The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 418 Hong Kong University
In the afternoon.

Liu Tao came to Hong Kong University. He did not enter Hong Kong University in a high-profile manner. Instead, he parked his car outside in a low-key manner, and then walked in slowly with the guards and others.

The University of Hong Kong is located in the Mid-Levels where wealthy people gather in Hong Kong Island. It is also the oldest university in Hong Kong. There are beautiful scenery along the way, and Liu Tao slowly appreciated it.

I walked slowly to the headquarters building, and the first thing I saw was a garden with tall coconut trees planted in it.

Walking in slowly, the sea breeze makes the school fresh and free of any heat.

This building has a history of more than 100 years and is also a cultural relic. Although it has experienced the ravages of war, it has retained its original appearance after several repairs.

The quiet corridors are lined with desks and chairs. The main building is the headquarters of the Faculty of Arts. It was also the theater location for middle school students to perform.

This is the oldest building in the history of Hong Kong University and is built in the Renaissance style.

Even the wooden door of the lecture room has a historical feel.

The corridors are covered with various posters, and one can get a glimpse of the campus life of Hong Kong University from these posters - it is very rich.

This is a typical Western architectural style, with windows, stairs, ancient stone pillars, and colorful window glass, making the learning atmosphere here enviable.

This place has a heavy sense of history, and it is simple and a little mysterious. Now it is a sunny weekend, and Liu Tao found a place to sit down, feeling bathed in tranquility.

After sitting quietly for a while, he stood up and continued walking, like a student coming to Hong Kong University to study.

After walking around for more than an hour, the secretary looked at his watch and reminded Liu Tao that time was running out.

Liu Tao then headed towards the auditorium.

At the entrance of the auditorium, the president of Hong Kong University, along with a group of school directors and professors, were waiting for Liu Tao.

"Professor Liu!"

"Principal Huang!"

Liu Tao shook hands with the president of Hong Kong University, and then shook hands with other school directors and professors.

He now holds two titles, Honorary Professor of Hong Kong University and Director of Hong Kong University.

As early as 1980, with the help of Henry Fok, he began to promote exchanges between universities in the two places.

So far, more than 5,000 college students from the mainland have come to Hong Kong for further studies, including some who were sponsored by Panshan Group for further studies.

This year, the number of students coming to Hong Kong for further studies will continue to grow, reaching three thousand.

In addition to applying for scholarships from various universities in Hong Kong, there is also the application for the Fuxing Scholarship.

After all, a normal family cannot afford to support further studies in Hong Kong. The high tuition fees and high living expenses are far beyond what an ordinary family can afford.

In addition to providing scholarships, Liu Tao also provides these students from the mainland with work-study opportunities. As long as they do not spend money indiscriminately, the scholarships and work-study programs can not only meet their expenses in Hong Kong, but can even subsidize their family expenses.

Among the students who come to Hong Kong for further studies, the largest number attend the University of Hong Kong.

Since 1982, in just a few years, Liu Tao has promoted the establishment of four universities in Hong Kong, namely, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong City University, and Hong Kong Education University, attracting Chinese and overseas Chinese scholars from all over the world to join.

Although Liu Tao only stays in Hong Kong for a few days a year, he has a huge influence in Hong Kong's education circle.

This time he came to Hong Kong University at the invitation of the president of Hong Kong University to give a speech.

Since China and the United Kingdom finalized the 1982 timetable for Hong Kong in 1987, it has affected all aspects of Hong Kong. No one is unaffected, and no field is unaffected. Education is no exception.

Liu Tao agreed to give this speech in order to promote educational exchanges between the two places and thus promote various exchanges between the two places.

After being apart for such a long time, we have to keep communicating to achieve unity.

Moreover, in the next 20 to 30 years, Hong Kong will shoulder the important task of cultivating talents for China and will be one of the cradles of talents!

There will definitely be more and more students from the mainland coming to Hong Kong for further studies.

This year there will be 3,000 people, and ten years later maybe there will be 10,000, 20,000 or even 30,000 people!

Afterwards, everyone entered the auditorium.

The auditorium was completely occupied, and even the aisles were filled with people.

The president of Hong Kong University personally served as the host and introduced today's speech. He held the microphone and said to the students: "Now we will enter today's theme. Please give a warm round of applause to welcome Mr. Liu Tao, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Jardine Matheson Group, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swire Group, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wheelock Group, Honorary Professor of our university and Director of the University, to give a speech to everyone."

At this moment, the students in the auditorium were shocked beyond words.

Because their principal took a long time to introduce the titles of today's guests, and these titles made their scalps tingle.

Of all the titles, Honorary Professor and Board Member of Hong Kong University are the most insignificant.

As long as they stay in Hong Kong for ten days or half a month, it is impossible that they have not heard of these famous groups.

It can be said that there are three things that are unavoidable in one’s life in Hong Kong: death, taxes and these large groups.

Look at the person who walked onto the stage. He looked very young, not much older than them. How could such a person have so many titles?
The principal must be joking.

"Dear students, I am honored to be invited to give a speech at this beautiful university, Hong Kong University. The theme of this speech is - The future belongs to China!" Liu Tao seemed very calm. After so many years of experience, he had given speeches in front of tens of thousands of people, not to mention the thousands of students in the auditorium now.

This kind of scene is just a small scene.

Liu Tao introduced the situation in the mainland. When he introduced that the mainland was building the 'Shenyang-Haikou Expressway' with a total length of 3710 kilometers and a total investment of 1500 billion Hong Kong dollars, all the students could not help but exclaimed. They all felt that it was not an exaggeration to call the 'Shenyang-Haikou Expressway' the 'Project of the Century'.

When Liu Tao introduced that the Beijing-Kowloon Railway under construction is 2536 kilometers long, has an operating speed of 250 kilometers per hour, and a total investment of 3500 billion Hong Kong dollars, all the students exclaimed and applauded excitedly.

When Liu Tao introduced that the mainland was planning to launch the "West-to-East Power Transmission" and the total investment was expected to reach HK$22500 trillion, everyone was shocked.

In the past, Hong Kong’s view of the mainland was that it was a poor relative.

However, what Liu Tao introduced overturned their views of the mainland. How could their poor relatives be so wealthy that they would invest hundreds of billions or even trillions of Hong Kong dollars in construction at any time?

They are not poor relatives at all; they are clearly rich relatives.

Being poor in the busy city and having no one to ask for help,
Rich has distant relatives in the mountains.

If you don't believe me, look at the wine in the glass.
Drink to the rich first.

It has been like this since ancient times!

Liu Tao used these data to break their previous cognition and make them realize that the mainland is not what they imagined.

China is rapidly industrializing, and the future belongs to China!

(End of this chapter)