History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 374 Consultation
Yifu looked at the fat man with wrinkled cheeks, squinted eyes, and wide-eyed smile, and knew something was wrong in his heart, so he kept smiling and asked, "Azai, I'm looking for Officer He."

"Officer He has fallen asleep."

Lard Boy stood in front of the door, holding the handle of the door with his right hand in front of him, without any intention of opening the door.

Yifu smiled wryly and said, "I have something very important to talk to Sir He, and if I delay it for one night, it will definitely mean that dozens of people will die. It's reasonable to talk about it first."

"I'm really sorry."

Lard boy bowed again and again: "He sir is sick."

"Ugh."

Yifu let out a long sigh, and turned his head to talk to the deputy chief of political affairs in English. The deputy chief of political affairs, with a capable figure and fierce eyes, glanced at Lard Boy, and then raised his eyes to the bedroom on the second floor with the white gauze drawn and the bedside lamp lit. .

"Walk."

The Deputy Minister of Political Affairs knew that it was meaningless to force him to stay, so he turned around and got into the car with Yifu, and the team quickly left the gate of the mansion.

Zhu Youzai looked at the two senior officers who were leaving, and heaved a long sigh: "Fortunately, I didn't trouble me."

Immediately afterwards, he paid another slap in the face, proudly puffed out his chest and said, "Damn you, look, I'll blow your eyeballs next time."

He also raised the index finger, middle finger, and flexor finger of his right hand to point at the rear of the car.

"Bei sir, He Dingxian refused to meet with us, maybe because he wanted to leave room for maneuver, but it is in line with his usual political style." Yifu sat in the back row of the car, with a cigarette in his right hand, sideways with the Deputy Minister of Political Affairs next to him Said.

The Deputy Minister of Political Affairs is named Baker Weiduo in English and Bei Weicheng in Chinese. He is in his fifties. He is an old bureaucrat who came to Hong Kong Island before World War II.

As the administrative center of the Hong Kong government, the Government Affairs Bureau has always been controlled by senior officials who have been stationed in Hong Kong for a long time and understand the local situation.It can be said that the Government Affairs Bureau is the most powerful administrative department in Hong Kong, and its rank is above all government offices.

Moreover, officials of the Government Affairs Bureau can serve consecutively, and it is common for an official to experience three governors and five governors.

Baker Vidor has also lived on Hong Kong Island for nearly 30 years. From a young affairs officer to deputy director, he knows that the social situation on Hong Kong Island has undergone earth-shaking changes.The first change is the wave of Chinese fleeing Hong Kong after the end of World War II, and the second change is the economic opportunities brought about by the wave of fleeing Hong Kong.

The second change is an extension of the first point, and it is an impact of the international situation on East Asia.
Under this kind of influence, Baker Widow actually has a very corrupt idea of ​​​​government. He has a great impression of British capital and hopes to use the means of economic colonization to suck blood from Hong Kong Island. However, a hawk was born among the Chinese. strongman.

Of course, he himself holds a lot of shares in British-funded groups.

"Let's go find Sir Jian."

Baker sighed: "Although Mr. Jian is a representative of the police force, he is also a British official. At least he agrees with us in the position of ruling Hong Kong Island. For the sake of the Governor, it is impossible to close the door. .”

"Alright."

Yifu nodded slightly, and immediately the car drove into the Admiralty District, came to the door of a villa, rang the doorbell, and announced his identity.Jian Baoning was wearing pajamas, walked in a hurry, and personally came to the gate to welcome the two into the living room.

"Sir Jian, good evening, sorry to bother you." Baker was wearing a custom-made suit that fit him perfectly, and he stood upright and stretched out his hand in the living room.Compared with him, Jian Baoning was rough and more casual. He shook hands with him with an apologetic expression, and saluted again: "Hello, sir!"

In terms of rank, the Deputy Minister of State Affairs is indeed two ranks higher than the Commissioner of Police.

But Baker didn't put on airs at all, and waved his hand to signal Jian Baoning to relax, then gave out another cigarette, and said, "Sir Jian, you need to take care of the affairs of Hong Kong Island."

"what's up?"

Jian Baoning took the cigarette and bit it with his mouth, showing a look of astonishment.

Baker said: "In the past two days, a large number of triad thugs have assembled illegally. Under the banner of celebrating the Double Tenth Festival, they smashed government offices and stormed factories everywhere. They have caused more than a thousand casualties and more than a hundred deaths. The entire Hong Kong Island into chaos."

"what!"

"Such a big thing?"

Jian Baoning didn't even light the fire, took off the cigarette, stared at his eyes and said, "I've been on vacation for the past two days and no one has reported to me, Yifu, why didn't the police handle the matter well?"

"Sorry, sir."

Yifu hurriedly bowed and apologized, without putting on airs of acting director at all.

Baker said: "I was born in the management department of Yifu Sir, and he is not good at making action plans. He encountered a major incident within two days of taking office. It is very difficult to maintain basic order and prevent schools and hospitals from being impacted."

"The Governor hopes to ask Sir Jian to come out of the mountain again and settle the affairs outside."

Jian Baoning showed a embarrassed look: "Bei sir, I just booked a ticket to travel to North America, and I agreed to take a long vacation."

"emergency."

Baker smiled even wider, and said something: "The security of Hong Kong Island is really inseparable from you. Regardless of the credit for suppressing the turmoil, the Governor will recommend you to the next new chief to continue serving in the police force. If Sir Jian has other requirements, you can speak up .”

"The Hong Kong government will do what it can."

Jian Baoning sighed: "Damn, a plane ticket is a trivial matter. It doesn't matter whether you are in the police force or not. As long as you can do things for the Queen, you should serve loyally no matter where you are. It's just that once the Chinese gather together, it's really difficult."

"Besides, this time it was a member of an organized triad."

Baker said: "Don't worry about force, the garrison will fully assist you."

"it is good!"

Jian Baoning nodded heavily: "I will do my best!"

"Thank you!" Baker was relieved when he got Jian Baoning's promise. Although he knew that Jian Baoning was on the side of He Dingxian, did Yifu side with the governor?At the critical moment, Yifu didn't violate the governor's order.

The reason why he contacted Yifu first, and then came to Jian Baoning, was to find out the intention of the police force step by step.

From the current point of view, the police force is still eager to maintain a balance, maintain the previous power map, and clearly intends to make peace. If we can reach a consensus with Jian Baoning tonight, we will be able to see He Dingxian in the conference room tomorrow.

At least you don't have to be closed doors anymore.

"Sure enough, the police force is controlling everything behind the scenes."

Baker felt helpless and unwilling, but he still thanked him sternly, and then said: "Tomorrow morning, please insist that sir return to the police force to perform his duties as soon as possible. Immediately remove the authority and return to the original department."

"Most definitely."

Jian Baoning said out loud.

Before the governor issued a formal appointment and dismissal document, Sir Jian had always been the highest officer of the police force, but he was only temporarily on leave.

On October 12th, the third day after the incident fermented, the governor signed the curfew order again, and due to the impact of the situation in Nanyang, an infantry battalion was once again transferred from the Shek Kong Barracks in the New Territories.The number of infantry garrisons on the streets of Hong Kong alone reached five, and more than [-] troops were dispatched, accounting for two-thirds of the infantry forces of the garrison on Hong Kong Island.

At the same time, the state of martial law for three consecutive days has greatly affected the life and production of citizens on Hong Kong Island. Not only are most factories unable to start work, but six out of ten shops are also closed.Citizens hid at home on vacation, which naturally caused a depression in the economy, followed by rising prices of rice, cooking oil, and sugar.

The two major container terminals in Central and Victoria Harbor were all shut down, full of goods, and no one was involved in the transportation.Hundreds of wild wharfs in Kowloon and the New Territories are in full swing, and the brothers are still working. After all, not all of the 10,000+ community members in Hong Kong are on the field. Each community selects hundreds to thousands of elite fighters to participate. Nothing to do with being busy on the pier.

When the Governor had nothing to do with the rioters, a chain reaction had already begun to take place in the society, including the public opinion of the citizens, the opinions of foreign firms, and the attitudes of factory owners and shop owners.As the most powerful person in Hong Kong, he is also responsible for all affairs in Hong Kong.

There were more than 200 documents piled up on the desk, which was so heavy that it was impossible to breathe. What's more, there was also the pressure of the Colonial Secretary to solve the incident within 48 hours.The only fortunate thing is that the major Chinese chambers of commerce are releasing cheap rice grains, cooking oil, sugar, soy sauce, etc. through the chambers of commerce.
And also sent several associations to close down unscrupulous merchants who took advantage of the fire to rob and speculate on necessities.

The governor was secretly relieved. At least the Chinese are not vicious enough to deliberately hype up the crisis of people's livelihood and put political pressure on the Hong Kong government. If even the crisis of people's livelihood is used as a weapon, the consequences will be very dire.Of course, if he has the ability to control people's livelihood, he will not be stingy.

After all, the largest population on Hong Kong Island is Chinese.

Fortunately, several big Chinese bosses almost monopolize the people's livelihood business. Not only can they afford Hong Kong Island, but they can even do business in the mainland. Things are shipped from abroad by boat, and they are not bad at all.Boss Chu of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce alone imports soybeans from a cargo ship in North America, which is enough to feed the entire Hong Kong population for a week.

Furthermore, he also has a pig farm in Guangzhou that sells over [-] pigs a year.

Jian Baoning went to Tai Kwun to perform his duties at seven o'clock in the morning, and issued several orders in a row, canceling the vacations of He Dingxian, Ge Bai, Gordon, Kunxian and others one by one.With the return of Sir Jian to the police force, the morale of the police force has been boosted, and many people can smell the rain after the rain.

at noon.

Governor's Palace.

Jian Baoning stood at attention and saluted, opened the document, and said very seriously: "Sir Governor, after several rounds of consultations and negotiations organized by the police force, citizens' representatives, and triad organizations, the following terms have been reached. 1. The main triad organizations They all promised that in the future they will not hold celebrations on the grounds of the Double Tenth Day, but the Hong Kong government cannot prevent citizens from hanging flags, portraits and other items spontaneously."

"2. The main triad organization is willing to take responsibility for this riot and hand over the main thug and the bandit leader. 3. The citizens need the Governor's Palace to send a 4 firecrackers, and publish an apology to the citizens of Hong Kong. 5. Let Li Zhengwu, the head of the district affairs department, kowtow to the Zhongshan statue to apologize, [-], and no longer liquidate the members of the triad organization after the incident, and no longer search and arrest the citizens involved."

Ge Hongliang was quite satisfied when he heard the first two conditions, but after the last three conditions were formulated, he fully understood that Jian Baoning and others were just trying to regain power and force him to bow his head further, and they had no intention of giving in at all. mean.

(End of this chapter)