Chapter 18: Kai Tak
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As for the return of Nurbikin to Hong Kong, Yuanjia released the news to the Hong Kong press early without any concealment, so the news of Nurbijian becoming an independent director of Korn Ferry is not exclusive to Hong Kong Island Daily.
Although Hong Kong's economic environment has undergone great changes at this time, only ten years ago, Jardine Matheson, which still held the name of Hong Kong's No. 1 consortium, still has an incomparably huge influence in Hong Kong.
As the only few people who controlled the entire Jardine Matheson Department ten years ago and stood at the pinnacle of power in Hong Kong, the news that he had returned to work in Hong Kong was a blockbuster news bomb in Hong Kong, and dozens of media outlets on the entire Hong Kong Island made detailed reports and multi-angle analyses on the front and second pages.
From ancient times to the present, both at home and abroad, except in Hollywood blockbusters, there are few examples of heroes who do not judge success or failure, no matter how Jardine Matheson fights, in the eyes of many people, when Nü Bikin was in charge of Jardine Matheson, Jardine Matheson was still the most dominant consortium in Hong Kong, and when Nü Pikin left Jardine Matheson, Jardine Matheson had degenerated to the point of survival.
In view of the historical status of Jardine Matheson, it is rare for the Hong Kong Island media not to be divided into two camps of Chinese capital and British capital as before, and most of the media believe that Niu Bijian has mistaken Jardine Matheson and directly led the rise of the Chinese consortium in Hong Kong, compressing the space of British capital in Hong Kong.
On the other hand, a small number of media believe that the strategy of focusing on Hong Kong is correct, and if it were not for the Simon Kaiser family dragging its feet on the board of directors of Jardine Matheson, Jardine Matheson would still be the most dominant consortium in Hong Kong's business circles at this time.
Watch Liang Yuan browse several mainstream newspapers and periodicals in Hong Kong. Qi Lianshan opened his mouth and said, "Do you want to meet Niu Bijian?"
Judging from Liang Yuan's words and planning, after the acquisition, Hong Kong Land will definitely be headed by New Bijian.
As the main provider of cash flow for the group in the future, it will not be too late for New Bijian to enter the decision-making level of Yuanjia, and as the actual controller of Yuanjia, Liang Yuanjian has a good reason to see New Bijian.
Liang Yuan waved his hand and said, "No need, there is something in the near future that Lao Qi has directly conveyed." ”
After a pause, Liang Yuan continued: "The name Jardine Matheson has a special meaning for the modern history of the Republic and the history of the opening of Hong Kong. Jardine Pacific, a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson Holdings, is bound to win. ”
"Da Shao plans to borrow the time-honored signboard of Jardine?" Qi Lianshan asked with some uncertainty.
"Yes. China is quite concerned about the name of Jardine Matheson, once we succeed in acquiring Jardine, it can be regarded as a successful example of where we fell and got up, in a sense. The successful acquisition of Jardine Matheson has given a great impetus to the future group's business development in China. Liang Yuan nodded.
Liang Yuan knows well that this year's turmoil is over. Until the official return of Hong Kong in 97. The British, together with the British consortium, have done countless disgusting things to the Republic in Hong Kong.
At this time, taking control of a large corporation with a long history and the name of Jardine Matheson would be of great benefit to quelling some of the social turmoil in Hong Kong.
After more than 100 years of deep cultivation. Jardine has penetrated into all corners of Hong Kong people's lives, clothing, food, housing, transportation is all-inclusive, for ordinary people, it does not matter who controls Jardine Matheson, the important thing is that the attitude of Jardine Matheson is related to the stability of their own lives.
Jardine Pacific, which Liang Yuan just mentioned, is a large listed company under Jardine Matheson, including more than 10 affiliated subsidiaries, and its business involves elevator manufacturing, computer assembly and maintenance, office automation, automobile trade, airport operation, ship maintenance, engineering construction, logistics and shipping, etc.
Jardine Pacific and Dairy Matheson International, another listed company under Jardine Matheson, are engaged in core businesses such as food, commerce, home furnishing, catering, and convenience stores, and jointly build the daily life of ordinary people in Hong Kong.
It is precisely this high permeability to the lives of ordinary people that leads Jardine to have a great influence on Hong Kong society, and once Yuanjia thins this influence from Jardine, it is definitely something that the central government likes to see.
Although Qi Lianshan has always been confident in Liang Yuan's judgment, he is still worried about Yuanjia's bet of $6ooo with Deutsche Bank to predict a lower Hong Kong stock market.
It was rare to meet Liang Yuan who was interested in taking the initiative to bring up various matters related to the acquisition of Jardine, Qi Lianshan simply held on to the topic of Jardine, and expressed all the doubts in his heart, and the two chatted until noon.
After eating lunch and sending off Qilian Mountain, Liang Yuan made up a nap beautifully, slept until half past two before Shi Shiran got up, washed his face with cold water at will, and Liang Yuan yawned and walked out of the hotel.
Knowing that someone was going to the airport to pick up the two girls, Qi Lianshan left the sea lion in the parking lot of the Mandarin Hotel on standby.
Half-nestled in the custom-made leather airline seats in the back seat of the Hiace, Liang Yuan watched the rolling traffic outside through the brown window.
At this time, the new airport project in Hong Kong was still floating in outer space, and the only way to get from Central to Kai Tak was the Hung Hom Cross Harbour Tunnel, which was completed in 1972.
Due to short-sighted planning, the two-way, four-lane Hung Hom Cross Harbour Tunnel was already overwhelmed in the 80s and became a traffic bottleneck between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon early on.
Objectively speaking, in terms of actual traffic flow, even now is the right time for the Hong Kong government to start the new airport plan.
The desperate opposition of the government of the Republic back then was nothing more than the insidious death of the British.
The budget for the new airport and its ancillary core transportation projects exceeded 1.5 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the colonial government of Hong Kong Island only left 8% of the value of the project to the Republic in this hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars in the construction and procurement cake.
In the 90s, the construction of Hong Kong's new airport was a feast for global construction-related consortia, and Western countries all shared in the profits.
Because he used to often transfer planes in Hong Kong, Liang Yuan vaguely remembers that he seems to have seen in a magazine about the construction of Hong Kong's new airport that all the consortiums that undertook the construction of the new airport won the bid.
In Liang Yuan's memory, Japan won the largest piece of the cake with a 26% share of the new airport, followed by Hong Kong local companies with a 23% share, and the British mainland with a 16% share
According to the details of the project on the posterity of the project, Jardine Matheson accounted for more than 15% of the 23% of the 23% share obtained by the so-called local enterprises in Hong Kong.
From the market share of Hong Kong's new airport, it can be seen that the British are worthy of being the empire that once ruled the world, pushing out the Japanese who were in full swing at that time as cannon fodder to attract hatred, and then their own enterprises were divided into Hong Kong and mainland China to participate in the bidding, hiding behind the Japanese, and quietly won the biggest cake.
The construction of Hong Kong's new airport is, in a sense, an entirely alternative version of the imperialist carve-up frenzy, with the Republic occupying the fourth place in nominal terms with an 8 per cent share, the rest of the Netherlands (6 per cent) and France (5 per cent), Belgium and New Zealand with 3 per cent each, Spain, Australia, the United States and Germany with about 2 per cent each, and Italy, South Africa, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Portugal and Denmark with the remaining 2 per cent.
Except for Japan, which broke away from Asia and joined Europe, the rest can basically be regarded as an Anglo-Saxon.
Of course, in the early 90s, the cosmic powers that dominated the starry sky in later generations were still studying the fancy of kimchi at the southern tip of the peninsula, and they were forced to catch up with this wave of spoils.
Liang Yuan's eyes darkened as his thoughts drifted, and the sea lion bread drove into the Hung Hom Undersea Tunnel.
The bright yellow light emitted by the two rows of high-pressure sodium lamps at the zenith of the undersea tunnel turned into an earthy yellow similar to the yellow sand of the desert through the sea lion brown window, and the whole carriage was filled with a wild and ancient atmosphere.
Liang Yuan stretched out his fingers and rubbed his forehead, and took a deep breath gently, not knowing that he would be able to leave a few breaths of air after his stuffy stick.
Once Yuanjia discounts the thickest thigh of British capital in Hong Kong, after the turmoil in the Republic, will the future Governor of Hong Kong still have the confidence to promote the construction of the new airport with great fanfare?
If the British Government of Hong Kong proposes it, what attitude will the Government of the Republic of China take towards the new airport construction plan proposed by the British?
Suddenly there was a light in front of him, and the sea lion drove out of the Hung Hom Undersea Tunnel quickly, and with the bright sunlight refilling the interior of the carriage, the smiling faces of the two girls flashed from Liang Yuan's mind.
Thinking about it for a while, you can see a delicate red face wearing a short skirt and bare straight thighs, and someone's heart is hot, and he directly leaves Jardine, Hong Kong and Britain, and the central government behind.
"Passengers please note that flight CA116 will arrive at Biqu Pavilion at 15:27" Liang Yuan stood up from his seat and walked towards the exit of the airport's green channel, which was still empty in the distance, accompanied by the sweet voice of the airport radio lady.
Raising his hand and glancing at his watch, Liang Yuan estimated his departure time from Kai Tak Airport in the past, and there were at most two minutes left, and the flow of passengers coming off Air China flight CA116 would appear in front of him.
Stretching out his palm and rubbing his cheek, Liang Yuan yawned again, from the beginning of June to Hong Kong for a month of high-intensity mental work, Liang Yuan was tired, and when he learned that the two girls came to Hong Kong, Liang Yuan, whose spirit suddenly relaxed, inevitably yawned again and again.
"Xiaoyuan!"
"Pig's head!"
Two gentle and crisp voices crossed the space of nearly 100 meters, and poured into Liang Yuan's ears with great clarity.
Liang Yuan quickly raised his head, and two slender figures wearing black stiletto sandals, coffee-colored short skirts, and white half-sleeved shirts appeared around the corner of the departure channel. (To be continued......)