The Hong Kong government determined that Hang Lung Bank and K. Wah Bank were bankrupt, and in order to give an explanation to the public as soon as possible, they quickly entered the liquidation stage.

At this point, in fact, the two banks have nothing to do with the Zhuang brothers and the Liu brothers.

The time before the Hong Kong government intervened was actually the time for them to save themselves, but since they couldn't save themselves, it was no wonder that the Hong Kong government took over.

After all, Hang Lung Bank and K. Wah Bank are insolvent, the interests of the shareholders of the two major banks have all been lost, and the remaining assets belong to the depositors, and have nothing to do with the Zhuang brothers and the Liu brothers.

Fortunately, the Zhuang brothers and the Liu brothers were investigated by the Hong Kong government and did not find illegal operations, so their freedom in life was restored.

Seeing that the matter had reached a point of no return, Zhuang Qingquan directly came out of sight and out of mind, left Xiangjiang and flew to the Philippines to take care of his own Apollo Iron and Steel Company, leaving only the unwilling Zhuang Rongkun still staying in Xiangjiang, wanting to see the final fate of Hang Lung Bank with his own eyes.

Because MacLehose had already set to go north on March 24, he urged Financial Secretary John Hartat to quickly deal with the affairs of Hang Lung Bank and K. Wah Bank, and calm public opinion in Hong Kong, so that Hong Kong's financial market can restore order.

At the same time, this is also a request from the British, after all, the trip to the north represents the face of the British government, and the fact that Xiangjiang is so chaotic and unstable under the British government is not a slap in the face? It is also a handle for the mainland.

If the Hong Kong government can quickly calm down the turmoil, it can highlight the Hong Kong government's governance ability, and when the time comes, the mainland will really make a fuss about this, and MacLehose will be able to fight back.

Therefore, in order to accomplish this political task as soon as possible, the Hong Kong government directly released information to the outside world during the liquidation stage, allowing someone to conditionally take over the two banks.

Banking giants such as HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Hang Seng Bank and Bank of China in Hong Kong, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately came out and approached the Hong Kong government.

Not to mention Jiuding Bank, the initiator behind the scenes, also applied to the Hong Kong government for the first time.

In order to quell the run-on turmoil as soon as possible, in the face of many giants who want to take over Hang Lung Bank and K. Wah Bank, Xia Dingji chose to directly convene a symposium after asking MacLehose for instructions, and after explaining the conditions of the Hong Kong government to all parties who intend to take over, all parties will compete.

Soon, Liu Tianci, who represented Jiuding Bank, received a message and invitation from the Hong Kong government.

Liu Tianci immediately reported the situation to Xia Yu.

I heard that Chairman Shen Bi of HSBC, Gars Liddell of Standard Chartered Bank, and Governor Ma of Bank of China Xiangjiang will all come forward. ”

After the report, Liu Tianci asked that his subconscious meaning was obvious, whether he would be unqualified and inappropriate to go.

Xia Yu thought for a while and said to Liu Tianci: "I won't go, let's go, anyway, you can bring back the two banks." ”

Liu Tianci nodded heavily: "I must bring it back!"

Although the opponents are stronger than Jiuding Bank, Liu Tianci is not worried about losing.

The layout has been going on for several months, and now it's finally time to pick delicious fruits, if he is robbed by others, then does he want to mix it up?

This time, whether it's HSBC or Standard Chartered Bank, it's all a supporting role!

In the blink of an eye, in the afternoon, after going to work, Liu Tianci took a car to the Hong Kong government.

He was the first to arrive, and then one after another, and before the meeting began, everyone arrived.

The people who came were Shen Bi of HSBC, Gars Liddell of Standard Chartered Bank, Ma Jianming of Bank of China Xiangjiang, Ho Shanheng, chairman of Hang Seng Bank, and Liu Tianci himself.

Although JPMorgan Bank and Citibank in the United States had sufficient strength, they did not participate.

As for the Bank of East Asia, another big bank in Hong Kong, it was also not involved.

After all, although the Bank of East Asia is a large bank, it is definitely the bottom of the large banks, and its strength is not far stronger than that of Hang Lung Bank.

Among the five, Liu Tianci is very familiar with Shen Bi.

Seeing the high-spirited Liu Tianci, Shen Bi lost his mind for a moment, this talent who was once optimistic about himself is now qualified to sit at the same table with him, the world is unpredictable!

"Good afternoon Shen Dong!"

Liu Tianci greeted Shen Bi with a smile, his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, although he was facing his boss who used to value him, but now his position is different, he still has to take care of the face of Jiuding Bank and Xia Yu, so his attitude towards Shen Bi is respectful but not humble.

What's more, this afternoon, he and Shen Bi are rivals.

After that, everyone greeted each other.

At this time, MacLehose walked in with Xia Dingji and a few other subordinates.

"I'm sorry, there happened to be something that made everyone wait for a long time. ”

As he spoke, MacLehose shook hands with everyone separately.

After some greetings, everyone sat down one after another, MacLehose looked at everyone, and said sincerely: "Today's meeting is related to all of us in the financial industry in Hong Kong, and also to the general public. ”

When they came in in the car, they saw a lot of people gathered near the Hong Kong government, many holding signs and banners, demanding that the Hong Kong government settle the matter of Hang Lung Bank, K. Wah Bank and Shah Lee Yuen Gold Store as soon as possible and return their hard-earned money.

"Now that everybody knows it, we know it's going to be a tough place, and I hope to have a clear outcome this afternoon. ”

"Before that, Mr. Xia will first tell you about the situation of Hang Lung Bank and K. Wah Bank, and of course you will also get detailed information in your hands. ”

After saying this, MacLehose said no more, and motioned to Financial Secretary Xia Tingji to introduce.

Xia Dingji glanced at the employee, and the employee immediately sent two documents to Liu Tianci, Shen Bi and others.

"Let's take a look, these two documents are the real situation of Hang Lung Bank and K. Wah Bank investigated by the Hong Kong government, please take a closer look first, if there is anything unclear, you can ask me, and I will answer it immediately. ”

Xia Dingji said solemnly.

Everyone just nodded and didn't answer, and focused on reading the information, only when they knew in their hearts did they know what conditions to wait.

For a moment, all that remained in the conference room was the sound of wheezing and the grinding of rummaging paper.

Different from the approximate data obtained by HSBC two days ago, these two materials list the details of Hang Lung Bank and K. Wah Bank, what businesses they have, what their value is, and so on.

Hang Lung Bank, including bank buildings, its own properties and other assets, has a total net assets of 317 million, total assets of 3.684 billion, including gold futures business, a total loss of 340 million, and now Hang Lung Bank's net assets are negative 23 million Hong Kong dollars.

The net assets of K. Wah Bank are HK$218 million, the total assets are HK$2,743 million, and the total loss including the gold futures business is HK$234 million, and the net assets of K. Wah Bank are now minus HK$16 million.

Because the time is too short, the data is not very accurate, but it is not far off, for those who are here, they don't care about this, and after the calculation is clear, if there is any objection, you can raise it with the Hong Kong government.

After a while, the five of them finished reading, each quietly observing the other competitors, thinking about how to deal with it later.