained by the public."

This time it was indeed a big blow to the few of them. When Cathay Pacific Airways belonged to Swire Pacific, everything was normal. After their acquisition, the flight was grounded, which makes the public think of them.

Huo Yingdong said: "Guangbiao, you went to tell Mr. Kanter about the difficulties we are facing at Cathay Pacific, and at the same time tell him that we are discussing how to solve this problem and will resume normal takeoff of all flights as soon as possible."

After Cao Guangbiao left, Hu Yingxiang said: "The longer this incident drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us. The Xiangjiang government will not let this matter continue like this. You also know that the Xiangjiang government doesn't treat us very much." Several shareholders. I am very worried that they will use this as an excuse to cancel some of our Cathay Pacific routes, which is a huge blow to us."

Due to some political reasons, Huo Yingdong, him and Cao Guangbiao have always been unpopular with the Xiangjiang government. It is better now. In the 60s, they were the key targets of suppression.

Bao Yugang said: "If we want to resume normal flight as soon as possible, we have to borrow someone, and Xiangjiang Airlines is unlikely to do so. This incident was deliberately created by them, and their purpose is to further suppress Cathay Pacific. Airlines. Prepare for the rise of their Xiangjiang Airlines. So this time, you need Yingdong to come forward and see if you can borrow someone from the north."

Bao Yugang's idea is good, but some shareholders here don't agree with his opinion, thinking that doing so will only cause a bigger storm in Xiangjiang.

Dong Haoyun said: "Yu Gang, you are also very aware of the current political situation in Hong Kong. Once Cathay Pacific Airways does this, I am afraid that it will fall into a bigger whirlpool. It will not be worth the loss. I do not support your opinion. .”

Huo Yingdong really had such a plan when Bao Yugang mentioned it, but considering Xiangjiang's complicated situation, he could only withdraw this idea. Originally, the current situation in Xiangjiang was unstable, and doing so would only stimulate Greater contradiction.

Bao Yugang saw that this was not going to work, so he simply stopped thinking about it, and they could do whatever they liked, and the money would be considered a compensation.As one of the leaders of the Xiangjiang family, Bao Yugang sometimes feels sad for the situation in Xiangjiang.

In the past, under the suppression of the British consortium, everyone can still live in peace, and many things can be resolved through negotiation.But in the past few years, with the rise of the Chinese-funded family, the British-funded consortium was defeated by Li Guangyu, and its influence was not as good as before.At present, there is only a half-destroyed Swire and a shrunken Jardine, and it is no longer possible to suppress the Chinese-funded groups.

And due to some political reasons, Huazi Group has also become left, center and right. He believes that this will be the case for a long time to come. These are determined by historical reasons, and they cannot be changed. thing.

In the future, Xiangjiang will also be a situation where the Chinese-funded families will compete among themselves, especially in Xiangjiang's public service enterprises.Bao Yugang actually didn't want to get involved here, he didn't have such big ambitions, he just wanted to run the business well and let Wu Guangzheng take over smoothly.

But the tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps blowing, and the invitation from his fellow villager and friend made him feel embarrassed to join in, and it also made his previous neutral position a little bit off.

Bao Yugang himself knew very well why Li Guangyu, Li Zhaoji and others were keen on the control of Xiangjiang public service enterprises. They were increasing their influence among the citizens of Xiangjiang.They don't care whether these companies can make high profits, they just need to master these companies.

Lee Shau Kee started to invest in China Gas in 74. Lee Kwong Yu is even more involved in the bus and telephone companies. He also wanted to control the Heung Kong Electric Group, if not for the Singapore consortium.Maybe he will succeed, this time he joined the airline again, Bao Yugang knows some of their inner thoughts.

Bao Yugang no longer has that kind of ambition. He also knows his son-in-law's ability. He is good at defending the city. If he wants to start a business, he doesn't have that kind of ability.This time, Bao Yugang invested hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in it, which also has some hints of goodwill in it. He also hopes that in the future, the group led by his son-in-law can continue to develop because of this affection.

The reason why he didn't want to persuade Li Guangyu to help Cathay Pacific this time was because he didn't want his relationship with Li Guangyu to be ruined. He hoped that when his son-in-law was in trouble in the future, Li Guangyu would take care of him able to help.

(End of this chapter)