Rebirth without Regrets

Chapter 549 The war is coming

The return of Hong Kong is a grand event that attracts global attention. In his previous life, Leng Binghan was nervously preparing for the college entrance examination. He could only briefly learn about it from TV broadcasts and newspapers. While he was happy that his motherland was becoming more prosperous and powerful, he couldn't help but feel deeply.

It's a bit regretful. After all, it's a pity that I couldn't witness this moment that made hundreds of millions of Chinese people feel proud. But having such an opportunity in this life, and even participating in it more or less, it's even more...

It's not to be missed.

Leng Binghan flew to Hong Kong on a special plane with the leader at the end of June.

This is not the first time the Chief Minister has set foot on Hong Kong. In the 1920s and 1930s, he had been to Hong Kong five times, but each time it was just for various reasons, such as going to France for work-study studies,

As dispatched by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Military Commission, he passed through Hong Kong on official duties and never really stopped over. Moreover, although the vast majority of Hong Kong residents at that time were Chinese, all jurisdictions belonged entirely to the United Kingdom.

Therefore, since the Chief Minister retired in 1989, he has always had an unfulfilled wish, that is, when Hong Kong returns to the motherland in 1997, he will set foot on this land of the motherland, even if he is in a wheelchair, even if he is on the land of Hong Kong

Just stand there for a minute.

However, for such a small wish, the chief executive failed to realize it in the end.

Fortunately, Leng Binghan's rebirth and the butterfly effect changed everything, allowing the chief to finally get his wish.

Although the Chief Minister came to Hong Kong in a private capacity, it also attracted widespread attention. After all, the smooth return of Hong Kong and the smooth implementation of the one country, two systems policy were entirely due to his leadership. In 1997, after many ups and downs, the third

After his comeback, Deng Xiaoping began to pay attention to the long-delayed Hong Kong issue in the midst of his complicated work. From as many as 22 rounds of negotiations to proposing the creative idea of ​​"one country, two systems"; from adhering to principles and resisting with a steely and tough attitude

From the British threat to the final signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, every step was hard-won, and every step involved his hard work and sweat.

After the Prime Minister arrived in Hong Kong, Prince Charles, Prime Minister Tony Blair, Foreign Secretary Cook, outgoing Hong Kong Governor Patten, Chief of Defense Staff Charles Guthrie and other British royal family and senior dignitaries went to the airport to greet him, all hoping to see this full of enthusiasm.

The style of the legendary old man of the century.

Accompanied by Prince Charles, the Chief Executive inspected the British Army's Guard of Honor and officially appeared in front of Hong Kong citizens. In the following two days, the Chief Executive and his delegation visited the land, sea and air military facilities of the British Army in Hong Kong, and met with people from all walks of life in Hong Kong and

Overseas Chinese representatives. To those well-known businessmen, community leaders and celebrities who actively implemented the "one country, two systems" policy in this process and played a special role in the return of Hong Kong to the motherland, such as Wang Kuancheng, President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, "

World Shipping King Pao Yukang, Dong Haoyun, "Film and Television King" Run Run Shaw, Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa, Legislative Council Chairman Fan Xuletai, Chen Tinghua, Cao Guangbiao, etc. expressed their heartfelt gratitude. I would like to express my gratitude to all people in the world who care about and support the return of Hong Kong.

.Express cordial greetings and best wishes to the more than 6 million Hong Kong compatriots who are about to return to the embrace of the motherland.

The chief minister's visit further boosted the national spirit of overseas patriots who are eagerly looking forward to Hong Kong's return and deepened their understanding of China's "one country, two systems" policy. They agreed that the significance of Hong Kong's return has far exceeded the return event itself. Hong Kong's prosperity

Development is not only beneficial to Hong Kong, but also beneficial to China, and will also have a positive impact on the world.

The people of Hong Kong also paid great attention to the chief minister's visit to Hong Kong. Even where the chief minister passed, thousands of Hong Kong citizens gathered there. Even sometimes the sky was not beautiful and it rained heavily, but it did not stop him.

They came and shouted the popular slogan "Hello, Chief" to express their respect and admiration for the old man, and they were unwilling to leave in the rain for a long time.

However, at that moment that will go down in history forever and make all Chinese people excited, the leader did not appear at the handover ceremony of power at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Instead, he only watched the Chinese People's Liberation Army military band play through the television broadcast at his hotel.

The majestic national anthem of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese national flag and the Hong Kong SAR regional flag slowly rose together, and tears of excitement filled my eyes.

Leng Binghan silently accompanied the leader, looking at the white-haired old man with a lot of emotions in his heart.

Leng Binghan knew that the person who originally delivered a speech in front of the podium inlaid with the national emblem of the People's Republic of China should be the old man, the chief. It was he who single-handedly created this historic moment that wiped out China's century-old humiliation. But he has already retreated to the second line.

, this moment and glory still belong to the current general secretary.

After the handover ceremony of power was completed, the leader quickly returned to the capital. However, Leng Binghan stayed alone, always paying attention to the changes in the turbulent Southeast Asian financial markets.

Although Leng Binghan was well aware of the various situations of the Asian Financial Crisis in his previous life. In this life, due to his unexpected emergence, various situations have changed to some extent, the most important of which is the events that led to the Asian Financial Crisis in his previous life.

The culprit, the "Quantum Fund", has now become a pawn in his hands. Will everything follow the trajectory of the previous life?

International hot money and speculators, like vicious dogs, have been attracted by the big piece of meat in Asia and are flocking here. Although almost all of them are still within the control of Leng Binghan, no one knows

, will these red-eyed speculators go crazy and abandon the "Quantum Fund" and launch a massive attack on Hong Kong? Behind this, we don't know how many ulterior motives there are. Once the situation gets out of control,

And if we fail to take strong, effective, timely and prudent measures, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for Hong Kong.

The matter was of great importance, so Leng Binghan did not dare to slack off at all. All day long, Zhu Jianjun compiled the most timely daily situations and analysis reports, as well as economic and financial news happening around the world, and gave them to him for reading and reference.

, combined with the memory of the previous life, to adjust the situation and plan at any time to ensure that everything is carried out step by step according to your plan.

And Zhu Jianjun is also happy to have Leng Binghan personally in charge. Such a big matter, to be a little more serious, can be said to be related to the life and death of Hong Kong and the fate of 6 million citizens. In Zhu Jianjun's words, Leng Binghan is here.

, he felt at ease.

As time goes by, while Southeast Asian countries are asking for help and actively planning, international speculators suddenly disappear. The currency exchange rates of Southeast Asian countries have also temporarily stabilized. People in Southeast Asian countries who have been ravaged and tortured are breathing heavily.

Tone: "Well, the storm has finally passed."

However, the calm on the eve of the storm often breeds murderous intent under the calm surface. This calm only lasted for a few days. Before the Southeast Asian countries had time to wipe away the blood on their bodies, the "Quantum Fund" and a large number of speculative traders seemed to be

After digesting the huge gains in the previous period, it made a comeback again. This time the power and intensity were stronger than before. Another round of jaw-dropping decline came in an instant. This time, Brunei was also dragged down.

water.

At this point, Soros has become even more unyielding, pursuing the bad guys bravely, and once again focusing his firepower on sweeping Southeast Asia, and even gradually sweeping the entire storm across Asia, turning into the Asian financial crisis.

However, when the whole of Asia was shaken, speculators avoided a very obvious target, and that was the Hong Kong dollar. From the beginning to the end, the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar has been maintained at an ideal level. For several countries and countries that have experienced currency crises

For Hong Kong, which is inextricably linked, this cannot but be said to be a miracle.

In a sense, the creation of this miracle is inseparable from the huge deterrent power of Feiyuan Company and the effective management of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. As early as early 1995, when the financial crisis broke out in Mexico, the Hong Kong financial market

There have been short-term fluctuations, but the Hong Kong Monetary Authority promptly raised the interest rates on short-term liquidity, causing speculators not only to fail in their speculations, but to suffer heavy losses.

This year, when the speculative wave begins to take hold, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority is ready to deal with any challenges. As long as there is any sign that the speculative wave is coming against Hong Kong, the overnight loan interest rate will rise rapidly. Raising the interest rate to the necessary level will

If there is no way to maintain a relatively fixed exchange rate, then speculators betting on Hong Kong dollars are likely to suffer heavy losses again. Sure enough, on July 24, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority once again intervened in the macro financial market, causing the interbank interest rate to rise to more than 7%. This measure not only effectively

It maintains the strong exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar and also sends a warning to international hot money speculators.

In fact, there are deeper reasons why Hong Kong, as a well-known international financial center, has weathered many international financial crises in recent years.

First of all, Hong Kong's economic development is good and is on the rise. The economic growth rate is high, and the demand for investment and consumption will continue to increase. Currency and currency value are a reflection of economic strength. If the economy is running well, the currency will be stable.

Secondly, Hong Kong is backed by a strong foreign exchange reserve. As of the end of June 1997, Hong Kong's foreign exchange reserves were US$69.7 billion. Together with the foreign exchange reserves of the Land Fund managed by a separate account of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the total

With a value of US$82 billion, it rose from seventh place to fifth place in the world.

However, just as everyone was paying close attention to Hong Kong, on August 14th and 15th, Soros's "Quantum Fund" finally entered the Hong Kong foreign exchange market with an unstoppable momentum, a battle of the century between dragons and tigers.

The battle is about to begin under the spotlight.