Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 487 Reminder

Fang Mingyuan is not just talking nonsense here. In Thailand alone, the funds withdrawn by Japanese commercial banks alone amounted to more than 20 billion US dollars. During the entire Southeast Asian financial crisis, a large number of investment funds from European and American countries fled, and the total amount was even higher.

It's as much as hundreds of billions of dollars! After escaping from the Southeast Asian countries, I found that except for China, which had a relatively stable financial situation, there was no suitable place to stay in the world at that time!

Not to mention, the ensuing anti-Chinese incident in Indonesia caused a large outflow of Chinese funds in Indonesia. As long as these funds can be guided, they can easily enter the Chinese territory of the same ancestry and race as them.

"Uncle Su, have you confirmed the people who will attend the Hong Kong handover ceremony in Qinxi Province tonight?" Fang Mingyuan said with a smile.

"It's confirmed! Only three seats were given in total!" Su Aijun said angrily, "There is simply too much food for the monks. For these three seats, the Qinxi Provincial Committee and Provincial Government are almost breaking their heads!"

Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but be dumbfounded, but it was understandable that Hong Kong's return could be said to be the biggest event in China in 1997. Attending the Hong Kong return ceremony itself was an affirmation of these officials! And coming to Hong Kong not only allows

You can meet colleagues from all provinces across the country, and you can also meet those central officials who are rarely seen in daily life!

When Hong Kong returned to China, not only the top two leaders of the Chinese party and government were present, but also many senior officials; and from the British side, Prince Charles, the first heir to the throne, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the British Foreign Secretary, the outgoing Hong Kong Governor Patten, and the National Defense Staff

Charles

Guthrie and others also attended at the same time!

Attending the handover ceremony for Hong Kong's return were representatives from many countries and regions around the world, as well as internationally renowned politicians, including the then US Secretary of State, heads of more than 30 international and regional organizations, and more than 90

Representatives of national consulates in Hong Kong and representatives of some countries’ civil organizations, regional and international organizations’ offices in Hong Kong.

People from all walks of life in Hong Kong, compatriots in Macao and Taiwan, as well as overseas Chinese and Chinese from many countries and regions around the world also attended the handover ceremony.

At the same time, thousands of reporters from more than 700 news media around the world covered this historic scene from all aspects inside and outside the venue.

Being able to witness and participate in it personally is a qualification worth being proud of for many officials in China! It will definitely be of great benefit to one's future career! If it is said that in

During the period in Hong Kong, if I gained the favor of a big boss in the central government, wouldn't my future success be just around the corner?

"Uncle Su, I mentioned this morning that we must be careful of any tricks the unhappy British people may play during the handover ceremony to embarrass us. I still have to say it again. I hope you can help me carry the message. You must be careful.

A little trick of the British!" Fang Mingyuan said solemnly, "After I came back, I thought about it carefully, and I think the British are likely to play tricks on the time of raising and lowering the flag!"

Su Aijun nodded slowly. He had already heard about Fang Mingyuan's worries.

The return of Hong Kong made the British feel very sentimental. There is no doubt about this. Just look at the British newspaper headlines on July 1, 1997.

The headline of the "Daily Mail" that day was: "Tear farewell to the last jewel in the crown."

The Guardian's headline read: "One last cheer, an empire ends, and China becomes the master of Hong Kong again."

The British are full of affection for Hong Kong, the Pearl of the Orient and the last British colony in East Asia. In order to keep Hong Kong in the hands of the British, the British government has continued to send powerful troops since 1979.

Members came to China to find out the bottom line of the Chinese government on the Hong Kong issue. When the then Hong Kong Governor MacLehose visited China that year, he asked the Chinese leaders to agree to the approval of the British Hong Kong government to issue policies that exceeded the sixteenth anniversary of 1997.

The "New Territories" land lease was signed in June, and the original term of the "New Territories" land lease, that is, June 27, 1997, was changed to "valid during the period when the British Crown controls this area", so as to

This is used to achieve the goal of blurring the 1997 deadline in the hearts of Hong Kong people!

Of course, it was impossible for his request to be approved by the Chinese government. After that, the British side continued to send high-level figures such as former Prime Minister Callaghan, Foreign Secretary Bi Lijia, Deputy Foreign Secretary Aykins, and former Prime Minister Heath to visit China one after another to understand

China's attitude toward resolving the Hong Kong issue and its pursuit of continuing to expand bilateral relations is so high that it has never been seen since China established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom!

Later, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher also came to visit China in person. At that time, Britain had just won the Falklands War and defeated Argentina, a large South American country. This greatly increased Britain's prestige in the international community.

The whole world was impressed! With the power of victory, Mrs. Thatcher was so high-spirited that she proposed to the Chinese government the proposal of "exchanging sovereignty for governing power". After being severely rejected by the Chinese government, she also offered Hong Kong

Prosperity cannot be preserved and threatened!

But all the tricks came to nothing in front of the old man!

Mrs. Thatcher, whose proposal was rejected, later even proposed in the British government that if the negotiations between China and the United Kingdom failed to make progress, Hong Kong would be independent or autonomous in a short period of time, just like what the United Kingdom did in Singapore.

That; or we can consider holding a referendum on the Hong Kong issue under the auspices of the United Nations, and let local residents decide on the future of Hong Kong.

However, under the strong pressure of the Chinese government, the British government had to give up those unrealistic ideas and start negotiations with the Chinese government on Hong Kong's peaceful return. But even so, the British government and the British Hong Kong government were not willing to do so.

Withdrawing from Hong Kong in this way has instead set up various obstacles for the Chinese government to successfully take over Hong Kong, in an attempt to maintain sufficient influence in Hong Kong after Hong Kong's return! Former Hong Kong Governor Wei Yixin hoped to cooperate with Hong Kong during the transition period.

The Chinese government maintained cooperation and maintained stability in Hong Kong and was replaced by Patten!

After Patten became the governor of Hong Kong, the relationship between the British Hong Kong government and the Chinese central government quickly became tense. The then Chinese central government officials in Hong Kong once publicly denounced him as a sinner for the ages! And

Patten is also the one who has received the fewest visits from Chinese leaders among all previous governors of Hong Kong!

Not only that, as far as Fang Mingyuan knew in his previous life, regarding the handover ceremony for Hong Kong's return, the Chinese government and the British government also had many differences on many matters!

The simplest one is that China and the UK had several discussions on the location of the handover ceremony. The UK hoped to arrange it near Victoria Harbor, while China advocated that it be held inside the Convention and Exhibition Center. In the end, after much wrangling between the two parties,

, although the British side agreed with China's opinion, the British themselves also held a farewell ceremony outside the Hong Kong Government. As a result, it rained heavily that day, and many people who went to attend the ceremony got wet.

For example, how the leaders of both parties enter, what is the order of entry, what music is played when entering, how the seats of the guests are arranged, how the flags on the rostrum are placed, etc., etc., every detail is important.

It must be coordinated by both parties before it can be implemented. There is understanding and cooperation between the two parties, but it is more of a struggle at the negotiating table for the honor and dignity of the country. As long as you are not careful, the national honor may be damaged.

and a public frustration of dignity!

Su Aijun had heard that when the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant British departments were planning the layout of the rostrum, the British secretly stumbling upon China! The British plan proposed that official and unofficial guests from the international community sit in front of the rostrum.

, facing the audience, while three leaders from China and the UK each attended, facing the international guests on both sides of the rostrum.

At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this plan, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that this arrangement by the British is intended to emphasize that Hong Kong should be under "international supervision" in the future. Such a result, of course, the Chinese government

Unacceptable. After several discussions, the plan proposed by China was finally adopted. The number of leaders from both sides was increased to five, and the seats were in front of the rostrum. As for the international guests, they were arranged to sit in the audience seats under the rostrum.

"What other tricks do you think the British can do at this time?" Su Aijun asked after pondering for a long time. The time for the British flag to be lowered and the time for the Chinese flag to be raised at the handover ceremony of Hong Kong's return have been clearly defined.

As a result, Su Aijun couldn't figure out what other tricks the British could play on this!

"Uncle Su, I remember that according to the procedures of the handover ceremony, at 23:59, the British band began to play "God Save the Queen" and lowered the British flag. According to normal procedures, the British national anthem takes more than fifty seconds.

It ended fifty-nine minutes and fifty-eight seconds ago, and our band started playing our country’s national anthem and raising our country’s flag at 0:00:00 on July 1st! Is that right?” Fang Mingyuan asked.

"That's right!" Su Aijun nodded and said, "Are you worried that the British will drag their feet and not end it by then? The central government has already made a decision on this point. If the British delay, we will have to wait until July 1997.

The Chinese national anthem will be played on time at 0:00:00 on the first day of the month. Even if the national anthem music of the two countries is overlapped, we will not hesitate to prepare! We have been waiting for more than a hundred years, and we cannot wait another second.

Got it!"

Fang Mingyuan nodded and said: "Uncle Su, have you ever thought about it, if the British did the opposite and ended the British national anthem early, leaving us with more than ten seconds or even twenty seconds of blank time, then

what to do?"

"ah?"

" target="_blank">http://www.ptwxz.com">www.ptwxz.com