Hong Kong Island Old Events

When He Shanheng arrived at Chaofu Restaurant, the presidents of the three major chambers of commerce were already there. He hugged his fists and said with a smile: "Sir He, President Fang, President Li."

"President He."

"Please take a seat."

As the host, He Dingxian stood up to welcome us. He Shanheng lifted up his gown, sat down on a wooden chair, and said kindly: "It's rare for everyone to gather together."

"yes."

Huo Guantai added a cup of tea for He Shanheng and said loudly: "Several presidents are very busy. It is a blessing for everyone to have the opportunity to sit down and chat."

"Axian."

Huo Guantai looked at He Dingxian, and He Dingxian said understandingly: "I don't dare to waste your time. In fact, there is something I want to discuss with you today."

He Shanheng, Fang Suquan, and Li Guanchun concentrated their attention and assumed a posture of listening attentively.

Among the three, except Fang Suquan, who is engaged in trading, the remaining two are engaged in banking. Li Guanchun inherited his father's Bank of East Asia and is the God of Wealth of Wuyi Chamber of Commerce. He Shanheng is the boss of Hang Seng Bank and the boss of Guangfu Chamber of Commerce. Investor.

He Dingxian is involved in both industry and finance. The key is that with the support of the police force, he has the greatest personal power.

"Four chambers of commerce will be merged into one, and they will work together to open up business routes and develop overseas." He Dingxian said: "The Guangdong Chamber of Commerce will be the largest chamber of commerce in Hong Kong. Whatever you want to do will go smoothly. What do you think?"

"I personally have no objection."

Fang Suquan's Dongguan Chamber of Commerce is the weakest, and there is no future for him to go it alone. It would be better to truly form a company. As long as he leaves a place for him, the personal benefits will be great.

However, He Shanheng had a lot to consider: "There are advantages and disadvantages to forming the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce. The larger the chamber of commerce, the more difficult it is to manage. Many members' businesses compete with each other. Who should the chamber of commerce support?"

"If it cannot convince its members, no matter how big the chamber of commerce is, it will be in disarray."

Li Guanchun nodded: "And what do the four major families mean?"

Seeing that the two presidents were hesitant, He Dingxian took out his trump card and said: "In this way, first form the Guangdong Provincial United Chamber of Commerce with the four chambers of commerce and adopt a rotating chairmanship system. The presidents of the four chambers of commerce will each be in charge for two years. Even during their tenure, There is a certain degree of favoritism, which can also make the members generally convinced.”

"As for peers, we encourage competition and accept elimination. No matter who wins, becoming bigger is the most important thing!"

After hearing the rotating chairman's proposal, the three presidents accepted it a lot. Encouraging competition is the basic consensus in the industry. At present, the homogeneity of Chinese factory owners, small business owners, and businesses in Hong Kong Island is too serious. Many of them are family-style workshops, and their safety, quality, and production capacity are very inefficient.

These people gather together in the four major chambers of commerce and compete with each other. In fact, they are at war with each other.

Chinese factory owners in Hong Kong Island continued industrial progress, setting up production lines and safety workshops to ensure product quality. As for research and development, it is too advanced for Hong Kong businessmen to do, and few bosses take the initiative to do it.

In terms of trade, affected by the global environment, it doesn't matter if there are more people when you can make money. When you can't make money, those with poor risk resistance will naturally go bankrupt. This has nothing to do with the size of the business. It has a lot to do with the decision-making layout of the boss. There are many large-scale British and Chinese companies that have gone bankrupt during several economic crises.

If the market of an industry is large enough, it will naturally breed multiple giants, and the four major chambers of commerce will have points. If a business is small and it is difficult to raise a big boss, then it is reasonable to survive the fittest and force excess capital to compete in new industries.

In a period of economic upswing around the world, businessmen with brains and vision will surely succeed.

"At the same time, six permanent directors will be established in the Guangdong Provincial United Chamber of Commerce, two for each chamber of commerce, who will be responsible for managing resources, promoting cooperation, and mediating conflicts." He Dingxian added: "The remaining four chambers of commerce will not change their positions and continue to operate independently."

"What do you think?"

This is equivalent to setting up an elders' council at the head of the four major chambers of commerce. In fact, only the chairman and permanent representatives of the Guangdong Provincial United Chamber of Commerce are members. In a broad sense, the four major chambers of commerce are also members, but they are still under the jurisdiction of the four major chambers of commerce.

This is obviously a way for He Dingxian to express his sincerity in order to promote cooperation. Otherwise, it would be too difficult to directly integrate the four major chambers of commerce, and it would not take a few years. When the Guangdong Provincial United Chamber of Commerce can bring benefits to its members, it is welcomed by the majority of members. When they agree, it will be completely integrated into a large chamber of commerce.

Everything fell into place.

He Dingxian's political experience told him that reform should not be rushed for quick success, but should be done step by step and slowly.

"I agree."

Fang Suquan raised his hand again to speak.

Li Guanchun also said: "According to Sir He, the joint Chamber of Commerce policy is indeed feasible, but the wishes of the four major families need to be respected."

This second-generation man has ordinary abilities and can barely hold on to the family business, but he obviously listens to his uncle's advice.

The banking industry is a big market that can not only support Bank of East Asia, Hang Seng Bank, and Bank of China, but also many foreign banks and underground banks. After all, Hong Kong Island radiates not only to the Haojiang River, but also to the mainland market. The energy of East Asia's financial center has begun to emerge.

There is no direct competition between the three presidents. If the bank does not make money, it is because there is a problem with their respective business methods.

For example, Bank of East Asia, as the first Chinese bank, would have been the company most expected to compete with the four major foreign banks. However, in recent years, its income has dropped sharply every year, and its business expansion in Southeast Asia has stalled. However, Hang Seng Bank is doing well in Haojiang and the Mainland. Not to mention Oriental Bank, with the police force as its base, it has spread to all public officials, including ghosts and Chinese.

He Shanheng nodded: "Just by strengthening cooperation and encouraging competition, we can reduce a lot of unnecessary consumption among the four major chambers of commerce. We can devote ourselves to developing Chinese capital and better compete with British capital and chambers of commerce from other provinces."

"I agree with this, but Sir He, where are the business opportunities in Nanyang you mentioned? As far as I know, the situation in Nanyang is now stabilizing. The Chinese Front and the Malaysian Alliance have taken power. The local Fujian merchants and Hakka Chamber of Commerce Everyone has already obtained their chips and left the stage, their share of the cake has been divided, and there is no chance left for us.”

Ho Dingxian put down his tea cup and said with an air of certainty of victory: "Not necessarily, President Ho. After the Chinese in Singapore take power, what will their next step be? Form an economic union with Malaysia, or simply merge into one country? , is it pro-British or independent?”

"I don't think the Chinese Labor Front can secure power in Singapore."

He Shanheng narrowed his eyes, somewhat incredulous. Li Guanchun even asked: "Sir He, do you have any inside information?"

"No."

He Dingxian smiled confidently: "But unlike you, I am a politician, and the current situation in Nanyang is far from settled. First of all, in order to fight for independence, Ma Siowa offended many local prominent families, not only Malaysians, but also Chinese."

"These people have suffered considerable losses in several turmoils. However, due to ideological trends, they have to tolerate Ma Shaohua's work. Now Singaporean Chinese and Malaysians have participated in political power and won most of the seats. They can be regarded as acting governments."

"For those people, Ma Shaohua's political mission has ended. As the saying goes, he has no future. Who will be in power next?"

Fang Suquan knew the situation in Nanyang best and said: "Lin Youfu!"

"Yes, Labor Front Vice Chairman Lin Youfu. I have met him a few times and we have some friendship." He Dingxian said: "This man is a professional politician who has the support of local prominent families. When he acts as a deputy With outstanding political achievements, it is natural to take over Ma Shaohua's position, but the local prominent family plans to close down, and if there is no blockage, the direction of the wind will change next."

"Compromise, appeasement." Fang Suquan said.

He Shanheng was a little unbelievable: "You mean that Lin Yew Hock will reach a private cooperation with the British side in exchange for the capital to govern and become the talker of Singapore? As long as we support Lin Yew Hock, we may get a share of the Nanyang pie?"

Fang Suquan also showed a very interested expression. After all, Sir He personally admitted that he had friendship with Lin Youfu, but he did not expect that Sir He nodded first, then shook his head and said: "Lin Youfu will definitely take over Ma Shaohua's position and become an appeaser, but He wants to be a talkative person in Singapore, but he is not interested in that."

"Nanyang's hatred of being oppressed by the British for hundreds of years will be forgotten unless it succeeds in becoming self-reliant." He Dingxian said: "If Lin Yew Hock makes any compromise with the British, he will lose public support, and the final winner may not be him."

Fang Suquan frowned. According to his understanding, Lin Youfu also gave voters the impression that he was a hardliner, but it was not uncommon for doves to pretend to be hawks. This was nothing more than cheating votes first. He Shanheng said: "Then Sir He has something strange?"

"There is one." He Dingxian admitted frankly: "The founder of the People's Action Front, Li Guangyao, is a very courageous politician who understands the situation. If we buy now, we will definitely become popular in the future!"

He Shanheng said thoughtfully: "I know that this person does have some abilities. He is already very powerful in Nanyang, but he has been serving under Ma and Lin before, and he is considered his deputy."

"But since he quit the Labor Front and founded the Action Front, he has gone further and further away from Ma and Lin." He Dingxian smiled and said: "As far as I know, Mr. Shao, the boss of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, has always had a relationship with Lin Youfu. Yes, and privately I have decided to support his rise to power. Not only did he provide money, he also sent Wu Aqing to take people from Haiding Society to Nanyang. Now the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce has jumped out to carry the Chinese flag, without asking us if we would give in. "

"As long as we want to talk things out on Hong Kong Island, we have to be the opponents of the Shanghai people and beat them down."

In the game of politics, winner takes all!

An interest group can only place one bet, and following the trend can only make a fool of itself. The Guangdong Provincial Chamber of Commerce cannot place another bet on Lin Youfu. To a certain extent, Li Guangyao is the only choice.

"We understand."

Fang Suquan, He Shanheng, and Li Guanchun all raised their teacups.

He Dingxian also raised his glass in response.

"We will convene a board of directors immediately when we get back, and then seek the opinions of the members of the chamber of commerce to establish the Guangdong Joint Chamber of Commerce." Fang Suquan, as the representative of the three people, agreed.