History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 410 Attack
Jian Baoning was dismissed from the position of Chief of Police and appointed as Deputy Chief of Security Bureau. Kun Xian, who was promoted to deputy director of management less than half a year ago, was appointed as chief of police. Medal emeritus.

The two big bosses who have been in charge of the police force for ten years and have fought openly and secretly for several times have left the center of the police force one after another.

In June, the Public Transport Advisory Committee held a voting meeting. The committee was supplemented by MPs. All members were MPs, with a total of [-] seats. Except for the social activist and British MP Ms. Ye Xien who objected, the rest of the members were in favor. Application for price increase.

Since the Star Ferry Company initiated the fare increase application, it must have raised a large amount of public relations funds to get through government affairs.The advisory committee members who attend the membership have received at least one million Hong Kong dollars in profits, and most of them are the stocks of the Star Ferry.

As long as the fare increase application is approved, the stock price of Star Ferry will continue to rise, and the committee members can sell the stock at a high price after the fact. One vote can make money that ordinary people can't make in a lifetime. This is the benefit of power.

Day two.

The Star Ferry ticket price began to rise. According to the price law of Hong Kong Island, the highest price in the industry is the price limit.The executives of the Star Ferry didn't take it seriously either. They raised the premium fares, but not the third-class fares. The strategy was correct. Not only did the passenger flow not decrease, but the revenue also increased a bit.After all, no matter how loud the poor people yell, they exhaust their energy to make a living every day. How can they make any substantive resistance?

Rich people don't care about the 5 cent fare.

If the Yau Ma Tei Ferry goes up one day later, it will lose one day's money.

A week later.

in the afternoon.

Ye Xi'en was wearing a lady's suit and a black hip-wrapping skirt, holding a briefcase in his hand, stepping on high heels and walking out of the legislature's office building. He was about to drive to the church when he suddenly saw a luxury Mercedes parked by the side of the road.

A well-dressed Chinese man in a suit, with a gun on his waist, opened the car door, took out his ID in his arms, and said, "Mr. Ye, my boss wants to chat with you, please spare a moment."

"OK." Seeing the ID from the police station, Ye Xien nodded and took out the car keys in his pocket without refusing.Lan Gang took the car keys, skillfully opened the door for her, closed the door after she got into the car, and trotted towards the car ahead.

After the door was closed, Ni Kun stepped on the accelerator and started the car slowly.Sitting on the right side of the back row, He Dingxian smiled at Ms. Ye who had just gotten into the car, and stretched out her hand: "Mr. Ye, hello, I am Chief Superintendent He Dingxian, and I am also the boss of the Yau Ma Tei Ferry Company."

"Mr. He, I've heard people talk about you." Ye Xien stared at him closely, with a wary expression, obviously disliked him, but he shook hands politely, and then replied: "If, you want me to give up trying to stop Xiao If the round company raises the price, I am afraid you will be very disappointed."

"Haha, Mr. Ye, you must have misunderstood me." He Dingxian withdrew his hand, without any irritation, and said in a gentle manner: "Although I am the owner of the Yau Ma Tei Ferry, I personally support the public transportation parity policy. The price increase of the ferry is not timely. This time the high-class ticket price will increase by 5 cents, and the next time the third-class ticket price will increase by 2 cents. I admire Mr. Yeh's justice in not being afraid of resistance and not bowing to capital. I hope to help Mr. Yep continue Activity."

"Do you have any opinion?"

Ye Xien narrowed her eyes and looked him up and down. As a woman over fifty years old, she can persist in the political arena, and her means cannot be underestimated.And from her withered skin and thin face, she can also see her beautiful demeanor when she was young.

He Dingxian smiled and said, "May I ask where Mr. Ye is going?"

"Kowloon Church." Ye Xien is a devout Catholic. He went to Nanchang to preach during World War II. The branch of the sect was "Plymouth Brethren". The teaching building built is now a direct subsidy secondary school recognized by the Hong Kong government, and two branch schools have been established in Kowloon.

At the same time, she continues to work in the church and is a member of parliament with no political affiliation. In other words, she is a person whose main job is "missionary" and her political affiliation is "Christianity".Thanks to not being involved in the internal struggles of the Hong Kong government, she has always been appealing to the people and speaking out for the people. She enjoys a high reputation among the Chinese on Hong Kong Island and is regarded as a member of parliament who cares about the Chinese very much.This made her highly hostile among British MPs, but because she has the support of the church, she has been active in the front line of social movements without incident.

Of course, Ye Xien’s social movement has a purpose, but it is not aimed at becoming an official and making a fortune, but to run a church. Therefore, she has indeed done a lot of good things. Until after 97, she served as a member of parliament and was awarded the Bauhinia Medal."

She doesn't care who is in power or who is the boss. If the church wants to develop, it must not offend the upper class, but it must also care for the lower class.Therefore, this social activist often does not appear in major turmoil, such as the fare increase incident of the Star Ferry, and such innocuous turmoil, but she will always rush to the front line.

This is a good and capable person, but as long as you don't want the world to return to the theocracy, then don't have too high expectations for her.

He Dingxian came to see her, naturally he wanted to use her to attack the small Tianxing company, but the price increase meeting was over. In fact, Ye Xien also knew that the current activities were futile, but one side wanted to make things bigger, and the other side wanted to gain prestige and profit. It hit it off.

On the way to the Kowloon Church, Ho Ting-yin said: "I hope Mr. Ye can publicly call on supporters to boycott the Star Ferry and take the Yau Ma Tei Ferry, and I will help you gather [-] protest signatures from citizens in return."

On the eve of the consultation meeting, Ye Xien wanted to collect two protest signatures, but due to lack of manpower, he couldn't get them together.

Apart from speeches on the platform, most of her means of carrying out social activities are through writing articles and cooperating with newspapers and periodicals. She has a high reputation and a lot of support, but she has no ability to control large-scale events.

Because, apart from the church network, she has no other tentacles of power extending to the bottom, making her power a castle in the air. In the end, she only got more than 3000 signatures, and most of them belonged to church staff.However, what He Dingxian lacked most was manpower, and it was easy to gather [-] protest signatures.

Ye Xien frowned when he heard the words, and said, "You don't really support the low-level citizens, but you still want to take the opportunity to gain commercial benefits."

"Just take it as an advertisement for me." He Dingxian was shameless: "I really didn't increase the price, and it is not illegal to advertise. After all, it is easy to sign two names, but it is difficult to sign [-] names. Without me, Councilor Ye really can't figure it out."

"And I can not only sign for you, but if the price increase incident can be reversed, I can also give you stronger support."

He straightened his expression: "Ms. Ye, do you know who I am?"

"know."

A look of displeasure flashed across Ye Xien's eyes, and his heart was a little moved, but he looked forward and backward: "Citizens take the Yau Ma Tei Ferry from Kowloon Tong to North Point, and they need to take an extra rickshaw to the city. The calculation is actually not cheap."

"The fare for a rickshaw ranges from 5 cents to 1 cents based on the distance, which does not give discounts to the public."

He Dingxian chuckled and said confidently: "Just know who I am, don't you think rickshaws are expensive? I will ask the Hong Kong Island Rickshaw Union to launch a 5-cent run across Hong Kong, whether it is the New Territories, Kowloon, or Hong Kong Island."

"Buy it at 5 cents, step on the whole of Hong Kong with your feet!"

Ye Xien's pupils shrank sharply, and his expression changed.

Rickshaws are actually a sunset industry that is about to be eliminated. They are not as profitable as they were before World War II. After all, there are more and more bus lines and taxis on Hong Kong Island. Even ferries are dying. What are rickshaws?
If it weren't for the large number of people fleeing Hong Kong and the labor force, who would run the rickshaws?Just like the domestic tricycle industry in the 00s, once the economy started to grow, there were fewer and fewer human-powered tricycles on the streets. Everyone took taxis, and it was easier for the driver to find a job in a factory than to ride a tricycle.But once the economy stagnates, rickshaws will reappear, because low-level citizens cannot find jobs, so they have to come out and use tricycles to subsidize their families.

The rickshaw union is also one of the few unions controlled by associations, because gamblers and prostitutes cannot form formal unions!He Dingxian can initiate "5 cents stepping on the whole Hong Kong" with one sentence, and can decide the rickshaw union with one sentence.

Seeing that Ye Xien was pondering and did not answer, he thought that the other party did not believe him, so he pointed to the driver's seat in front of him: "Does Congressman Ye distrust me, my fellow, my driver is the president of the Hong Kong Island Rickshaw Union. start!"

"The [-] signatures will be delivered to your home in the evening."

Ni Kun concentrated on driving the car and was not distracted by the boss's words. Ye Xi'en also understood He Dingxian's strength, but she actually choked out a sentence for a long time: "Then who will bear the loss of the rickshaw driver? This event is for them There is no substantial benefit, and rickshaws cannot seize the market."

He Dingxian was stunned suddenly, calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you Mr. Ye for remembering my brother, but don't worry, I have launched a funding plan in the Rickshaw Association, so that all literate masters can take the driver's license test."

"A taxi company has also been established. Unfortunately, the company does not have enough license plates to accommodate too many drivers. If Mr. Ye is willing, he can help in this regard."

"I won't treat you badly."

Ye Xien breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for your [-] signatures."

"It will be delivered in the evening."

He Dingxian said with a light smile.

At this time Ni Kun slowly parked the car on the side of the road: "Boss, the Kowloon Church is here."

"Ms. Ye, I don't know where you heard my name, but I want to tell you that I am also concerned about people's livelihood and well-being. If there is a chance, we can cooperate again." He Dingxian bent forward and pulled Ye Xien He opened the door and acted like a gentleman.Ye Xien showed a serious expression at first, but then smiled and said jokingly: "I heard Mrs. Bird mentioned you, and she said that you are a very powerful man."

Lady Bird?

He Dingxian was a little surprised, but also a little embarrassed. Immediately, Ye Xien got out of the car, took back the key that Lan Gang handed over, and walked into the church unhurriedly.

(End of this chapter)