While Lee Guangyu and the others were discussing the Tin Shui Wai issue, Du Yue-mei, who was in London, also went to the British government and met with the prime minister.

This was the first time Du Yuemei went there in 1984, and there was only one core content, that is, the issue of the right to issue notes in Hong Kong dollars.

Shortly after New Year's Day, the British Prime Minister was at a loss in the face of his country's weak economic situation, extremely high unemployment and inflation rates.

After serving as Prime Minister for several years, although she has made some changes in the economy, it is far from meeting her expectations, and the British economy has not improved much, and continuous and in-depth reform has become her most important thing this year.

As for what Du Yuemei came to do this time, she felt like a mirror in her heart, the Li consortium has always hoped to break the current situation in which two British-funded banks monopolize the right to issue Hong Kong dollar banknotes, and it has been mentioned by the Xiangjiang government and her side in recent years.

Just a few days ago, Governor Youde reported the situation again, hoping that the government would seriously consider this issue and suggest that the government agree to the Lee consortium to share the interests of the Hong Kong dollar banknote issuance right in exchange for the Lee consortium to cooperate with them in making more investments.

She will also carry out a lot of reforms in the UK this year, which requires a lot of funds to enter the UK market, and the Li Consortium is a very good object, if you can let the Lee Consortium cooperate with some of her own reform measures, her own reform will be easier.

In the reception area of the office, Du Yuemei said, "Madam, thank you for being able to meet me in your busy schedule. ”

The British Prime Minister said with a smile: "Ms. Du, as the president of our largest automobile group in China, I welcome your arrival very much, and I also hope to listen to the voices of all walks of life to promote the better development of the domestic economy." ”

After chatting for a while about the development of the Bentley Group and the current economic situation in the UK, Du Yuemei entered today's topic.

"Madam, I believe you have also received a report from Governor Youde, I have come to meet with you today, and I also hope that you can carefully consider our proposal, the financial stability of Hong Kong is what all parties want to see, and the current power to issue Hong Kong dollar notes is in the hands of HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank, which is obviously not conducive to the financial stability and economic development of Hong Kong, and this cannot make the Chinese-funded enterprises in Hong Kong feel at ease. ”

The first minister was noncommittal to Du Yuemei's remarks, and the reasons for the Li consortium were not that they hoped that they could have the power to issue Hong Kong dollar notes, HSBC and Standard Chartered had monopolized the right to issue Hong Kong dollars in the past few decades, and the development of Hong Kong's economy had made great progress, and the so-called impact on Hong Kong's financial stability and economic development was simply nonsense.

At present, the Lee consortium has the right to issue notes in Hong Kong dollars, breaking the current monopoly of HSBC and Standard Chartered, many people in the UK are resolutely opposed to this, and they expect that the right to issue notes in Hong Kong dollars has always been controlled by them, so even if the Lee consortium and the Heung Kong consortium have mentioned it many times in the past two years, the right to issue notes in Hong Kong dollars is still firmly in the hands of HSBC and Standard Chartered.

The Prime Minister said: "Miss Du, the current economy of Hong Kong is still developing at a high speed, although in recent years due to some problems, there have been some turmoil in the economy of Hong Kong, but the economic development rate of Hong Kong is still much higher than that of Europe and the United States, the Hong Kong dollar is currently fixed exchange rate, and Hong Kong finance is also stable, I think there is no need to increase the Hong Kong dollar note issuing banks for the time being, to avoid turmoil in Hong Kong finance." ”

Du Yuemei knew that it was impossible to take this right so easily, and there must be some conditions waiting for the Li consortium on the side of the British government.

"Madam, you should know the current situation in Xiangjiang better than us, some things don't need to be explained too thoroughly, since they are already doomed to be lost, do you think HSBC and Standard Chartered can still monopolize the right to issue Hong Kong dollars?"

Regarding Du Yuemei's words, although she listened very uncomfortable, she understood that what Du Yuemei said was the truth, and some conservatives still had illusions about it, and they were still immersed in the glory of the past, and they did not look at the current world situation and the current predicament of Britain itself.

As for the right to issue Hong Kong dollars, she thinks that it is possible to allow the Li consortium to enter, which is also beneficial to Hong Kong, but it requires the Li consortium to also come up with benefits, so she will not agree to their request.

Mrs. said: "Ms. Du, I have to admit that you are really well-informed, we have not carried out any publicity on these things outside, they are all kept secret, but you can know that the Li Consortium has been able to develop to this day, it seems that it is not just luck." ”

Du Yuemei doesn't care what she thinks, at present, the most important thing for her is to win the right to issue Hong Kong dollars, and there is not much time left for the Li consortium, once the contract is signed, it will not be possible to be determined by this side, and it will be more difficult for the Li consortium to get the right to issue Hong Kong dollars.

She said to her wife: "In the past few years, our Lee industry has always regarded the UK as the center of our Western European market development, whether it is Bentley Group or the current British Telecom Group has made a lot of contributions to the British economy, and we hope that we can maintain this friendship and promote further cooperation between the two sides." ”

When the British economy continued to weaken, Bentley Group and British Telecom Group were outstanding, and the group's profits not only did not decline, but climbed by leaps and bounds, which also gave many British groups confidence.

Madame is also very happy to increase the cooperation between the two sides, but the issue of the right to issue Hong Kong dollars is too important, which must allow the Li consortium to come up with more benefits, so that she can also persuade some opponents.

At present, the government has not yet decided on the next step to privatize those industries, and only when this is confirmed, she can negotiate the conditions with the Li consortium to see how much money can be attracted from the Li consortium.

Madame said: "Ms. Du, we in England have always opened the door to the Li consortium, and we very much welcome your industries to come to us to invest in our business, except for a few industries here that have some restrictions on you, other enterprises are open. Whether it's energy or manufacturing, whether it's a service industry or a high-tech industry, it's all open to you. ”

Du Yuemei has not received Li Guangyu's instructions for the time being, and she has no way to promise her wife how to develop here in the future, and this matter still needs to be communicated by the two sides many times before it can be decided.

Du Yuemei, who has been working and living in the UK for several years, knows the British economy very well, and also understands the economic policies implemented by her wife, but at present, the Li consortium has no plans to enter the energy industry.

Du Yuemei said: "Our company is also optimistic about the development of the British economy under your leadership, but our Li Group has limited funds and has no plans for further expansion. However, if there are some special circumstances, I believe that Li Sheng will still be able to squeeze out a little money from various groups, of course, the amount will definitely not be very large, after all, it will not affect the development of its industries. ”

How did Mrs. not understand what Du Yuemei meant, before the Hong Kong dollar issuance right arrived, the Li consortium had no intention of continuing to invest in the UK, and at the same time reminded her that the conditions should not be too high, and the Li consortium would not let the development of its own industries be affected.

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PS: As the New Year is approaching, in order to keep changing during the New Year, there will be three changes a day during this period in the future.

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