Chapter 555: The Future?
The rise of Hong Kong from the 70s is related to the change of management policy in the United Kingdom. From 1971 onwards www.biquge.info the Governor of Hong Kong was no longer held by a British colonial official, but by a real political officer. Britain began to pay attention to the economy and people's livelihood of Hong Kong, no longer tolerated local chaos and official corruption, and began to introduce modern systems and civilization to Hong Kong, building a truly modern city. The landmark event during this period was the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in 1974, which was called "the cornerstone of the social development of Hong Kong" by the people of Hong Kong, and enjoyed endless honors. In fact, the supervision department of the Independent Commission Against Corruption does not have the great effect imagined, and the people of Hong Kong are just projecting the memory of the change of an era onto the ICAC. The establishment of the ICAC is a sign of the transformation of Heung Kong from an inferior colony to a modern and civilized city. The higher you put yourself, the heavier the fall will be.
"And what about the future?" said Hua Junyao meaningfully.
"In the future, with the reform and opening up of the mainland, the economy here will be more prosperous. Hua Guoqing said eloquently.
"Why?" Xiao Chubei suddenly asked.
Although our policy has shifted to economic construction, it has been blocked by the West for nearly 30 years, and once the policy changes from self-reliance to reform and opening up, the material materials that need to be imported from the West are incomparable. Let's not forget that we don't have big deep-water ports and docks, these weren't built overnight. Moreover, as long as the contract states that the goods arrive at the port and are transshipped to the mainland, this is enough for the people of Xiangjiang to make a lot of money!" Hua Guoqing said eloquently.
"This is true, before the liberation, the big steamers going to the magic capital were all stopped in the middle of the river, and then the passengers and freight were brought to the shore by small barges. Xiao Chubei nodded.
Hua Junyao's eyes lit up when she heard this, "After the liberation, due to the blockade of the Western economy, this place has become the only window, which has achieved the comprador economy here. In the process of trading, I am often reluctant to get a penny, and I use the buyer's money to buy and sell the goods of the family, and I do not invest any money. Also earn more than 50% profit. Because of the frequent import of materials, many products are told that mainland buyers must contact the agents here as soon as they ask foreign manufacturers, and then they are asked by Xiangjiang people for high advance payments and prices. Said disdainfully, "It's just a vampire." β
And he said, "Continue?"
"The Hong Kong government has great ambitions to establish Hong Kong as a financial center in the Asia-Pacific region, and most of the wealthy here are engaged in real estate, transportation, trade and finance. Hua Guoqing frowned lightly and said slowly.
"Look at you? What's wrong. Hua Junyao asked expectantly.
Hua Guoqing scratched his chin and said, "Needless to say, New York is the world's financial center, and I don't think anyone will object." London has a huge British market, but what does Xiangjiang have? In this small land, millions of people, even food and drink, are supplied by the mainland, so why should it?"
He also said, "The financial center must first have a direct hinterland, a huge population base, and financial and material resources. Outside the hinterland, the larger region, the whole country, the bordering country and the political territory, the world.
Finance must not be: build a financial center, give a loud name to every building and every street, the building is either the world or the world financial center, the streets are all unified, from Wall Street to Wall Street hundred, if that you can only face the concrete forest, lost in the vast sea of people. β
"Isn't this place becoming ***?" Xiao Chubei said.
"Yes, this is the freest region in the world, this freedom can allow a large amount of capital to enter the Xiangjiang River, and it can also allow capital to flow out of the Xiangjiang River easily, when the capital flows out of the Xiangjiang River, what is left here?" Hua Guoqing smacked his tongue.
"Chicken feathers. Hua Junyao echoed, and changed her words, "Isn't Xiangjiang close to the mainland?
Hua Guoqing looked at her in surprise, reached out and touched his forehead and said, "Don't you have a fever? β
Xiao Chubei frowned and said, "Her uncle, where did you put your hand?" β
Hua Guoqing smiled, put down his hand and said, "I said brother-in-law, you also eat this vinegar? She is my cousin." β
"Is there a difference between men and women?" Xiao Chubei said with a smile on his eyebrows.
"I said you're enough, you're not naΓ―ve. Hua Junyao said loudly, glaring at the two of them sternly.
Hua Guoqing smiled and said, "To be serious, we are socialism, you can't be corrupted by all evil capitalism." β
"Hehe......" Hua Junyao smiled when she heard this.
"I remember that Hong Kong and Kowloon were freehold, but the New Territories were leased for a period of 99 years, expiring on 1 July 1997. Hua Junyao said slowly.
"Is there such a thing?" said Hua Guoqing with a blanket face.
"Little cousin, never forget that economics is inseparable from politics. Hua Junyao patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "As the saying goes: if you borrow something, you will pay it back, what do you think next." β
"It's hard to say, after all, we don't have the right to speak in political matters, right!" Hua Guoqing said with an unusually serious face, "But people here look down on us, big circles, hillbillies, and buns, this kind of discriminatory words As long as you speak Mandarin, your eyes are full of contempt, knives." β
Hua Junyao smiled and changed the subject, "What else do you see through the data?"
"I found that in the past two years, land prices, especially for commercial land, have risen in factories, and labor wages have also risen. Hua Guoqing muttered, "If it goes up like this, the profits of those factory owners will go up." β
"What then?" asked Hua Junyao.
"I really haven't thought about this?" said Hua Guoqing, rubbing his chin.
"Isn't this simple? Xiao Chubei looked at Hua Guoqing scratching his ears and cheeks and said, "It's all light industry, if you want to leave, it's too simple." β
Hua Junyao looked at him in surprise and said, "Little good dad her!"
"I also report every day!" Xiao Chubei raised his eyelids, and said with a smile in his eyebrows.
"That's right!" Hua Junyao nodded, "Xiangjiang's manufacturing industry is represented by textile, toys, and plastics, all of which are based on light industry, and are currently in one of the best positions in the world. But now, due to the oil crisis, the rise in land prices and labor, and the continuous reduction of costs, it is normal for 36 to move in a position. After all, capital is profit-oriented. As for where to go......" Hua Junyao stretched out her voice.
"Of course, it's the mainland, cheap land, labor and raw materials, they don't have a reason not to go. Hua Guoqing hooked his lips and said with a faint smile, "Coupled with the guarantee of the policy of reform and opening up, preferential treatment, don't think twice." β