We're building a super chaebol in Hong Kong

Previously, in the Planning Department of Hong Kong, Su Cheng had already seen a miniature three-dimensional model of Hong Kong's future plan.

According to the future plan, the government actually favored building a new airport, and the location of this airport was the Hong Kong International Airport on Lantau Island that Su Cheng was familiar with.

It's just that by the time the new airport started construction, the Governor would no longer be Murray MacLehose.

"Mr. Su, what you said is indeed true. Many of us actually agree with your proposal. Hong Kong has limited land and a large population. We shouldn't restrict Hong Kong's development by having a large airport in the city center. However, building an airport requires huge investment, so we can only plan for it now, and the actual construction will have to rely on future generations," Murray MacLehose said with emotion.

The current Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport is very old and accidents occur frequently, putting it on the list of the world's most dangerous airports.

Although there are plans for a new airport, the construction of the new airport has been repeatedly delayed due to funding problems.

According to the original historical trajectory, it was not until 1988, when a plane at Kai Tak Airport rushed off the runway and crashed into the sea, that the topic of building a new airport was brought up again. Before that, this plan was just lingering in the Planning Department, unable to see the light of day.

Logically speaking, Hong Kong is extremely wealthy, and building a new airport shouldn't be a problem at all. However, the fact that it has remained in the planning stage naturally has its reasons.

Now it's already 1979. Although negotiations haven't started yet, the British already know that they won't be able to hold onto Hong Kong.

Therefore, the funds Hong Kong has obtained in recent years have been drained by the British, so where would they get the money to build an airport!

In the future, the cunning British would even deliberately start building an airport, a super luxurious airport, just before Hong Kong returned to the embrace of the motherland. Su Cheng once saw news that the new Hong Kong International Airport cost over 100 billion to build.

Where did this money come from?

The British certainly wouldn't pay for it. After all, Hong Kong after leaving Britain has no benefit for Britain, so how could they possibly pay?

And much of Hong Kong's fiscal revenue has been taken away by the British, so it's even more impossible to get them to spit it out.

Hong Kong, which had been drained by the British, simply didn't have the money to build a new airport. At this time, there were only two paths to take: one was for the North to invest, and the other was to take out a loan.

The North certainly couldn't provide over 100 billion Hong Kong dollars, so the only option left was to take out a loan.

Once Hong Kong took out a loan, then the British's purpose would be very obvious, which was nothing more than to drag down Hong Kong's economy, which no longer belonged to them, and even the entire economy of the North. Their intentions were extremely sinister.

However, the British's final conspiracy naturally didn't succeed. Hong Kong's economy not only didn't collapse but became even more prosperous. A new airport brought more opportunities to Hong Kong.

Of course, these are all things that happened later. At this time, the British didn't have such thoughts yet.

"I saw the Planning Department's plan before. The new airport is planned to be built on Lantau Island, right?" Su Cheng asked with a smile.

"Yes, according to the plan from the Planning Department, it should be built in the area of Chek Lap Kok Island and Lam Chau on Lantau Island, and then land reclamation will be carried out. However, we don't have the funds at the moment, so there's nothing to talk about," Murray MacLehose nodded and said.

"Governor, if the Hong Kong government is short of money, why not publicly solicit investment for the airport construction? I'm actually quite interested in the construction of the new airport. If needed, I'll participate without hesitation!" Su Cheng said with a smile.

The so-called hundreds of billions were actually just kickbacks that the British deliberately took for themselves. In order to enrich themselves and drag down Hong Kong's economy, they kept increasing the project budget and deliberately raising material prices, trying every means to make money here, which increased the debt burden on Hong Kong.

In reality, building that airport in the 1990s would have cost at most a few tens of billions.

And now it's the late 1970s. Subtracting more than ten years of inflation, building an airport of similar scale would be more than enough with tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars.

Most importantly, Su Cheng knew that the new airport was better built sooner rather than later. Early construction would make Hong Kong's economy more active.

Moreover, more importantly, it could also reduce the pressure on the North in the future.

It was most appropriate to start building the airport while the British hadn't filled their minds with conspiracies.

"Mr. Su wants to invest in the construction of the new airport? This will cost a lot," Murray MacLehose asked in shock.

"Yes, if the Hong Kong government needs it, I can invest, even if I provide 100% of the funds. However, I have one request: the funds need to be supervised by someone from my side," Su Cheng nodded and said with a smile.

"This matter is too important for me to make a decision. I'll go back and apply to the higher-ups to see," Murray MacLehose said.

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"Okay, then I'll trouble the Governor. This is something that can only benefit Hong Kong and not harm it. According to the current speed of Hong Kong's economic development, the construction of Hong Kong's new airport should be done sooner rather than later. If the Governor is considering Hong Kong's interests, I believe you will definitely support the construction of Hong Kong's new airport," Su Cheng continued.

In fact, he didn't expect that the idea of the new airport, which Murray MacLehose hadn't discussed with him in Hong Kong, would be discussed so enthusiastically with him in Tokyo by chance.

To be honest, Su Cheng now has a lot of cash flow. Not to mention anything else, he can easily take out two to three hundred billion Hong Kong dollars in cash.

This amount of money is too large, and it's not easy to invest all of it at once.

Investing in airport construction is a good investment project.

If Murray MacLehose agrees, Su Cheng will definitely invest. Tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars is nothing. He believes that whether it's for himself or for the future prosperity of Hong Kong, he must invest.

Of course, even with airport construction, the government probably wouldn't let him invest the full amount alone. After all, that would be equivalent to the airport being Su Cheng's own.

How could such an important facility as an airport be controlled by a private individual?

Therefore, the government will definitely come forward and then pull in more people to invest.

Su Cheng doesn't care about this. As long as it can push forward the construction time of the new airport, that's enough!

Just as Su Cheng was chatting happily with Murray MacLehose, at this time, he had already been targeted by some people.

Several leaders from other countries with dark complexions walked directly towards Su Cheng.