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Since the end of the Second World War, Britain's colonial system has further collapsed, and Hong Kong has become its most important colony, which is not comparable to the remaining dozen overseas territories in terms of population and economy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Therefore, this farewell ceremony in Britain can be regarded as the last thought of Xiangjiang.

The one-and-a-half-hour event began with a sunset farewell ceremony for British troops, a parting speech by Governor Pang Chung, a farewell speech by Prince Charles on behalf of the Queen of England, and then a group dance and singing program with more than 2,000 performers.

At 19:45 in the rain, the British flag and the British flag of Hong Kong were slowly lowered to the music "Sunset" accompanied by bagpipes, and both the guests and performers were very embarrassed and exhausted.

The little follower Jinyan was quite filial, took a look at the gap, and gave his father a hot drink.

After Tang Huan took a few sips warmly, he casually asked, "What about your brothers?" ”

"I'm catching up on sleep, waiting to see the handover ceremony at zero o'clock." Jin Yan replied energetically.

Tang Huan smiled and said, "In this way, you are still an elf, and you have recuperated early." ”

Speaking of this, Tang Huan raised his wrist and looked at the time, "There is still an hour, it is the farewell dinner held in the United Kingdom, and I will take you around." ”

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The farewell dinner that Mr. the richest man said started at 21:15 and was quite grand, inviting 4,000 distinguished guests to attend, and the foreign ministers of Britain and China toasted the future of Hong Kong to everyone.

When some acquaintances saw Jin Yan beside Tang Huan, they couldn't help but quip: "Ling~ Gongzi is so big - handsome appearance, it looks like there is a sense of déjà vu." ”

The richest man just laughed noncommittally, and muttered to himself in his heart - this shows that you have seriously watched the movie starring Lin Qingfang.

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At 23:30 in the evening, the handover ceremony of sovereignty over the Hong Kong River was held in the auditorium of the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.

As 0:00 a.m. on July 1 approached, the British flag and the British flag of Hong Kong were slowly lowered on the two flagpoles on the right, and the British national anthem "God Save the Queen" was played at the same time, symbolizing the official end of the British rule period in Hong Kong.

After midnight, the Chinese national flag and the regional flag of the Xiangjiang Special Administrative Region were slowly raised on the two flagpoles on the left, and the Chinese national anthem "March of the Volunteers" was played.

After Prince Charles finished his speech, the British high-level officials did not attend the establishment and oath-taking ceremony of the government ~ government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region that followed, but divided into two ways - British Prime Minister Tony Blair and other British government ~ government personnel, taking a plane; Pang and his family accompanied Prince Charles aboard the British royal yacht Britannia, and were escorted by the last commander of the British forces in Hong Kong, Rear Admiral Tang Siu-jen, on the British warship Sealham - and returned to Britain without stopping for a moment.

This shows how lonely these people in Britain are.

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At the breakfast table on July 1, Tang Huan smiled and compared the sons of Tang, "Xiangjiang has officially returned, what have you all seen from it?" ”

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"The British go to great lengths to keep their best impressions as the capital they need to reach out again in the future."

"The financial turmoil in Southeast Asia should soon be contagious to the newly returned Xiangjiang, the British side, and there may be schadenfreude."

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The richest man couldn't help but smile: "It's not that it's not impossible, but it's definitely -- Britain wants to have a comparison to show its so-called achievements in colonizing Xiangjiang over the years." ”

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While they were discussing, Zhuang Menghua and Meng Jing walked in together. The latter yawned and complained, "Don't sit there all and talk!" I've been tired for half a year, and you've come just in time, and from now on, all of you have been recruited. ”

The industries of the Qinhe family are flourishing in Xiangjiang and even in the whole of Asia, and they are naturally rich in normal times, but now they have to think hard about how to avoid the impact - Zhuang Menghua and Meng Jing, two senior people, are responsible for the specific coordination on behalf of the Tang family.

Tang Huan smiled: "I have no opinion. ”

Zhuang Menghua said: "A few days ago, the Siamese finance minister resigned, and the financial circles speculated that the Siamese official was going to depreciate the Thai baht sharply, which caused chaos in the Siamese financial market, and the exchange rate of the Thai baht against the US dollar plummeted to 28:1, and the Siamese stock market also fell to the lowest point in eight years. ”

"It's time...... the richest man nodded, "I think that in the next two days, the Siamese official will no longer be able to stand it and admit that he has collapsed." ”

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This is indeed the case - on July 2, the Central Bank of Siam announced that it would abandon the fixed exchange rate policy and implement a floating exchange rate system.

Thus, the Siamese financial crisis broke out – and the whole of Southeast Asia was swept through it.

Xiangjiang, which is geographically far away, does not seem to feel anything unusual, and is still immersed in the celebratory atmosphere after the return.

The richest man kindly reminded the upright and high-spirited Chief Executive Tung Kin-wah: "The financial market in Hong Kong has always been responsive, and the test of being careful will come like a storm -- don't be embarrassed by those who have a heart to take the opportunity to shout 'what the British can do, but the Chinese can't'." ”

One of the topics of the meeting between the two is still related to the award.

After the return of Xiangjiang, many things with very strong colonial colors will definitely have to be replaced.

For example, the "Xiangjiang Royal Police" that used to appear frequently in Hong Kong films can't be called that now—the honor system is naturally the same.

The "Xiangjiang-style glory" that flashes in front of the chests of the elite group of Xiangjiang is quite distinctive, on the one hand, it has titles such as "Justice of the Peace" inherited from the Qing Dynasty in the feudal era; On the other hand, Britain also used its own knighthoods, fiefdoms and other awards to win over the elites of Hong Kong - it can be described as a combination of Eastern and Western cultures.

Just over a week ago, on 25 June, the spokesperson of the Chief Executive-designate announced the establishment of a new honours and awards system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to replace the old one.

Of course, the objectives are the same - to be awarded to people from all walks of life for their outstanding contributions to Hong Kong or outstanding achievements in their respective fields, regardless of nationality, gender and whether they have the right of abode in Hong Kong.

On July 1, Tang Huan was listed in the Gazette and was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM), the highest Grand_Bauhinia_Medal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's honours and commendation system.

This is also the proper meaning of the question -- Britain is in a hurry to let the richest man take the last train, that is, to get a GBE before the return of Xiangjiang, which is nothing more than a long time expected, and the newly established Xiangjiang Special Economic Zone will definitely come up with such a woo straight to the point.

In accordance with the provisions of the honours and commendation system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, after the list of honours is published in the Gazette on the anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July of each year, the honours ceremony will be held at the Government House, the official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, which is formerly the Governor's Office.

The first Grand Bauhinia Medal List issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Naturally, it is not trivial, including An Zijie, Li Guowei, Li Fushan, Du Ye Xien, Cha Jimin, Xu Simin, Zhuang Shiping, Huang Keli, Zeng Xianzi, Fok Yingdong, Zhong Shiyuan, Luo Cheng These important figures, and although the richest man has the least qualifications, his contribution and influence in Hong Kong are not inferior at all.

Therefore, Dong Jianhua hoped that at the first award ceremony of the Hong Kong Special Economic Zone held in October, the richest man who had already won almost all the world's honors and won a soft hand would be able to personally attend the scene in his busy schedule to boost the momentum -- unexpectedly, Tang Huan poured a basin of cold water over after agreeing happily.

Dong Jianhua had been in business all the time, and even after the family's flagship company, OOCL, was on the verge of bankruptcy and had to seek outside help, he began to "work" for the richest man to some extent. So it is not difficult to imagine that he knows Tang Huan's energy and vision quite well, and naturally he does not dare to ignore the other party's reminder.

The chief executive of Xiangjiang immediately asked solemnly: "So, Tang Sheng thinks that the newly established Xiangjiang Special Economic Zone will face the first round of financial market turmoil, how serious will it be?" ”

"I think it's going to be very serious, and it's not an exaggeration to even say 'looting.'" Mr. The richest man replied leisurely: "After entering the 1990s, with the nutrients brought by the red chips in the mainland, the Hong Kong stock market began to rise for several years - on the 20th of last month, the Hang Seng Index broke through the 15,000-point mark for the first time and closed at more than 15,100 points; According to this trend, by the end of the month, it will not be difficult for the Hang Seng Index to break through the upper 16,000-point mark again. ”

Speaking of this, Tang Huan looked at Dong Jianhua and said meaningfully: "You shouldn't be able to see that the financial bubble in Xiangjiang has reached a dangerous situation that cannot be ignored. ”

"As soon as Siam announced on July 2 that it would abandon the fixed exchange rate system that it had adhered to for many years, the exchange rate of the Thai baht against the US dollar has depreciated from the 25:1 officially maintained by the previous roller coaster to the 50:1 range."

"Now the situation is very obvious, other currencies in Southeast Asia will not be spared, and the exchange rate against the dollar is bound to plunge sharply."

The linked exchange rate system pegged to the US dollar issued by the Hong Kong dollar to the US dollar, which was left by the United Kingdom to Hong Kong since 1983, made the SAR government ~ government have to maintain the exchange rate of 7.8 Hong Kong dollars to 1 US dollar. When the time comes. The Hong Kong dollar is bound to become the 'most valuable' currency in the region – and international speculators are out of the 'tiger' of the Asian economic miracle, so may they let go of the more delicious 'dragon'? In particular, Xiangjiang, which has been trapped by the linked exchange rate system, is no different from an ATM. ”

Dong Jianhua, who heard the change of his face, barely squeezed out a smile and said: "In recent decades, financial market turmoil such as stock market crashes and bank failures has occurred once every three or five times, which is almost commonplace for Xiangjiang. Under such a baptism, Hong Kong's financial system is already quite perfect, and it should have enough experience to deal with it. ”

The richest man smiled, "Your idea is very representative." Needless to say, the elite class in Hong Kong still quite recognizes and believes in what Britain has left behind. ”

"I am not qualified to say that the elites of Hong Kong, after hundreds of years, have been solidified by the British in terms of thinking, vision, courage, and so on -- after all, I cannot give a feasible plan for how the financial system of Hong Kong should be reformed."

"But I want to stress that the UK itself has no foolproof solution, otherwise there would not have been a Black Wednesday sniper in 1992."

"In short, with the current degree of openness of the Hong Kong financial market, when the time comes, it will definitely be a situation of internal and external attacks. And everyone's speculative motivation will also be driven by greed to infinitely magnify, and then the self-regulation ability of any system, as well as the so-called experience, is a joke like a joke. Only real foreign exchange reserves are the only trustworthy guarantee. ”

Dong Jianhua couldn't sit still any longer, so he quickly got up and said goodbye: "I'll talk about it another day -- I'll hold an emergency meeting with the Financial Secretary to discuss it." ”

After watching the chief executive of Xiangjiang get into the special car and leave, Tang Huan shook his head and said to himself: "People's luck psychology is really amazing, there are always various excuses to think that he will be the exception." ”

The little cousin Meng Jing asked uncertainly, "Brother, do you think Xiangjiang can survive this financial turmoil?" ”

"I can't say." Mr. The richest man replied frankly: "It depends on the confidence and determination of both sides of the game." ”

Tang Huan, who was vague, was also muttering in his heart - Gain, compared to the original time and space, HSBC was beaten by himself and his nose and face were swollen, and then his strength in Xiangjiang has shrunk greatly, and even the pattern of Xiangjiang is different.

But in any case, Mr. The richest man can't tolerate the ransacking of the headquarters of the Qinhe family in Xiangjiang, and he will inevitably help when the time comes.

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Now that Siam has collapsed, Tang Huan has temporarily put aside the affairs of Xiangjiang, and quickly set off to Bangkok in the name of inspecting IT investments, including hard disk factories, to actually see how deep the water is here.

As a result, when he looked at it, he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. Gain's Tom Yum soup has a retro taste of 1978 – to put it bluntly, decades of hard work and a return to the pre-liberation period.

Specifically, Siam's collapsed companies and unemployed employees are all over the place.

The richest man with a concerned expression quietly preempted the entry of the International Monetary Fund to co-opt some valuable local Siamese forces, while paying attention to Tassin's actions to expand his influence in the political arena.