"Why have I heard that almost everyone in Hong Kong plays horse racing?" Zhang Tianyuan not only heard this, but also often saw some horse bettors staring nervously at the TV on TV, cheering loudly for the horses they were betting on.

"I don't know much about this, it seems that around 05, horse racing in Hong Kong gradually became ineffective. Liu Mengxun tilted his head and thought about it.

In fact, although Hong Kong people often use the phrase "horses run and dance", Hong Kong will still maintain its original prosperity after the handover. But for Hong Kongers' original passion for horse racing, big changes have begun as revenues from the sport have plummeted. As of the end of June this year, the total revenue of Hong Kong's horse racing industry has declined for eight consecutive years, with a total decline of more than 30%, nearly HK$62.7 billion.

For now, the Jockey Club wants the government to help them make a request to the Legislative Council to change the tax law this winter, but this has sparked a confrontation between the club and civil society over gambling addiction.

The rapid development of the Macau gambling industry and the rise of the online gambling industry have greatly affected the popularity of Hong Kong's horse racing industry. The difficulties faced by the horse racing industry are also of paramount importance to Hong Kong. On the one hand, horse racing is the largest source of tax revenue in Hong Kong, and at the same time, the horse racing industry has made a lot of contributions to social welfare through its legal operations, while elsewhere, welfare has to rely on tax support.

In the face of such a challenge, the Hong Kong Jockey Club firmly believes that it will not lose to its opponents.

"Casinos and horse racing are completely different. "Many of our customers love horses and like to spend time and effort studying their characteristics and expressions. They think that horse racing is a game that requires more intelligence, and that gambling in casinos is mainly a matter of luck and speculation. ”

Presently. The Jockey Club wants to change the tax policy for betting on horses to increase its competitiveness. about this issue. The Jockey Club and the government have already discussed it, and the spokesperson of the government department has also taken a stand. It means that a qiē is in preparation, and in the future, taxes on horse racing will be charged according to the gross profit of the horse racing club, rather than the previous revenue according to turnover.

This change will lower the Jockey Club's taxes, the Jockey Club will make it more competitive, and people will return to this legitimate gambling business, which will ultimately increase the income of the industry as a whole.

Mark believes that through effective tax policy adjustment and effective law enforcement, the club will increase its annual income by 20 billion ~ 25 billion Hong Kong dollars.

However, Rex, the secretary of Hong Kong Gambling Watch, an anti-gambling organization in Hong Kong, said: "We believe that a major tax adjustment in the gambling industry is completely unnecessary, and such a proposal will only increase the atmosphere of gambling and gambling." This is detrimental to society. The Jockey Club countered that gambling has become so common in Hong Kong that the deposit of money at the racecourse and the change in the tax level will not have any effect on gambling itself.

In an effort to minimise the dangers of gambling, the Jockey Club has donated $24 million to the PINGWO Fund, which was set up by the government in 2003 to deal with the problem of sick gamblers. But many experts still question whether counseling is really effective for gamblers. Professor Leung, who is a consulting expert himself, believes that if gamblers become addicted, then the problem will be difficult to solve.

In fact, the Jockey Club has other sources of income, such as gambling, which was approved in 2003. It has developed rapidly, although it is only 2/5 of the turnover of the betting horse industry, and the Jockey Club also controls the gambling industry in Hong Kong. Last year, there was little increase in the tax revenue collected by the government on gambling and gambling industries.

In the long run, the biggest obstacle for horse racing is how to attract young people, and most of today's young people think that betting on horses is the business of their fathers or grandparents.

24-year-old von Billy. The head of marketing at a company said he had no interest in betting on horses. But it will spend 200 yuan a month on gambling. "Betting on football makes it more exciting for people who watch it. Feng, a Manchester United and Juventus fan, said, "I don't know anything about betting on horses. It's also boring to spend time and energy studying horses all day. ”

Speaking of gambling, it should be regarded as a new gambling industry, not to mention Hong Kong, there are a lot of people in the mainland to participate in it, Zhang Tianyuan has spent money to buy football lottery, I don't know if it is one of them.

In fact, the distance between Hong Kong and Macao is very close, so now there are many Hong Kong people, every Saturday, they will take a boat to Macao, take a small gamble, win or lose, and return to Hong Kong on the same day or the next day, for them, this is a way to release the pressure of life, but also a pastime on the weekend.

Of course, a small gamble is pleasant, a big gamble hurts the body, if you gamble in, it is not a pastime, but a death!

Compared with gambling boats, it is obviously more appropriate to go to Macao from Hong Kong, because the ferry ticket is very cheap, basically no matter what celebrity and noble son, as well as small businessmen and hawkers, a ferry ticket is absolutely affordable, so someone once counted that among the adult men in Hong Kong, almost 90.9 percent of them have been to Macau casinos, which has also indirectly promoted the development of Australia's gambling industry, and even many people in the mainland have gone to that place to gamble.

In fact, this is also a helpless thing, after all, although Hong Kong used to be very popular in the lottery industry and casinos, but unfortunately gambling is illegal, that is to say, those who are played in the movie, now it is basically not very reliable, you want to gamble, either take a gambling boat to the high seas, or go to Macau, I really don't feel enjoyable, you can also go to Las Vegas.

Speaking of gambling boats, we have to mention the gambling king Ye Han.

Ye Hanjing gambles, frightens ghosts and cries gods, and enjoys the reputation of "gambling saint", "gambling lord" and "gambling god". After successively "serving" Lu Jiu and Fu Laorong two generations of gambling kings, in the 60s, with the help of Stanley Ho, Fok Yingdong, and Ye Deli consortium, he won the bid to dominate the gambling industry in Australia in one fell swoop. In the 80s, he founded horse racing and gambling wheels. He died in 1997.

His personal history is a living history of gambling, and his life can be summed up in four sentences: "Juvenile gambling, young gambling, and gambling in the prime of life." Twilight gambles. Ye Han came to the casino to make a living when he was young, and quickly became popular. "Breaking the Dice Party" has become a classic of "gambling performance" in the Australian gambling world, so it is known as the "Gambling Saint". Ye Han has followed the old gambling king Fu Lao Rong for many years. Grievances and hatreds, and finally turn against each other.

Ye Han acted brightly, invented fair gambling equipment, created a precedent for gambling wheels, and deserved to be a generation of gambling kings. The "Oriental Princess" was first formed by the gambling king Ye Han, and was first used to fight against the Australian gambling king Stanley Ho, but from the late eighties, Ye Han ended his decades-long gambling history.

However, Ye Han originally pioneered the gambling boat behavior. But it's a wake-up call for many people. Gambling in Hong Kong is illegal, but it is not under control on the high seas. The whole luxury cruise, and then go to the ship to gamble, that is also a special enjoyment. It was from that time that gambling boats of all sizes sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

However, although the gambling ship has had a certain impact on the gambling industry in Australia, it is a pity that the reputation has not been very good recently, after all, in Australia, you gamble, there is still legal protection, but on the high seas. That's really not a crime to kill someone.

Of course, these are aimed at mainlanders and outsiders, and for Hong Kong locals, they still know the basics. So it will be relatively safe. Nowadays, if you travel to Hong Kong and don't go to the gambling boat, it will really be a trip for nothing.

Liu Mengxun is actually quite disgusted with gambling. However, Zhang Tianyuan went to the boat this time because there was something, and she wouldn't care about it. The husband is a person who does great things, if you really talk about it. Gambling stones may not be smaller than these gambling stones, Zhang Tianyuan's real assets, that is, earned by gambling stones, and later made money, and now he is a rich man.

"Tianyuan, I heard that there are a lot of beautiful women on the gambling boat, don't be confused, I'll be jealous!" Maybe after many intestinal battles, Liu Mengxun really dared to say anything in front of Zhang Tianyuan, and he didn't care if he was shy or not, anyway, this was his own man, his future husband, what were he afraid of.

Zhang Tianyuan looked at Liu Mengxun with a smile, pinched Liu Mengxun's nose and said, "Silly girl, with you by your side, even if I am addicted, I am fascinated by you." Besides, I, Zhang Tianyuan, am no other person, and there are constantly beautiful women around me, haven't I come all the way to Hong Kong to see you?"

What he said was true, if he really had to be that kind of demon in color, it is estimated that the beauties around him would not want to escape, with his current skills and abilities, it is really not a problem to sleep with a few women, but in fact, he waited until Liu Mengxun came back from the United States, which can be regarded as a painstaking effort.

"Okay, okay, I know you're good! I'm going to treat you tonight. Liu Mengxun smiled charmingly.

Zhang Tianyuan then hugged Liu Mengxun's waist, and then turned off the lamp casually, in the dark night, there is an indispensable Wushan cloud and rain, in order to give birth to the next generation as soon as possible, Zhang Tianyuan also gave up this old life.

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"Oh, oh, oh! Wife, it's miserable! I tossed so hard last night, my back hurts! I can't go anywhere today. Zhang Tianyuan, who was lying on the bed, looked at Liu Mengxun who was sitting on the dresser and wearing translucent pajamas and makeup, he really didn't want to go out, go to his mother's business, go to his mother's gambling boat, go to his mother's world, as long as he can hug the beauty and stay for life, it is worth it.

Liu Mengxun came over to inquire about the situation worriedly, but was pulled closer to his arms by Zhang Tianyuan. Relying on the nourishment of the earth qi delivered by the essence of Zhang Tianyuan's body, Liu Mengxun has not only become younger than in the past, but also some flaws on his body have disappeared, and the whole person is like the flawless mutton fat white jade, which makes people love it, if he can, Zhang Tianyuan really wants to stay in bed for the rest of his life.

The so-called heroes are sad to pass the beauty pass, Zhang Tianyuan didn't believe it in the past, but now he believes it, whether it is the king of Shang or the king of Zhou You, or the rest of the men who are attached to beautiful women, Zhang Tianyuan really understands it now. Jia Baoyu said, "Daughters are flesh and bones made of water, and men are flesh and bones made of mud." When I see my daughter, I feel refreshed, and when I see a man, I feel turbid and smelly. "Thinking about it now, it makes sense.

Although Baoyu later got married, this argument changed, saying that "a girl is a priceless jewel when she is not married; when she gets married, she somehow becomes a lot of bad things, although it is a pearl, it has no brilliance, it is a dead pearl; no matter how old she is, it is not a pearl, but a fish's eyes." ”

However, Zhang Tianyuan is not as simple as Jia Baoyu, since he is a human being, he has shortcomings, and since he wants to get married, he naturally has to tolerate her shortcomings. What's more, Liu Mengxun, who had a love of fish and water with him, not only did not get the slightest turbidity, but seemed to have become cleaner and more beautiful than before, which is probably the credit of the earth's qi. (To be continued......)