After calming down his mood, MacLehose solemnly said to Xia Yu: "Mr. Xia, the plan you proposed is too extensive, and it takes a lot of work to refine and formulate a complete implementation plan, and you have to send someone over to discuss it after you go back." ”

Xia Yu nodded and said, "This is as it should be, and I also hope to start it as soon as possible." ”

......

After that, MacLehose, Xia Yu and others each got in the car and left the New Territories.

Xia Yu sat in the back seat, opened the window, he breathed in the fresh air full of natural fragrance, and had a refreshing feeling of refreshing his brain.

Looking at the skimmed fields, Xia Yu seemed to see modern factories established in this place.

At this moment, Li Qian leaned beside Xia Yu, raised her eyebrows, and asked with some concern: "Ah Yu, haven't you always told me that setting up a factory in Pengcheng on the opposite mainland can greatly reduce production costs, and many of your companies have gone over there to open factories, why do you still want to establish a science and technology industrial park in Yuen Long District?"

"Yuen Long District should be less than 20 kilometers away from Pengcheng in a straight line, so close to each other, can Yuen Long Science and Technology Industrial Park develop?"

Xia Yu retracted his gaze and looked at Li Qian, who was worried about his career, he smiled gently, his fingers gently smoothed Li Qian's frowning brows, and said softly: "Qianqian, don't worry, when do you think I made a wrong decision?"

"Although the science and technology industrial park is close to Pengcheng, it does not mean that it cannot be developed. ”

Seeing Li Qian's cute look of being ignorant, but wanting to figure it out, Xia Yu smiled: "I'll talk to you about it." ”

Li Qian nodded like an obedient elementary school student, blinking at Xia Yu with big eyes, waiting for Xia Yu's teaching.

Xia Yu gently hugged Li Qian into his arms and spoke slowly in soft words.

"Sissi, the positioning of Yuen Long Science and Technology Industrial Park is not a light industry with a low technical threshold, but an electronic high-tech, automobile manufacturing and other heavy industries, petrochemical and other industries, these industries are high threshold, high output value and high value-added industries, and the profit margin far exceeds that of textile, toys and other low-threshold light industries. ”

"Although the cost of labor in Hong Kong is far higher than that of the mainland, it is still much worse than that of developed countries such as island countries, the United Kingdom and the United States. “

"Since such high labor costs in island countries, the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries can enable the healthy development of companies in the electronic high-tech, automobile manufacturing, petrochemical and other industries, there is no reason why Xiangjiang's lower labor costs cannot be achieved. “

"Compared with labor costs, the technology costs of these industries account for the majority, as long as the technology costs are properly controlled, they are not afraid of not having the strength to compete in the market. ”

"And then talk about the mainland, although the mainland's labor cost is very low, but it has to be able to get it, and it is useless if it is not used. ”

"Other ordinary light industries such as toys, textiles, etc., there are no entry restrictions in the mainland, and Xiangjiang enterprises want to set up factories in Pengcheng, but the electronic high-tech, automobile and heavy industry, petrochemical and other industries are different. “

"In addition to the electronics field is a little better, now the automobile, heavy industry, petrochemical and other fields, the mainland is not open to the outside world, we want to go in, we can't enter, I don't know how many years we have to wait. ”

"Even if these industries are opened, the mainland will set a lot of restrictions, and the simplest controlling stake will not be available, and the profits earned will only be 49 percent at most. ”

"Considering that in these sensitive industries, the tariff cost between the mainland and the rest of the world is much higher than the tariff cost between Xiangjiang and the rest of the world, many parts and components have to be purchased from all over the world, and the tariff cost to enter the mainland is also very high, which can offset a large part of the labor cost, or even offset the redundant. ”

"Unless one day the mainland considers liberalizing restrictions, it will be possible to reduce tariff quotas, and before liberalization, tariffs in these areas are almost impossible to lower. ”

"Of course, import and export tariffs together are the highest, if you directly set up a factory in the mainland to build the entire industrial chain, only need to purchase raw materials, the tariff is low, and as long as the products produced are not exported, directly sold in the mainland, then there will be a huge cost advantage in the mainland to set up a factory. ”

"But even if it is not exported and only sold domestically, the current market capacity and supporting industrial chain of the mainland are also a big problem, not to mention the industry entry restrictions that do not know when they will be lifted. ”

"So I have to be prepared for both, I can't do nothing and wait, it's always right to set up a science and technology industrial park in Xiangjiang first. ”

As Xia Yu said.

Let's take a simple example.

For example, the simplest automobile industry, according to the history of the previous life, even if the automobile industry is open to foreign investment, it is also restricted, and the controlling stake still has to be held by the mainland, and the restrictions have not been fully lifted before Xia Yu crosses.

The sales in the domestic market are good, and they can have an advantage, just like the price difference between joint venture cars and imported cars, which is more than doubled.

However, in the face of overseas markets, after being diluted out of profits, the profits will be similar to those of setting up factories in Xiangjiang, unless the mainland reduces the import and export tariffs of the entire industry chain can significantly reduce costs.

But for the difficulty of this point, no one knows the future situation better than Xia Yu, who was reborn from the next generation, and he didn't hold out this hope at all.

Tariffs are a barrier to a country's economy, and he can't touch it.

There are only two ways to do this.

One is that the mainland believes that it is already competitive enough in all walks of life, so it will take the initiative to downgrade.

The second is that in the previous life, in order to join the WTO, Huaxia was coerced by European and American countries, and had to make a series of commitments, and when the time came, they successively fulfilled their commitments to open up industries to restrict and reduce tariffs.

Therefore, if Xiangjiang establishes an automobile manufacturing plant now, Xia Yu can have 100% autonomy and profits, and there are fewer constraints on entering the European and American markets, because it is very close to the mainland, and as long as the situation on the mainland changes, adjustments can be made at any time.

This is the case in the automobile manufacturing industry, as for the petrochemical industry, not to mention it, some wait, Xia Yu is always impossible to take this into account and temporarily not set foot in the petrochemical field.

The future is to be embraced, but we have to base ourselves on the present, not to be ambitious, or to build the foundation of Hong Kong first.

The only thing that is likely to make Xia Yu give up the construction of the Xiangjiang Science and Technology Industrial Park is that the mainland will now immediately open all fields to him, but is this possible?

......

Xia Yu's straightforward and easy-to-understand explanation made Li Qian suddenly realize.

"It turns out that this is so complicated, so the Yuen Long Science and Technology Industrial Park must be established as soon as possible. ”

Xia Yu smiled and nodded: "Well, it's soon, I'll arrange for someone to go to the Hong Kong government to dock after I go back, and now it involves the public housing plan and the construction plan of the new town in Tin Shui Wai, MacLehose attaches more importance to it, and his anxiety is no worse than mine." ”

Li Qian tapped her head, her beautiful eyes showed fascination and adoration, and she murmured softly: "Ayu, if your plan is successful, it will at least change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people......

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After going back, Xia Yu immediately called the think tanks of the three major research institutes, and at the same time called Liu Shihao and Chen Jianping of Jiuding Real Estate Group, Zhao Bo, general manager of China Power Company, and others to the headquarters for a meeting.

At the meeting, Liu Shihao was appointed to lead the team to communicate with the Hong Kong government, and others to cooperate and assist in the work.

After the meeting was dismissed, Liu Shihao and others retired one after another, but Zhao Bo, the general manager of China Power Company, stayed.

Zhao Bo was a Chinese executive promoted from within after Xia Yu took control of CLP, and he did not disappoint Xia Yu and kept CLP Power in good order.

"Zhao Bo, do you have anything else?"

Xia Yu asked.

Zhao Bo immediately nodded and said, "Yes, chairman, there are some more important things to report to you, involving the Kadoorie family." ”

Xia Yu's expression moved slightly, and he bowed slightly: "Go to my office." ”

"Okay. ”

After speaking, Zhao Bo was one position behind Xia Yu, and followed Xia Yu into the office step by step.