The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 529 Shenzhen-Hong Kong Integration
"We are now promoting the Deep Bay Bridge project to connect the two sides of the harbor!" The slightly old voice of the team leader sounded.

After retiring from his front-line position, he personally served as the leader of the working group, sitting in charge of the working group, and continued to contribute to the development of China and the reunification of the motherland.

Liu Tao nodded slightly. He had heard of this before he came to Hong Kong.

This proposal triggered a heated discussion throughout Hong Kong about how Hong Kong should position itself in exchanges with the mainland during the transition period and after the return.

This bridge is about five kilometers long, plus the two connecting lines at the bridgeheads, it's about six or seven kilometers long.

Such a bridge is unimaginable in Hong Kong.

Similarly, it is unimaginable for China today, because China has never built such a large cross-sea bridge before.

Liu Tao is very supportive of the Deep Bay Cross-sea Bridge. Such a bridge will undoubtedly accelerate the development of deep-sea economic integration and enhance the potential of Hong Kong's economy, especially Hong Kong's industry. This is undoubtedly crucial for Hong Kong and will bring only benefits without any harm!
After all, Hong Kong is too small!

The entire Hong Kong area is only 1106.66 square kilometers, which is smaller than the area of ​​a county in a coastal city on the mainland.

No matter how it develops, the land area will limit Hong Kong's future. In other words, Hong Kong's ceiling is there.

The maximum population of Hong Kong would be 10 million.

As for industry, Hong Kong is destined to continuously upgrade its industries, adjust its industrial structure, gradually eliminate low-profit industries, and move towards high-profit industries.

In this regard, the integration of Shenzhen and Hong Kong to form a large international metropolitan area is a very good idea and is very suitable for the two places.

Once the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bridge is completed, the two places will have two bridges in and out, and with the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, the meaning will be completely different.

Not only will Hong Kong gain space for urban development, but Shenzhen can also develop faster with the help of Hong Kong.

"I heard that not only will they build the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bridge, but they will also build a large international airport?" Liu Tao said with a smile.

Hong Kong's annual tax revenue is quite a lot.

The working group will naturally urge the Hong Kong government to use this money for the benefit of Hong Kong.

And infrastructure is the top priority.

This is the case with building the subway, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bridge, and the same goes for building a large international airport. The purpose is to keep the money in Hong Kong instead of having it sneakily taken away by the British.

The leader smiled and said, "Yes, after our discussion, we believe that Hong Kong needs to build another airport, a large international airport!"

"Hong Kong is now our window to the world and a bridge from overseas to the mainland. The demand for aviation is growing, and I'm afraid Kai Tak Airport will soon be unable to afford it," said the leader.

Kai Tak Airport is a civil airport in Hong Kong, located in Kowloon City. Its name comes from the place name "Kai Tak Beach" of the original site in the early 20th century. The official name of the airport is Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport or Hong Kong International Airport.

Today, Kai Tak Airport is one of the busiest international airports in the world, ranking third in the world in international passenger traffic and first in the world in cargo volume.

However, the extremely busy Kai Tak Airport is located in the city center with only one runway, surrounded by high-density buildings and very small space. Because of the existence of Kai Tak Airport, the height of buildings in Kowloon City is restricted, which is not conducive to the development of Kowloon City.

Once the new international airport is completed, the building height in Kowloon City District will no longer be restricted, which will promote the development of Kowloon City District.

Liu Tao said with emotion: "The total investment of this international airport is probably hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars!"

This is undoubtedly a huge investment for Hong Kong.

This piece of cake is quite huge, enough to make many people's wealth increase significantly.

An international airport is not just an airport, it often includes surrounding land, properties, warehouses, hotels, etc.

In particular, the international airport will be located in Chek Lap Kok, which is a very desolate place in Hong Kong today. It is 34 kilometers away from the city center, and the airport area will reach 21 to 30 square kilometers.

As for the outlying island area where it is located, it is composed of more than 168 islands of various sizes, with an area of ​​ square kilometers.

Liu Tao could imagine that, because this large international airport project would directly connect the entire outlying island, it would be a capital feast, or a real estate feast.

The emergence of Liu Tao, the butterfly, completely changed the economic structure of Hong Kong. After a large number of factories moved north in the 1980s, Hong Kong's industry gradually became hollowed out, and the real estate industry began to stand out and became the pillar industry driving Hong Kong's economy.

However, because Liu Tao bought at a low price, in order to stabilize Hong Kong, he took advantage of the low point of Hong Kong and invested in building factories in semiconductors, computers, motorcycles, automobiles, home appliances, etc. These high value-added industries quickly replaced the original textile, clothing, toy and other industries, prompting Hong Kong's entire industry to complete the upgrade and transformation.

A huge industrial cluster has been formed around these, and Hong Kong's manufacturing industry has not declined but is thriving.

Especially electronics related industries!
The capital market is undoubtedly the most sensitive to this change, because the return on investment in electronics-related industries is very guaranteed, so commercial banks are willing to provide credit support for the expansion of electronics factories. Securities companies are also willing to provide guidance for electronics companies' listing financing, and even venture capital is very generous and willing to pay for various reliable or unreliable new ideas.

This has led to the fact that the newly emerged wealthy people in Hong Kong in recent years are often engaged in electronics-related industries, and many very young and highly educated young people have emerged to become the new generation of wealthy people in Hong Kong.

As for traditional businessmen, they originally opened textile, toy, clothing and other industries, and moved their production to the mainland, especially in the coastal areas, and Guangdong Province was the most concentrated. Traditional real estate developers, in addition to developing real estate in Hong Kong, also went north to develop real estate.

Although there are various restrictions, such as construction must start two years after the land is acquired, construction must be completed within a few years, and a deposit must be paid, the mainland has a strong demand for housing. Although only a small number of people can afford to buy a house, the market is undoubtedly much larger than that in Hong Kong.

Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing and other cities all have real estate developers from Hong Kong developing properties. These properties often cause a sensation in the city and are sought after once they are completed and put on sale.

Of course, at that time, there was no pre-sale system in the mainland, and the property could only be sold after it was completed. As for the common area, there was no such concept, and the area was what it should be.

As for the newly emerged wealthy people in Hong Kong, they are either in the electronics-related industries or engaged in overseas trade services.

But most of them are knowledge-based entrepreneurs. Once they succeed, they often become billionaires and become famous in Hong Kong within two or three years.

Among the companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in recent years, companies in the electronics-related industries account for almost half.

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