History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 390 Change the Governor
When He Dingxian put down his wine glass and left the Mid-Levels Villa with Luo Wenjin, Jian Leqiang, Xian Defen and others, the establishment of the chamber of commerce had already been settled.

This incident is easy to bluff young people, but it can't bluff an outlaw fanatic. When a person uses seniority and fame to overwhelm you, you have to stand up and curse him, and then hold him with a gun Head, tell him old bones don't deserve to talk.

If you can stand it, you win.

can't stand it,
Just lose!

This does not even depend on hard power, because everyone has strength, it depends on the political image of walking in the rivers and lakes, and the style of doing things along the way.

"Ah Yin."

"gone back."

Beside the mountain road.

Luo Wenjin patted him on the shoulder, and said with deep eyes: "Let the chamber of commerce develop well, and the four major families will still support the chamber of commerce. The rest is up to you young people."

"Thank you, Uncle Jin."

"Thank you father-in-law."

He Dingxian bowed deeply and politely.

Luo Wenjin and Luo Wenhui left by car. Jian Leqiang and Xian Defen also left Mid-Levels by car after greeting He Dingxian.He Dingxian glanced back at the Zhou Mansion, knowing that the Zhou Junnian family had lost its leadership authority.

As long as the remaining three major families are willing to support him, Zhou Junnian's family can only follow the trend.

"Back to Wyndham Street."

He Dingxian spoke out, bent down and sat in the car, Lan Gang closed the door, and replied: "Yes, sir."

One month later, the Guangdong Province United Chamber of Commerce was formally established, and Ruihe Hall was set up as Tuodi. On the 40th day of the twelfth lunar month, the plaque was unveiled, firecrackers were set off, the lion king picked green, and there were many guests. More than [-] chambers of commerce, large and small, all sent flower baskets to congratulate.

He Dingxian was elected as the first chairman of the United Chamber of Commerce through public elections, and is also a permanent director and chairman of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce.Fang Suquan serves as vice chairman and permanent director.Huo Guantai is the secretary-general and non-permanent director.

Li Guanchun, Zheng Yutong, Chen Lanfang and Feng Jinxi are the permanent directors, and there are five non-permanent directors, such as Wang Laoji, Chen Weinan, Wang Zhongming and so on.

Except for being impeached or voluntarily resigning, the permanent directors serve for life and do not hold vacant elections.The non-permanent directors are elected every two years, and are re-elected together with the rotating chairman. The non-permanent directors can be elected as the rotating chairman. The new permanent directors need to be voted by the permanent council to take effect. There is no limit to the number of times an individual can serve as the rotating chairman, but they cannot serve continuously chairman.

This series of systems restricts the power of the chairman of the chamber of commerce, but strengthens the authority of the permanent council, making the United Chamber of Commerce a truly people-oriented, harmonious and united organization, at least preventing the chamber of commerce from becoming a personal tool of someone.

Shao Yifu, chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, also brought people to congratulate him on the same day, and presented a fortune golden toad as a gift.

When He Dingxian saw Shao Yifu, he smiled very happily. He personally brought people forward to toast, and talked and laughed happily.Of course Yifu Shaw was not idle when the Guangdong Provincial Chamber of Commerce was established. Shaw’s first Huangmei opera film "Diao Chan" was released, which subverted the film style of Hong Kong Island in one fell swoop.

At the same time, Wu Aqing led the Dinghai Society to flourish in Nanyang, supported by Lin Youfu, and strongly intervened in the underground gambling stalls.When He Dingxian received the news from Jiang Tianyang, he had to sigh in his heart for Shao Yifu's shrewdness. On the bright side, Lin Youfu was indeed the politician with the most potential. Business in both places, Nanyang and Nanyang, is favorable.

Moreover, "Diao Chan" was sent to Singapore for release after it got a good box office in Hong Kong Island, and again made a profit of 30 Hong Kong dollars through the Shaw Cinemas in Singapore.

The Shaw Brothers movie empire has begun to take shape. The Shanghai Shanghai Chamber of Commerce is also vigorously developing the light industry and textile industry in Hong Kong, and Fengde has received capital injection from Yili Bank and has become a joint venture bank. The Shanghai Shanghai Chamber of Commerce has started to get involved in the real estate industry.

In the Guangdong Provincial Chamber of Commerce, Li Guanchun and Feng Pingshan jointly founded Huaren Land. This company later became the most famous real estate company under the management of "Liu Jianxiong", but it actually has a very deep history.The founder, Li Guanchun, is the boss of the Bank of East Asia and the chairman of the Wuyi Chamber of Commerce. His family members are spread across both political and business circles. Feng Pingshan is a wealthy Guangdong businessman before World War II, the boss of the Thirteenth Bank, and a shareholder of the Bank of East Asia.

This is the first time the Wuyi Gang entered the real estate industry. Immediately afterwards, the Shunde businessman "Guo Desheng" established Hongji Enterprises. In addition to operating the "Hongchang" factory and manufacturing zippers for Ridao, he dabbled in real estate projects for the first time, operating demolition buildings and small sites. reconstruction.

There are more than 30 well-known and unknown real estate companies in the Chamber of Commerce in Guangdong Province, large and small, and the two major chambers of commerce are the first to compete in the Hong Kong property market.

One month later than "Diao Chan", the joint venture between Oriental Pictures and International Film & Mao's "Patriotism" was released, which coincided with the rise of nationalism after the war. In the first month, the box office surpassed "Diao Chan" with 23 yuan, and it was also screened in Nanyang. .

Shao Yifu fell into a bitter battle.

"He sir, Governor Gregory will move out of Victoria Peak tomorrow and return to London to serve as Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." The change of the Governor is the most popular news on Hong Kong Island at present, and more than 200 million citizens in Hong Kong are very concerned about it, no matter in all walks of life .

The citizens are all anxious about the arrival of the new governor.

Sitting in his office, Jian Baoning, wearing a uniform and leather boots, has already been informed of the next position of the governor.

He Dingxian couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "Ge sir still has a backer, even if he makes a mess on Hong Kong Island, he can still be promoted when he goes back."

"No way."

With a cigarette between his fingers, Jian Baoning shook his head and said: "When a diplomat is transferred to the governor, the party in charge is considered to be promoted. If the governor is transferred back to the master's house, as long as he does not enter the House of Representatives, or goes to a local office, he will be relegated. Sir Ge has been in power for ten years. Beautiful, it is said that the tax paid on Hong Kong Island has tripled, logically speaking, if you go back, you can at least enter the House of Representatives as a lord, and the whole family can rise to a higher level."

"Now he just returns to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he will retire after two years of work."

He Dingxian laughed and said, "Why don't you retire?"

"Damn it!"

Jian Baoning slurped his words and smiled.

"Where's the new governor?"

He Dingxian raised his legs.

"not decided."

Jian Baoning made it clear that he had a way to go back to his ancestral home to collect wind, Shigong said firmly: "Due to the rapid changes in the situation in Nanyang and Hong Kong Island, the ancestral family has not yet decided on a candidate, and the Deputy Secretary David will be the deputy. Governor, the new governor will not be sent until the ancestral family confirms the candidate."

He Dingxian nodded: "Your cabinet is very cautious. In fact, it doesn't matter who you replace. You can either collect money or collect corpses, just choose one."

Jian Baoning said with a smile: "People have to adapt to the environment."

the next day.

Governor Ge Hongliang moved out of the Taipingshan Governor's Mansion, took a group of officials at the door, gave his resignation speech to the newspaper reporters, and went to the Peninsula Hotel under the escort of the motorcade.The Governor will stay at the Peninsula Hotel for one night and leave Hong Kong Island by plane the next day.

Although Ge Hongliang’s administrative goal has always been to serve the Great Britain, during his administration, he opened the gates, accepted immigrants, and put forward the slogan of Hong Kong people as the mainstay. A series of measures not only benefited a large number of Hong Kong escapees, but also significantly developed the economy of Hong Kong Island. .

This has indeed allowed Ge Hongliang to gain a certain amount of popular support. From He Dingxian's point of view, Ge sir can be regarded as a "capable minister" who is willing to do things and achieve results. However, the hero of the enemy and the enemy of me have different positions. Only appreciation, no mercy.

Acting Governor "David" made a speech on the radio and announced his inauguration. At noon that day, many underground gambling stalls in Hong Kong had already opened their markets, betting on how long David would be the acting governor, from one day to one year, and the closer the odds within one month, the better High, the longer the odds after three months, the higher the odds, and the lowest odds in the middle.
The odds of becoming a full-time agent are [-] to [-].

Because, in the history of Hong Kong Island, there has never been an acting governor who can become a full-time official. Strictly speaking, the acting governor and the governor are two professions. The acting governor is only responsible for short-term management of Hong Kong Island affairs. Count the officials promoted in Hong Kong.

The governor is a politician. He is connected with the colonial minister, has the support of the House of Representatives, and is connected with the colonial foreign firms, who can manage capital transportation.

Moreover, the governor has a long term of office and can implement policies, while the acting governor has a short term of office and is only responsible for coordinating policies.

In the end, David served as the acting governor for 24 days. The new governor was "Bai Liji". The former Singapore governor resigned after Ma Shaohua became the chief minister. The Nanyang Chinese have already launched political cooperation. The new governor not only needs to understand the situation on Hong Kong Island, but also needs to understand the situation in Nanyang, and even have influence.Only then will it be possible to win the struggle with the Chinese and bring the colony back on track.

In Nanyang, after Ma Shaohua became the chief minister, Daying appointed a new governor, but the new governor has completely lost his ruling power. Bai Liji can be regarded as the last governor of Singapore with real power.

Of course, the last governor always played the role of a firefighter.

Letting Bai Liji serve as the governor of Hong Kong Island may be a reward from his ancestors.However, the Chinese in Nanyang are resentful of the puppet governor of Singapore, and have been putting pressure on Ma Shaohua, hoping that in addition to participating in the political power, the Chinese can also gain autonomy and get rid of their colonial status.

As a hardliner among the Chinese, Ma Shaohua is good at riots, but political negotiations are flawed. After many rounds of negotiations with the British representatives, there is still no result.Especially when Ma Shaohua became the chief minister and turned from the opposition to the ruling, the problems he faced could not resort to violence.Because, when he stood on the stage, he was already responsible for the economy and the current situation, and his political incompetence caused great disputes for a while. There were several riots with more than [-] people in Singapore, and Haiding Club was among them.

Ma Shaohua had no choice but to resign voluntarily. Later, with the support of the Chinese Labor Front, Umno, and the Malay League, Lim Youfu succeeded in taking office and became the second Chinese chief minister, responsible for negotiating with the British.
Tai Kwun.

He Dingxian lowered his head and pinched his watch and asked, "What time does the new governor's plane land?"

(End of this chapter)