On 26 September, the joint declaration of the Chinese and British governments on the Hong Kong issue was initialled in Beijing, announcing that China would formally resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997! The Hong Kong Government will also be personally led by His Excellency the Governor General and lead a huge delegation to the north to attend the on-site ceremony of the Chinese National Day military parade!

The issue of Hong Kong's future has become completely clear, and the National Day military parade in Beijing, along with the Sino-British statement, has become the hottest topic in Hong Kong in the past few days! Li Xuan did not take the chartered plane of the Hong Kong viewing group, and his "Tangyuan" private plane was much more comfortable than the chartered plane of Dragonair!

Li Xuan also invited several tycoons to fly with him on his private jet. When everyone saw the colorful childlike livery of the plane, especially the vivid McDull cartoon avatar in the stand, they couldn't help but shake their heads interestingly. Everyone in Hong Kong knows that McDull, a cartoon pig, was specially created by Li Xuan for his own children!

Arguably one of Hong Kong's most maverick super-rich, Li Xuan rarely participates in the social interactions of Hong Kong's upper class, but he cannot be ignored by anyone. Because Li Xuan and his Eastern Bloc are influencing Hong Kong more and more profoundly.

Hong Kong's total export trade from January to June this year reached HK$79.5 billion. According to the statistics of Hong Kong Economic Journal, the export output value related to Dongfang Electronics is as high as 16 billion Hong Kong dollars, accounting for one-fifth of Hong Kong's entire export value.

Not long ago, Shen Bi, a senior class of HSBC, personally came forward and invited Li Xuan to join the Hong Kong Freemasonry. Freemasonry is probably one of the most famous mysterious organizations in the world, and there are rumors on the Internet that Freemasonry is the real controller of the United States and the world economy. The Fed is a pawn in the Freemasonry's financial hegemony. And the president of the United States who has entered the White House is just a puppet that they push to the foreground to fool ordinary people.

Regardless of whether this claim is credible or not. But the mystery and power of Freemasonry is absolutely unquestionable. Freemasonry originated in England in the 18th century as a religious-religious brotherhood. Later, with the strength of the British Empire. It has also spread rapidly around the world, and now has as many as 8 million members worldwide.

The great people you have heard of or have not heard of are almost all Freemasons. For example, Hugo, Voltaire, Beethoven, Mozart, Ford, Edison, Einstein, Churchill.

The North American colonies rebelled against the British monarchy and eventually became independent and had a lot to do with Freemasonry. Of the 56 Founding Fathers of the United States who signed the Declaration of Independence, 53 were Freemasons. Nearly all U.S. presidents have been Freemasons, and the two presidents who were not Freemasons were assassinated, Lincoln and Kennedy.

The Masonic conspiracy theory has a large number of supporters because this institution in the guise of charity has evolved over nearly 200 years. It has become more and more like an organization in which the rich and powerful collude.

In the case of the Hong Kong Freemasonry, its more than 1,200 members include almost all elites from all walks of life in Hong Kong's political and business circles. Not only are large Chinese real estate developers such as Li Jiacheng and Guo Desheng members of Freemasonry, but even a large number of high-ranking officials in institutions such as the High Court of Hong Kong, the Royal Police Force, and the Independent Commission Against Corruption are Freemasons.

The Freemasons of Hong Kong, located at 1 Kennedy Road on Hong Kong Island, are not as high-profile as the Jockey Club, Yacht Club and Golf Club, but their influence is actually even more terrifying. According to the constitution of Freemasonry, no one is invited to join the organization, but new members are required to apply and be recommended by high-level members in the association.

But as Li Xuan's influence in Hong Kong grew. No one can continue to ignore its existence. When Li Xuan's college roommate Lin Yuhao applied to join the Freemasonry, he invited Li Xuan to join him.

At that time, Li Xuan had little interest, but this time Shen Bi invited him to join the Freemasons again, and was willing to be Li Xuan's recommender in person. HSBC Meipan is known as Hong Kong's "underground czar". Shen Bi's influence in the Hong Kong Freemasonry is naturally not comparable to ordinary people.

"Li Sheng, you enjoy this level. It's been a few streets away from us old bones!" Huo Yingdong couldn't help but say in amazement after visiting the interior decoration of Li Xuan's private jet.

It's not just Huo Yingdong. Li Jiacheng, Bao Yugang, Jin Yong and others, who were invited by Li Xuan to the plane together, also nodded approvingly. Li Xuan spent $60 million to purchase the plane. At the current exchange rate, the Hong Kong dollar is almost 500 million. After spending so much, if you can't calm people down, Li Xuan should settle accounts with Boeing!

This is a rare occasion to encounter such a grand ceremony as the National Day military parade, and everyone is actually not alone in going north alone. The Boeing 747 passenger aircraft can carry up to more than 500 people, and it is very comfortable to use it to convert it into a private jet and only need to carry dozens of people.

After the plane took off, in the spacious main living room, Li Xuan was sitting and chatting with several bigwigs taking advantage of this rare opportunity to get together.

"Huo Lao, it is said that the He family is ready to fade out of Hong Kong?" Li Xuan asked seemingly casually.

In addition to Li Xuan, a freak who has risen like lightning, Hong Kong's rich can be divided into two categories: "new rich" and "family". Among them, the representatives of "Xinfu" are Li Jiacheng, Huo Yingdong, Bao Yugang and others. The most famous of the "family" are the four old tycoons, the He Dong family, the Xu Aizhou family, the Li Shipeng family and the Luo Wenjin family.

Xu Shixun, the second-generation head of the Xu Aizhou family, is now sitting in the living room. Li Fuzhao, an outstanding representative of the third generation of Li Shipeng's family, Li Xuan also had a lot of contact during this time. The momentum of these old giants in recent decades may not be as dazzling as the new rich, but in fact, they have been quietly developing and developing!

The Ho Dong family, known as the head of the four major families, although the most famous figure now is the "Macau gambling king" Ho Hongshen, who was born in the side line, but in fact, the Ho family has not declined.

After the death of Sir Ho Tung, his third beloved son, the second general of the Kuomintang, Ho Shih-lai, returned to Hong Kong from Taiwan to inherit the family business. According to the analysis of the "Hong Kong Economic Journal" opinion article, after Ho Shili took the helm of the He family, the family wealth has been thriving, conservatively estimated at least more than 5 billion Hong Kong dollars.

It was not until 1962 that Ho Shili faded out of the political arena and returned to Hong Kong to inherit the family business. He should be among all the richest people in Hong Kong. It has the closest relationship with the Taiwan-Gulf authorities. The "Industrial and Commercial Daily" founded by Ho Shih-lai has always been one of the most important mouths of the Taiwanese authorities in Hong Kong. Now the dust has settled on Hong Kong's return to China. He Shili was certainly not worried about the mainland government, so he naturally had to start making early plans.

The central government also sent a special representative to have a special exchange with He Sheng. But He Sheng still can't seem completely at ease! The He family has already made a rumor and intends to sell many properties in their hands. Now that Hong Kong's real estate industry is still in the doldrums, he has to make up his mind to endure the pain and cut his meat!" Huo Yingdong shook his head and said.

"Hong Kong's return to the motherland is a foregone conclusion, but I think most Hong Kong people still have a lot of worries about what will happen in the future! In particular, the speed of the withdrawal of British capital will definitely be accelerated in the future, and it will definitely cause unnecessary panic!" Li Xuan said.

"The influence of the British on Hong Kong will not be easy to eliminate for a while! In the past, it was just a Jardine Matheson company that could make the Hong Kong stock market plummet!" Huo Yingdong said with some worry.

"In order to stabilize the hearts and minds of Hong Kong, I have a proposal. Can those of us with a little net worth each come up with some money to set up a 'Hong Kong Will Be Better Tomorrow Fund'?" Li Xuan said slowly.

"If even Li Sheng and you are only slightly wealthy, how can we people be embarrassed!" Li Jiacheng, who had not spoken, joked with a smile, "I don't know what the charter of this foundation is?"

"In the past 30 years, Hong Kong relied on self-reliance and hard work to achieve its current prosperity! Huo Sheng and Li Sheng are outstanding representatives of this! Compared with Hong Kong, whose per capita GDP has exceeded $6,000, Chinese mainland is much lagging behind!

And the economic foundation determines social status! Everyone likes to have a few rich relatives in their house, rather than a bunch of poor relatives suddenly running around! In the eyes of most Hong Kong people. Mainlanders are a bunch of hillbillies who have never seen the world!

And this group of backward hillbillies, who have now successfully recaptured Hong Kong from the British, will soon become the administrators riding on their heads, and many people must be unconvinced!

But Hong Kong is just a small place. There are many congenital deficiencies and more! Hong Kong academic circles have been discussing that Hong Kong's economy has reached a point where it urgently needs to be upgraded and transformed! The light industries such as textiles, plastic flowers, and toys, which we relied on, have risen along with Hong Kong's labor costs. Losing competitiveness at a fast pace!

After seeing the rise of the Eastern Bloc, many people thought that Hong Kong's industry would be shifted to the electronics industry. It's a good direction! But it seems to me that it's not a cure, because the Eastern Bloc, like me, is also more willing to go. Build factories where labor is cheaper!

And even if I don't choose the mainland, I will choose Taiwan first! Although Taiwan's human resource cost is not much lower than that of Hong Kong, it can provide cheaper land and better policies! Hong Kong's expensive land prices and rising wages have actually exhausted Hong Kong's potential for industrial development!

The reason why China is poor and backward is because for a long time in the past, the main energy was spent on political struggles! Now when the government shifts the focus of its work to economic construction, China's potential will suddenly burst out!

In the past two years, China's economic growth rate has reached an astonishing 9.1 percent and 10.9 percent respectively! And after Deng-Lao's southern tour at the beginning of this year, domestic policies have been further liberalized! As you may know, there is a think tank in our Eastern Bloc called the Eastern Economic Research Institute!

Not long ago, the Institute of Economic Research submitted a report to me, predicting that China's economic growth rate is likely to exceed 15 percent this year! And if China's political climate does not change, it is very likely that it will remain at a high rate of 8 or even 10 percent in the next five to 10 years!"

"It seems that Li Sheng is very optimistic about the future development of the mainland!" Even Huo Yingdong, a "red capitalist", does not dare to be so optimistic about China's future development as Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded without hesitation: "It's not confidence, but it's very confident!" In fact, as early as the beginning of this year, the Eastern Group has begun to gradually adjust its own thinking, ready to join the torrent of China's economic rise with a more positive attitude!

And I firmly believe that the future of Hong Kong is in China! China may be far behind Hong Kong in terms of development at present, but its rise is likely to be the most important opportunity for Hong Kong in the next 30 years!

If Hong Kong keeps looking at the mainland with such a lofty attitude, it is very likely to miss the huge economic dividends unleashed by China's rise! You must know that this is a huge market with a population of more than 1 billion!

Everyone present was chewing carefully, and the deep meaning revealed in Li Xuan's words! If it were another person who said this, these bigwigs present might just laugh it off. But who is Li Xuan? This is a monster that has accumulated 100 billion Hong Kong dollars in just five years!

That's right, in the list of the world's richest people announced by Forbes magazine not long ago, Li Xuan once again became the richest man in the world without any suspense. However, Forbes magazine has raised the valuation of Li Xuan's net worth sharply again. Li Xuan's net worth last year was only about $10 billion, but this year it has skyrocketed to $12.5 billion.

The main reason for this is Forbes' re-evaluation of the Oriental Institute. The Oriental Research Institute, which holds the two major architectures of ERM and MIPS, has undoubtedly shared the fattest piece of cake in this round of personal computer industrialization. No one can continue to underestimate this very low-key R&D company!

"The biggest task of the 'Hong Kong Will Be Better Tomorrow Fund' is to eliminate the estrangement between Hong Kong and the mainland! As the saying goes, a son is not ugly, and China's poverty and backwardness now does not mean that it will be poor and backward for the rest of its life!

I have always believed that Chinese Confucian culture is a very adaptable and competitive culture! South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, which are influenced by Confucian culture, have all risen one after another, and China can also create an economic miracle!

The reason why Asia Satellite TV broadcast the National Day military parade in Beijing live this time is that it hopes to let Hong Kong people re-understand a motherland that is completely different from their impression!

This is a big country with a vast territory of 9.6 million square kilometers and one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council! Hong Kong's economy may be more developed, but it is still far from having capital that can be empty!" Li Xuan said with pride.

Huo Yingdong looked at Li Xuan's bright eyes, and suddenly felt that this "God of Wealth Li" was completely different from the person in his impression. Li Xuan gave people the impression that he had always been inseparable from the mainland. Li Xuan was once involved in the whirlpool of capital last year, but now he is completely like a staunch supporter of the mainland!

"Li Sheng, you have set a charter, and I will definitely do my part for this 'Hong Kong Will Be Better Tomorrow Fund'!" Huo Yingdong couldn't figure out Li Xuan's true intentions, but he was willing to contribute his own strength to promoting exchanges between Hong Kong and the mainland. (To be continued......)