I Want To Be a Rich Man on Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong government

Wu Guangyao came to MacLehose's office, and MacLehose's assistant served tea to Wu Guangyao.

Pick up the teacup and blow it, waves appear on the calm water;

Wu Guangyao was not in a hurry, and MacLehose was not in a hurry, and picked up his own coffee to taste;

Putting down the teacup, Wu Guangyao said, "Thank you Governor, put aside your busy work and come to receive me!"

MacLehose looked at Wu Guangyao with a smile, and said: "Mr. Wu's company is a pillar company in Hong Kong, supporting a large number of Hong Kong citizens; especially in this oil crisis, companies on Hong Kong Island are facing a test. ;The Chinese have a saying called "big waves wash the sand". Who is the real material and who is the fake. In this crisis, they are all exposed. So let alone half a day, even if it takes a day, I should calm down and listen. Listen to Mr. Wu's opinion,"

Wu Guangyao said: "Thank you for the praise from the Governor! However, Hong Kong's overall economic vitality is still better than the world level; Hong Kong was the first to respond to the oil crisis. After all, we do not have heavy industries and other companies that rely on oil."

MacLehose agreed that Hong Kong's industry does not rely heavily on oil, unlike industries in Europe, America and Japan, which rely heavily on oil;

Therefore, Hong Kong's economy gradually came out of the gloom in the second half of this year.

MacLehose added: "What surprises me the most is the development of Hong Kong's electronics industry; in this regard, Mr. Wu's company has made outstanding contributions."

MacLehose’s words are right. As Wu Guangyao moved Sony’s production lines of arcade machines, game consoles, and Walkmans to Hong Kong, these factories alone supported almost 20,000 people;

Of course, Sony has also reduced production costs by 25%, which is the so-called killing two birds with one stone!

Wu Guangyao was modest, and then he also sent a letter of commendation to MacLehose: "The prosperity of Hong Kong's business today is the result of everyone's joint efforts, but I think that you, the Governor, have made the greatest contribution; the establishment of the ICAC has made Hong Kong The island's bureaucracy became clear; the 'Home Ownership Scheme' guaranteed the housing needs of ordinary citizens, and the 'nine-year compulsory education' laid a solid foundation for the overall development of Hong Kong...."

The same sentence has completely different effects when spoken by different people;

MacLehose was obviously very happy to be affirmed by Wu Guangyao,

But Wu Guangyao believes that regardless of political reasons,

Governor MacLehose is undoubtedly a very good ruler and manager of Hong Kong;

The same is true for ordinary citizens. Whoever has the ability to solve various problems in Hong Kong society is a good administrator.

Although MacLehose has only been in office for three years, various measures to benefit the people have basically taken shape.

Governor MacLehose realized that this man would not come to the Hong Kong government to praise himself for no reason, he must have a purpose;

Therefore, Governor MacLehose said: "Mr. Wu is here this time, do you have any good suggestions for the Hong Kong government?"

Wu Guangyao said with a smile: "I came here for Hong Kong's economic prospects!"

Here it comes, thought MacLehose!

I knew that this person coming to the Hong Kong government must have a big proposal, so I postponed some work.

"Mr. Wu, please tell me!"

Wu Guangyao said seriously: "Hong Kong's industrial economy seems to be growing rapidly every year, but in fact it is already at the cusp of a storm. When the time comes, Hong Kong's industry will completely die out."

MacLehose did not speak, nor was he shocked!

Obviously, these remarks are all exaggerations of the person opposite;

Even if there are some problems in Hong Kong's industry, it will not disappear.

MacLehose said: "I would like to hear more about it!"

Wu Guangyao continued: "Garments, textiles, and toys are sunset industries in developed countries; in addition, foreign countries have successively introduced laws to restrict these industries in Hong Kong; therefore, I am not optimistic about the future of these industries.

The important thing is that Hong Kong's land and housing prices are not conducive to the future development of these industries. "

Hearing that a real estate agent said that the land price and housing price were high, MacLehose wanted to laugh;

But after thinking about it, the Hong Kong government should be the most responsible for this, and MacLehose couldn't laugh anymore!

MacLehose responded: "Mr. Wu, although I am not a businessman or an expert in economics, industrial transfer seems to be a normal phenomenon. It used to happen in Britain, Germany, the United States, including Japan 10 years ago. When the economy develops to a certain level, industries with low output value will transfer to developing countries; industries such as clothing and textiles are already sunset industries in developed countries. If Hong Kong’s economy develops to a certain level, these labor-intensive industries will leave It should be considered normal!"

Wu Guangyao immediately said: "Yes, it is indeed normal! But what is abnormal is that Hong Kong has no other industries that can replace these low-end manufacturing industries. Emerging economies such as Singapore and South Korea have vigorously developed heavy industries and high-tech industries in recent years; I have a prediction that in another 15 years, the per capita industrial output value and industrial output value of these two countries will surpass that of Hong Kong. In another 25 years, Hong Kong’s industry will completely disappear.”

MacLehose was taken aback, is this person here to be a prophet today?

Fortunately, MacLehose knew that these words were only eliciting the purpose behind;

"Since Mr. Wu is so sure, I don't want to argue with you! However, since Mr. Wu said so, he must have some good suggestions. You might as well speak up and discuss it together!"

Wu Guangyao nodded, not caring whether MacLehose believed it or not!

"Your Excellency, I think we should refer to Silicon Valley in the United States to set up a technology park to incubate a large number of technology companies for Hong Kong! The future is the era of technology, just as I predicted at the beginning, human beings will enter the electronic age. In my opinion, We have a lot of capital in Hong Kong, if we develop these high-tech industries, we will have great advantages!"

MacLehose pondered, building a science and technology park would require a lot of land;

And land is an important source of income for the Hong Kong government. Even if he is the governor of Hong Kong, he is not the only one who has the final say in this regard.

Seeing that MacLehose remained silent, Wu Guangyao continued, "Frankly speaking, the Wu family wants to invest in a new town!"

MacLehose was taken aback, and quickly said: "Mr. Wu, please elaborate!"

Wu Guangyao nodded, picked up the documents in his hand, and came to MacLehose's desk;

Opening a map of Hong Kong, Wu Guangyao drew a circle in Tianshuiwei.

"Your Excellency, this is Tin Shui Wai, now there are farmlands and ponds, the total area here is 52 million square feet.

First, we set up a technology industrial park similar to Silicon Valley in the United States, forming a technology industrial park that can provide employment for more than 50,000 people;

Second, I am willing to invest and cooperate with the Hong Kong government to establish a polytechnic university in Tin Shui Wai to train a large number of polytechnic talents;

Third, the entire Tin Shui Wai can accommodate 500,000 people, and the Hong Kong government can build a large number of public housing estates here to attract citizens. "

Although it was only a few sentences, MacLehose was also shocked by this huge technology!

The Hong Kong government develops new towns, which are prosperous places like Kowloon and the island;

Even if new towns are developed in the New Territories, they are still close to Kowloon, but Kowloon is too far away in Tin Shui Wai.

MacLehose said tentatively: "Mr. Wu, I'm afraid 10 billion Hong Kong dollars may not be enough to invest in a new town!"

Wu Guangyao said indifferently: "Governor MacLehose, if I analyze an industry for you, you will know that I don't care whether it is 10 billion Hong Kong dollars or 10 billion U.S. dollars. The video game industry that has just emerged in the past few years is only five years old. Now, it is already a market with an annual output value of more than 1 billion U.S. dollars; according to my estimation, this industry will reach a market of 10 billion U.S. dollars per year in five years; and my Sony is the overlord of this industry. I said These are just to show that it is not difficult for me to invest in Tin Shui Wai; the only thing I need is the Hong Kong government’s investment in transportation and government functional institutions.”

After hearing this, MacLehose fell into deep thought!

After a long time, MacLehose said: "Mr. Wu, will you use Tianshuiwei to engage in a large amount of real estate business?"

Wu Guangyao did not deny it, and said: "Governor MacLehose, real estate is a commercial activity. If the Hong Kong government wants to interfere, it can only build a large number of public housing estates. I am willing to support the Hong Kong government's 'Home Ownership' plan, but It doesn’t mean I give up the real estate business. To be honest, even if I don’t invest in real estate, aren’t British and Chinese capital investing in real estate? Swire \u0026 Co.’s Taikoo Shing has 10,000 residential units in just one residential project. "

MacLehose was silent. Indeed, British investment in real estate accounts for a very large proportion.

MacLehose raised his head suddenly and said, "Mr. Wu is not worried about the future of the New Territories?"

Obviously, this is a temptation!

Wu Guangyao said generously, "I'm not worried at all!"

MacLehose further asked: "Do you have confidence in the UK?"

Wu Guangyao said with a smile: "I have confidence in both parties. No matter who is in charge, the will of Hong Kong's nearly 5 million people will be considered by both parties."

Seeing this, MacLehose was speechless!

These Chinese are cunning, betting on both sides.

Finally, MacLehose said: "For such a large project, I need to discuss it within the Hong Kong government before giving you an answer. Moreover, you just talked about a rough plan. I hope your team will come up with a specific plan." , we discuss it at the Hong Kong government."

Wu Guangyao nodded, and then said sincerely: "I hope the Governor will support you a lot. Once this plan is launched, Hong Kong Island's industry and technology will have a certain degree of competitiveness in the world. You are the Governor of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Island The ruling party, I believe, must hope that the future of Hong Kong Island will be better!"

MacLehose nodded seriously, and he really agreed with Wu Guangyao's words!

Although MacLehose, who was born as a diplomat, lacked experience in colonial administration, he had no colonial burden. In his previous life, he was generally regarded as one of the most outstanding and popular Hong Kong governors in history. Public opinion even referred to him as "MacLehose The era" describes his days as governor of Hong Kong.