Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 488: The end of an empire

At 4:15 pm on June 30, 1997, the outgoing Governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, took over the British flag from the guards, which would never be raised again. This represented the beginning of Hong Kong's return to China.

Countdown!

On this day, the old man entered Hong Kong quietly. It was also on this day that the Chinese President led a Chinese government delegation to arrive in Hong Kong to attend the handover ceremony of Hong Kong's power. This was the first time that the current top leader of China set foot in Hong Kong.

Land. On the same day, the Central Military Commission issued the "Order for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Garrison in Hong Kong to garrison the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region". It ordered the Chinese People's Liberation Army Garrison to garrison the Hong Kong Troops to garrison the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and its implementation began at 0:00 on July 1, 1997.

defense duties.

In Pengcheng, across the river from Hong Kong, the first group of soldiers stationed in Hong Kong are already ready to head to the border between Pengcheng and Hong Kong. As soon as 0:00:00 on July 1st, these fully armed soldiers will

Will enter Hong Kong as soon as possible and shoulder the responsibility of protecting Hong Kong!

In the evening, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center was brightly lit, and the world-famous handover ceremony of Hong Kong power between the Chinese and British governments was held grandly in the Great Hall on the fifth floor. Although it was not yet eleven o'clock, people started to appear here.

There were people from all over the world who came to watch the ceremony, including some internationally renowned celebrities. Fang Mingyuan and Su Aijun stood in the corner of the auditorium, silently watching the people coming and going in the auditorium!

"I have already reminded the comrades in the Protocol Department. I believe they will handle this kind of matter more appropriately than us!" Su Aijun pointed to the venue and said, "Look at this venue, the Chinese and British hangings on the background of the rostrum.

The national flags of the two countries, do you know that the British devils initially demanded that only the British flag and the Hong Kong flag be hung on the flagpole of the ceremony before midnight on July 1st? Isn't this deliberately embarrassing us?"

Fang Mingyuan curled his lips, just thinking about the British request with the back of his head, he also understood that the British had no good intentions. You know, the leaders of China will enter the venue at the beginning of the handover ceremony. By then, there will be no Chinese leaders in the venue.

The national flag, this scene was broadcast to the whole world on television, is to slap China in the face in front of people all over the world!

"How did you solve it later?" Fang Mingyuan asked.

"Later, our comrades in the Protocol Department pointed this out, and the British still made various excuses, saying that until 00:00 on July 1st, Hong Kong was still under the rule of the British Hong Kong government, and after 00:00 on July 1st, Hong Kong was under the jurisdiction of China

, so there is no need to fly the Chinese national flag before midnight on July 1st!" Su Aijun sneered, "Later, some of our comrades bluntly asked whether we can fly the Chinese flag after midnight on July 1st.

All things related to the United Kingdom should be removed from the venue? Because after 0:00 on July 1st, Hong Kong is under the jurisdiction of China, so there is no need to fly the British flag and things related to the United Kingdom in the venue! Only the British can do this

Speechless!”

"Well said!" Fang Mingyuan said with a thumbs up. This kind of officials who can speak out and speak tit-for-tat in negotiations are what he admires. These foreign government officials always see that when you give in, they take a step further, and they take advantage of it.

It is natural to come and be justified! Giving in and letting go will only put yourself in trouble. Moreover, the other party will look down on you if you take advantage!

Only by arguing with them head-to-head, or even counterattacking, will these foreigners restrain themselves and truly treat you as equals! Pay attention! Protest! Strongly protest! The strongest protest! Condemn! Severely condemn! These are all

It's a flying cloud, not as good as a fart! At least the fart can stink up the opponent with its stench!

Fang Mingyuan knows better than anyone else how weak the Chinese government’s foreign policy has been in the past and future! It is completely disproportionate to China’s economic and political status in the international community! The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the National

The top three countries in GDP are bullied by several small countries in Southeast Asia!

In his view, there is nothing wrong with the Chinese government's declaration that it will never seek hegemony and try to avoid the collective hostility of Western developed countries for the sake of peaceful rise! But not seeking hegemony does not mean that it must deal with any opponents that come knocking without any restrictions.

Tolerance! After someone slaps you on the left cheek, you have to slap the right cheek again! That is not peace-loving, it can only be called cowardice!

It's always just words to stop the flow, but without any real action, it will only make those foreigners intensify their efforts and regard you as a paper tiger!

The reason why the founding father and the old man were respected by foreign dignitaries was that they were not afraid of anyone. One fought with the Americans with real swords and guns in North Korea, while the other dealt with them ruthlessly.

The little Vietnamese with the former Soviet Union standing behind them! Faced with the enemy's provocation, they did not protest again and again. Once they violated China's bottom line, they would fight back fiercely! It was these two wars that marked the beginning of China's recent wars.

Overall stability for ten years!

GDP is important, but it is not everything! If a country has more GDP, it must be strong. Then during the Opium War, the Qing Empire, whose GDP accounted for 29% of the world's GDP, could not have become a failure in the war.

The party below! In order to purely protect GDP, we lost the support of the people, made the people lose their faith, and the entire society became a mess. That is the truly terrible thing!

As time went by, the number of people in the auditorium gradually increased. Dignitaries and official representatives from all over the world, as well as audiences from mainland China and Hong Kong, had already filled the entire auditorium!

When the time hand pointed to twenty-three forty, the bustling crowd in the auditorium began to quiet down, and people returned to their seats one after another. Read h-u-nmix*h-u-n with me

"Please remember to wait for that moment to arrive! According to the prior agreement, two minutes before the handover ceremony began, the bands of both sides began to take turns playing four pieces of music to create an atmosphere for the venue. One of the pieces played by the Chinese side was "迿"

"Lihua". Music is a language without borders, which played a wonderful role at this time. Soon after the soothing music sounded, the tense atmosphere in the venue began to fade, and the serious guests present began to face each other.

Have a smile.

At 23:42, the handover ceremony for Hong Kong's return to China officially began. After the honor guards from China and the UK entered the ceremony, trumpeters from both sides blew the trumpets.

At 23:46, the leaders of China and the United Kingdom walked into the venue and ascended the main podium to the "Welcome Ceremony Song" specially composed by China for this ceremony! According to the news announced in advance

, the Chinese leaders who will attend include the President of the State, the Premier of the State Council, the Vice Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State Council, the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, while the British side will enter the venue at the same time and board the podium to preside over the ceremony.

Among them was Chief of Defense Staff Charles.

Guthrie, outgoing Hong Kong Governor Patten, Foreign Secretary Cook, Prime Minister Blair, Prince Charles.

When entering, according to Chinese custom, leaders should be arranged according to their status, with the higher one in front and the lower one in the back. However, the British side adheres to the British tradition, that is, the leader with higher status enters last. Both sides

After several consultations, we were unable to reach a consensus on this, so we had to arrange for these leaders to go their own way according to the habits of their respective countries. Therefore, when Chinese leaders enter the venue, the president of the country will be at the front; while the British leaders

When entering, Prince Charles was the last one.

But as the "Welcome Trumpet" sounded, the first person from the British side to appear was Chief of Defense Staff Charles.

Guthrie, on the Chinese side, it was the Chinese President who was pushing a wheelchair. The old man sitting in the wheelchair was already gray-haired, but he was still in good spirits!

At that moment, the entire auditorium was silent except for the sound of music! A moment later, the auditorium became filled with excitement! People were shouting excitedly, while thunderous applause broke out!

Although everyone knows that the old man who single-handedly created the return of Hong Kong is still alive, no one is sure whether he, who is already in his nineties, can personally participate in this historic moment! However,

People are secretly looking forward to the old man appearing at the handover ceremony of Hong Kong's return! Of course, the British will definitely not be included!

Fang Mingyuan noticed that the British Chief of Defense Staff Charles, who was the first to appear on the British side,

Guthrie's footsteps obviously paused! Although he couldn't see his face and expression clearly, you can be sure that it must be very exciting!

British Prime Minister Blair and Prince Charles looked over from the sidelines in surprise, and their expressions changed greatly. Although the Chinese side also mentioned during the negotiations that if the old man's health condition allowed, the old man might

He would personally attend this return ceremony. However, the news that the British side had been receiving was that the old man was in poor health and was recuperating at the beach. They did not expect that he would quietly appear at the ceremony!

"Damn it!" I don't know who muttered in a low voice. Although, due to the appearance of the old man, there were six people on the Chinese side and only five people on the British side on the rostrum, but at this time, they still

What can be said? Mrs. Thatcher is still alive, but she is far away in the UK and it is too late to even think about it!

"Damn it!" Prince Charles said bitterly, "These Chinese people are so cunning! What are those people in the intelligence department doing for food!"

Blair's heart was also full of bitterness. They originally wanted to embarrass China, but unexpectedly, from the beginning, China would give themselves a slap in the face! And at this time, unless they set up the table and walk away, but in that case, China

Diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom will drop to a freezing point, and the British will completely lose face in the international community! So they can only knock out their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs, and they will suffer the consequences of being dumb!

After the guard of honor held a gun salute, Prince Charles spoke. Fang Mingyuan did not listen at all to what he said. He noticed that many people present, like him, focused their attention on the wheelchair next to the President of the country.

That old man!

"This important and special ceremony marks the official return of Hong Kong to China. The "Joint Declaration" signed by our government and the Chinese government in 1984 made a solemn commitment to the world. After 1997, Hong Kong will continue to maintain

"

"This Charles, why is he so sloppy in his speech!" Su Aijun looked at the watch on his wrist and lowered his voice and said to Fang Mingyuan, "It's already exceeded by twenty-eight seconds!"

Fang Mingyuan spread his hands helplessly. Although it is said that in this kind of ceremony, everyone's talking time is actually limited, but Prince Charles, as the highest representative of the British side attending this ceremony, there is nothing others can do about him!

You can't just go up and pull this person off the stage!

Prince Charles' speech was finally delayed by thirty-seven seconds. Fang Mingyuan noticed that after that, the emcees on both sides deliberately speeded up their speech, apparently to make up for the extra thirty-seven seconds!

At 23:56, the flag bearers from China and the UK came together to lower the flag, symbolizing the handover of Hong Kong power between the two governments. The flag-raising ceremony began! All the guests attending this ceremony, including the elderly, stood in front of the chairman

With the help of others, he also stood up, and all the eyes of the audience were focused on the flagpoles erected on the east and west sides of the rostrum in front of the main stage.

At 23:59, the emcees of both sides announced: "The flag of the United Kingdom and the flag of Hong Kong are now lowered, and the flag of the Republic of China and the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are raised."

The British band began to play "God Save the Queen" and lowered the British flag. The exciting handover ceremony of power began. The British flag and the Hong Kong flag slowly lowered to the music of the British national anthem. With the lowering of the "Union Flag", the British flag

Hong Kong's century-and-a-half colonial rule has come to an end.

The whole place was solemn, but soon someone showed a surprised look. Many people present were familiar with the British national anthem. They could naturally hear it. The British band played "God Save the Queen" with a significantly faster tempo. According to normal

According to the situation, the British national anthem should be played for more than fifty seconds. If it continues at this speed, I am afraid it will end before fifty-nine minutes and forty seconds! At the same time, the speed of the British flag lowering has also accelerated!

"Damn it!" Su Aijun said in a low voice. The British were really unwilling to withdraw from Hong Kong like this, and actually gave the Chinese side a stumbling block in the end!

According to the agreement between the British government and the Chinese government, the British national anthem will end before fifty-nine minutes and fifty-eight seconds. The Chinese government will play the Chinese national anthem on time at 0:00:00 and begin to raise the flag of the Republic of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Regional flag, in this case, there will be a gap of more than 20 seconds!

A sudden blank space of more than twenty seconds! The unprepared party will neither be able to play any more music nor insert any more speeches. In such a large-scale ceremony facing the whole world, it will undoubtedly appear very abrupt!

When the British national anthem ended and the flag was lowered, it was exactly twenty-three hours and fifty-nine minutes and thirty-five seconds! Compared to the agreement, the British side was a full twenty-three seconds ahead of schedule! In other words, less than the original time was used.

I finished the entire song in two-thirds of the time!

People in the venue couldn't help but feel a little commotion! Everyone's eyes were turned to the Chinese leaders on the stage!

"Prince Charles, it seems that your band members are homesick? They can't even wait for a mere twenty seconds! If Mrs. Thatcher in your country had such a good attitude back then, both your country and our country would be

Why go through so many rounds of negotiations!" The old man suddenly laughed.

People who could understand Chinese in the venue burst into low laughter, and Prince Charles and others who received simultaneous translation couldn't help but feel hot on their faces!

But before they could respond, the clock hand was already pointing to 0:00:00 on July 1st!

With the stroke of the baton, the military band of the Chinese People's Liberation Army played the majestic national anthem of the Republic of China, and the Chinese national flag and the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region slowly rose together in the sound of the national anthem!

The entire venue was in an uproar, with tears of excitement in many people's eyes, and thunderous applause that lasted for a long time.

An empire is over!

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