Video Game Empire

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The main reason why Beijing imposed strict limits on the area of ​​land sold by the British Hong Kong government each year in the annex to the joint statement was to prevent the British from breaking the pot at the last moment and frantically wiping oil from Hong Kong.

But if it is really a plan that is conducive to the long-term development of Hong Kong, the mainland is definitely willing to accept it. After all, as a successor, it needs to maintain Hong Kong's prosperity to stabilize people's hearts.

"Uncle Cheng, when I first established the Tianshuiwei Electronic Industrial Park, I once proposed to the relevant leaders of the mainland central government that I hoped that the land required for the industrial park should be treated as a special case other than the 50-hectare land sales quota per year. At that time, Beijing did not I directly opposed it, but because I was eager to promote the development of the Tin Shui Wai Industrial Park, and the Hong Kong government's attitude towards this proposal was not very positive, in the end there were no extraneous issues.

In fact, the main reason why the mainland has imposed strict restrictions on the annual land sales quota is that the central leaders in Beijing do not believe that the British will use the funds from the land sales in Hong Kong. Airport plans, apparently making this fear a reality

The wrestling over the Hong Kong issue has always been that the Chinese and British governments are fighting each other, but the real interests of the six million Hong Kong citizens seem to be kept out of the way. I think this is very detrimental to the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong in the future.

For example, the annual land sales target of 50 hectares was set during the negotiation. Obviously, the group in the Hong Kong real estate industry, which is the most clear about the trend of land supply and demand in Hong Kong, was not consulted. If the Hong Kong real estate industry could have a chance to speak out, then the current situation of land tension is likely not to happen

My view has always been that there should be a voice representing the public opinion of Hong Kong to shout that the British are about to leave, and it has no obligation to be responsible for the future of Hong Kong; and the mainland government has not yet begun to take over, it is even more unfamiliar with the actual situation in Hong Kong. At this time, Hong Kong needs some insightful people to stand up and take responsibility, and the elites in Hong Kong are undoubtedly the most qualified to undertake this important task.

If you can unite with the real estate industry in Hong Kong and come up with a good reason to formulate a comprehensive overall plan, I believe that it is entirely possible to persuade Beijing to loosen the restrictions on land sales quotas. If the mainland side is worried that the income from land sales will If it is abused, then we plan the use of these extra income in advance.

For example, it is a good choice to use it to build low-rent public housing. There is no reason for this kind of project to win the hearts and minds of the people. There is no reason for both China and the UK to firmly oppose it. Especially Beijing, as the successor in the near future, needs to win the hearts of the people to ensure that after the return of Hong Kong Prosperity and stability" Li Xuan gave a solution with a smile.

Li Jiacheng frowned, even though Li Xuan's mouth was very easy, but in his opinion, the issue of land sales was actually a problem that affected the whole body. Because the income from land sales is the mainstay of the British Hong Kong government's fiscal revenue, and fiscal power is the basis for the Hong Kong government to maintain the rule of Hong Kong. The mainland side just wants to put a spell on the fiscal revenue of the Hong Kong government by restricting the number of land sales, thereby limiting the energy that the British Hong Kong government can exert during the transition period.

For example, in the case of the Rose Garden project, the Hong Kong government found that with its existing financial revenue, it seemed difficult to support the huge investment in the new airport. And if there is no limit on the number of land to be sold, then Your Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong can have a big land auction, so as to use the financial budget before 1997 to support the entire Rose Garden project, without having to be affected by the project may cross 1997. Constraints on Beijing

Therefore, the premise of getting the mainland side to agree to make concessions on the land quota is that it cannot increase the financial strength of the Hong Kong government. It is necessary to find some unplanned money and spend it for the purposes approved by the mainland central government. This is actually equivalent to In disguise, it has deprived the current Hong Kong government of part of its financial power, which is also a big concession for the British side.

Li Jiacheng does not think that by uniting with the Hong Kong real estate industry, he can easily make China and the UK make concessions on their respective core interests. The only person in Hong Kong who is truly capable of achieving this goal is Li Xuan, the underground czar. There are now more and more people in Hong Kong who believe that Li Xuan and the Oriental Group have replaced HSBC as the new underground czar of Hong Kong.

The reason why HSBC has the reputation of "Hong Kong's underground czar" is that it has dominated Hong Kong's financial industry for a long time in the past. As the 1997 approached, HSBC on the one hand invested heavily overseas, on the other hand, it continued to weaken its status as the shadow central bank of Hong Kong.

This gave Hong Kong's Standard Chartered Bank and Jia Hua Bank an opportunity to take advantage of it. With HSBC gradually shrinking its business in Hong Kong and even moving its headquarters to London, Li Xuan began to expand his influence in Hong Kong's financial sector. After the latest round of rapid expansion, the overall strength of Standard Chartered and Jiahua Bank in Hong Kong has been comparable to that of HSBC and its subsidiary Hang Seng Bank.

And unlike HSBC, which only focuses on the financial industry, Li Xuan's influence on Hong Kong can be described as comprehensive. For example, in addition to the continuous penetration of the financial industry, the lifeline of Hong Kong's economy, Li Xuan's control of public opinion in Hong Kong is also very terrifying. Continue to guide the trend of Hong Kong public opinion, and walk on the tightrope between China and Britain under the pretext of representing Hong Kong public opinion.

Just like the land target this time, only Li Xuan could calmly mobilize public opinion in the whole of Hong Kong to force both China and the UK to make concessions at the same time. Li Jiacheng has reason to believe that the Oriental Group has already designed the whole plan, and Zhong Siyuan's voice on ATV before is likely to be the beginning of the whole operation.

The reason why Li Xuan mentioned this proposal to him should be that he hoped that the Hong Kong real estate industry could become a key **** to cooperate with his entire plan. As for the so-called uniting of the entire Hong Kong real estate industry by oneself, in Li Ka-shing's view, it is just a fancy, and the Cheung Kong Group has become the largest Chinese real estate group in Hong Kong.

When Li Jiacheng thought of this, the wrinkles between his brows undoubtedly deepened, and he began to quickly consider the pros and cons of this matter for himself and Changshi Company. Even though Dongfang Group has not set foot in the Hong Kong real estate industry, in fact, Li Xuan's influence on the Hong Kong real estate industry should not be underestimated.

In the previous battle to **** the Land Company from the Jardine Group, on the surface, the Oriental Group was acting as a living Lei Feng, with the most effort and the least gain. But in fact, many hidden benefits are not obvious just by looking at the surface. Before that, the rapid rise of Standard Chartered and Jiahua Bank in Hong Kong was due to the huge influence of the Oriental Group on the newly emerging Hong Kong electronics industry.

But in fact, it has always been the Hong Kong real estate industry that has the closest relationship with the Hong Kong banking industry. Land prices in Hong Kong are extremely high, and the development cost of a real estate or an office building can easily reach hundreds of millions. It is impossible for real estate companies to use their own funds to operate. Bank credit is the foundation to support the development of Hong Kong's real estate industry. Therefore, after the collapse of Hong Kong's real estate industry in 1982, the banking industry was the first to be affected. The direct cause of the crisis of many banks is that the huge amount of credit invested in the real estate industry has bad debts.

Since Li Xuan never thought of entering the real estate industry to compete for food, the relationship between the Oriental Group and the Hong Kong real estate industry was somewhat alienated, which actually hindered the development of Hong Kong Standard Chartered and Jiahua Bank to some extent. After the acquisition of Hongkong Land, the entire Hong Kong real estate circle was shaken.

Not to mention the Huo family, Xu family, Guo family, and Lin family who participated in the operation together, they immediately became solid allies of the Dongfang Group. In the subsequent reduction of the large amount of equity that Li Xuan bought, several other companies almost traded with the entire Hong Kong real estate circle in order to raise funds to digest the shares released by Li Xuan.

The real estate circle in Hong Kong said that it is really not big. Everyone looks up and sees them. A moment ago, he was still fighting to the death for the bid for the a plot, and if he turned around, he might form a joint consortium because of the b plot. The acquisition of Landmark, led by Li Xuan, did not allow Orient Group to transform into the real estate industry, but it also allowed Orient Group to deepen its relationship with the Hong Kong real estate circle. Among them, Hong Kong's Standard Chartered and Jiahua Bank are naturally the ones who have benefited the most. You must know that after 1984, the Hong Kong real estate industry has once again entered a new round of economic cycle.

Of course, the influence of Orient Group on Hong Kong's real estate circle is not only in the control of credit financing. In fact, the strong purchasing power of Orient Group and its direct and indirect related parties has affected almost every aspect of Hong Kong.

Take the real estate industry in the surrounding area of ​​Shatin as an example. Because the Hong Kong Research Center of the Oriental Research Institute is located next to the Chinese University of Hong Kong, thousands of engineers with an average annual salary of more than 200,000 Hong Kong dollars have set their first choice for work closer to work. The surrounding area of ​​Shatin ~www.readwn.com~ rather than the city center of Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. This has directly led to the sharp rise in housing prices in Shatin year after year, which has almost reached the same level as the housing prices in the urban area.

Due to the political turmoil in the mainland last year, Hong Kong experienced the most serious crisis of confidence since 1984. The average housing price in Hong Kong dropped by nearly 30% within a few months. A sea-view property in Ma'anshan, across the sea from Zhongda University, was forced to sell at a low price due to the developer's cash flow crisis. But with the property market in Hong Kong plummeting, there are very few buyers.

As a result, the engineers of the Oriental Research Institute, who were not bad at money, organized a group to eat two twenty-five-story buildings in one week, with a total of 150 sets of sea-view rooms. You must know that all the sea-view properties are large units over 1,000 square feet, and the average price per square foot is HK$1,200 even after discounts.

The Oriental Research Institute, which was subsequently shot, was even more arrogant. It directly used 3.3 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash to acquire the remaining four residential buildings with a total of 300 units, which were used as new dormitories for some employees. And the name of the entire building was directly changed to Oriental Home. The originally bankrupt real estate developer was relieved of the crisis in a blink of an eye. Although he did not make any money, he at least escaped the disaster.

It can be said that even if Li Jiacheng and Changshi Group do not start, Li Xuan himself has the ability to organize the Hong Kong real estate industry for his use. In fact, Li Jiacheng is used to business style. He prefers to make a fortune in silence, rather than acting as such an outlet. leading role.

But now he has to consider that if he chooses to watch the show on the sidelines, if Li Xuan's plan is successful, then Cheung Kong is likely to be excluded from the game circle of the new round of changes in the Hong Kong real estate industry.