"What kind of golden coupons, they are all tricks played by these unscrupulous businessmen." Uncle De muttered angrily, "Hang Lung Bank brought it on its own." ”

"Can you please stop talking?" Aunt De, who was in a bad mood, finally broke out, "Listen to your nagging, or watch the introduction of Media Asia TV?" ”

"You are a housewife, can you understand?" Uncle De sarcastically unconvinced.

"If you can't understand it once, then read it a few more times." Aunt De glared at Uncle De angrily, "You understand, how can you still deposit money in that kind of bank that may fail at any time?" ”

"How can you say good things with that mouth when you are in-laws, you don't know, I was hot-headed at the time, so I partnered with him." Uncle De was short of breath at the time, and pointed to the TV to urge, "Let's watch what Media Asia TV says, Sun Hung Kai Bank shouldn't be so unlucky." ”

The old couple finished their mouths and returned their eyes to the TV.

……

"On September 7, 1982, the day after the collapse of the Xie Li Yuan Gold Shop, those investors who did not have time to exchange gold from the Xie Li Yuan Gold Shop retreated to the next best thing, brandished gold coupons, and rushed to Hang Lung Bank like a tidal wave, resulting in a withdrawal of 70 million Hong Kong dollars in one day."

"At that time, Hang Lung Bank's branches in Yuen Long, Tai Po, Fanling and Sheung Shui districts in the New Territories were crowded with people, and the head office had to ship 30 to 40 million cash to these branches to meet the demand."

"After clarification by all parties, the run in 1982 subsided the next day, and Hang Lung Bank survived the crisis."

……

"I remember in the sixties, there was also this wave of runs, what was the result at that time?" Aunt De struggled to remember.

Uncle De replied casually: "What is there to think, the silver number with little value will be allowed to go out of business or even go bankrupt, and a big bank like Hengfeng will be eaten by HSBC or Standard Chartered." ”

Speaking of which. Uncle De sighed, "At that time, there was only the Xiangjiang Stock Exchange in the stock market, and the participants who bought and sold were all foreigners and wealthy celebrities. It is estimated that Hang Lung Bank will really not be able to do it. It will be taken over. ”

"Now that the Hong Kong dollar has depreciated so much, many people are rushing to buy things in the mall, or we will also take out some ......"

As soon as Aunt De said this, she was interrupted by Uncle De, "We are getting older, so don't follow the trend." Although Keyi's work is hard, the pay is good, and Dingtian was also hired by Zheru Xiangjiang Company. Sent to the special zone on the opposite side as a supervisor, our small family is already very stable. The sky is falling, the tall one is on top first, you put your heart in your stomach. ”

"Then I'll trust you one more time." Aunt De nodded, "However, you have to quickly withdraw the money from Sun Hung Kai Bank." ”

"Don't worry, I'll definitely take it out tomorrow." Uncle De, who was extremely nagged, hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and watch your wireless TV series." ”

"I don't look at it. Put the station here on Media Asia TV, so as not to miss any important news. Aunt De shook her head.

……

Outcome. Uncle De, who swore to go out early the next morning, finally returned home dejectedly.

Seeing this scene, Aunt De was too lazy to nag, so she only scolded, "Old waste, won't you go to the head office of Sun Hung Kai Bank." ”

"The old arms and legs are really useless." Uncle De beat his leg and complained bitterly. Pointing to the scrolling news at the bottom of the screen of the Media Asia TV program, he exclaimed: "Now the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar against the US dollar has fallen to 9.6!" ”

"It's rare and weird, you haven't heard of it outside." Aunt De cut off, "Media Asia TV forecasts that there may be major official news releases in a while." ”

"I've heard about some. But the numbers are so exaggerated. Uncle De shook his head and took out the crumpled newspaper, "What major news can the Hong Kong government have?" ”

Not to mention, there is indeed heavy news. At 6:18 p.m., the Hong Kong government finally couldn't sit still and began to take action against the recent banking crisis, and at 6:18 p.m., the "Hang Lung Bank (Receivership) Bill 1983" was passed in the third reading, and the government officially took over Hang Lung Bank.

In particular, Financial Secretary Rei-chi Pang mentioned during the second reading of the draft that if the government did not come forward to bear the bill, Hang Lung Bank would not be able to honour its $148 million bills.

"Not to mention, you old antique also has times when he is like a god." Aunt De stared at the TV and muttered.

"The gang of people in the Hong Kong government are verbose, and most of them are nonsense." After Uncle De snorted, he looked at the newspaper again, and said to himself: "The second "Senior Sister Heroic" starring Lin Qingbian was released in DreamWorks theaters, and it was a mess again. ”

"It's good that you're an old and disrespectful guy, and you even learned from young people to chase stars." Aunt De stretched out her hand and pinched Uncle De fiercely, the painful old man bared his teeth and defended repeatedly, "What star am I chasing, I'm just curious about the half-understood plot mentioned in this newspaper, the villain in the movie shouted that as long as he wants, he can suppress the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar against the US dollar to 10, which is not exactly in line with the current reality." ”

"Really?" Aunt De took the newspaper, looked at it suspiciously, and then said to Uncle De, "You read it to me." ”

"No." Uncle De rubbed the painful part of the pinch, and refused angrily, "Can't you bear it, you have the ability to see for yourself." ”

"You wait." Aunt De snorted angrily and turned her gaze to the TV, then opened her mouth wide in surprise, "Look, you're on TV." ”

Uncle De slapped his thigh triumphantly, "When I was queuing up today, it happened that the reporter of Media Asia TV went to the scene for an interview, but I didn't expect to really broadcast this part with me." ”

At this time, the host of Media Asia TV introduced: "Following the run on Hang Lung Bank, Sun Hung Kai Bank also experienced this kind of phenomenon. However, the bank's executives said that their side is well prepared and will not repeat the mistakes of the past like Hang Lung Bank, and the current customer withdrawal activity is still within a reasonable range. ”

Uncle De stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "It's over, the more this set of rhetoric, the more it means that the outside is strong and the middle is dry." ”

"Then tomorrow I will accompany you to the head office of Sun Hung Kai Bank to withdraw money." Seeing that Uncle De did not have the calmness he had before, Aunt De also panicked.

So, the old couple set out collectively early the next morning, but when they arrived at the scene, they found that they were not the only ones with this idea, and the people had already lined up for a long time.

Uncle De and Aunt De had no choice but to stand in the back and wait honestly, and the bank waited until half past nine to let the front of the line show signs of loosening.

Towards noon, many people sat down on the ground against the sun, and impatiently cursed at the people who maintained order.

The scene was chaotic, and as soon as the side door opened, a bank clerk walked out with a loudspeaker, "I want to announce two important news to you. ”

Seeing this scene, Uncle De sighed and said, "Sun Hung Kai Bank is not going to announce its closure. ”

The first news is that the latest wealth list of Forbes magazine in the United States has come out, and Mr. Tang Huan has been the richest man for a second time. The second piece of news is that Mr. Tong has purchased 20% of Sun Hung Kai Bank's shares, becoming the third strategic shareholder, and at the same time depositing US$50 million in cash with Sun Hung Kai Bank. ”

"What's the matter, Mr. Tang's money has also been saved?" Including Uncle De and Aunt De, many people present were surprised and discussed. (To be continued.) )