Chapter 472: Banquet! (a)

I saw him walk towards the yacht first. A middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a tuxedo, couldn't help but complain to the people around him: "Is this person a thing? Why are you so rude? What qualifies him to be in the first place? "There was another person next to him who was dressed like him, and his vision was obviously much better than his. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was not paying attention, he pulled down his sleeve and said: "Don't speak, you see that the governor of Hong Kong arranged it like this, and naturally he has a reason." If you look at the Chief Secretary and the Financial Secretary, as well as Sir Lee and Sir Pao, they don't have any opinions, what fallacy do you publish? I warn you, I won't bring you this time if you hadn't begged me, and don't disgrace me. ”

The middle-aged man wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a sudden cheer. It turned out that His Majesty the King had stepped out of the yacht accompanied by Sir Youde, and now he was standing on the side of the yacht, waving to the citizens of Hong Kong and people from all walks of life who had come to greet him. The nv king, who is sixty years old, can't see her old state at all. She was not so gorgeously dressed, with a simple white sè pleated skirt and a black sè handbag hanging from her arms and wrists. The costume can be said to be very simple, but the noble temperament that flows out of itself, and no matter how simple the clothes are, her noble identity can be highlighted.

Lin Yu and the others waited on the gangway for the NV King to come down, and the NV King also saw the people waiting below. Gracefully stepping down the gangway, Lin Yu stepped forward when King NV stepped on the ground, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty King NV, welcome you to set foot on this land again, and I welcome your arrival on behalf of Huaxia Zhengfǔ."

NV Wang smiled and nodded, in front of the many guests who came to greet her, as well as the many citizens watching from the periphery and the Hong Kong audience watching on the TV, she hugged Lin Yu affectionately, and also had a veneer ceremony with him, in the etiquette of European aristocracy, the veneer ceremony is only done by the closest people.

"Lin, we haven't seen each other in years, have we?" NV King said with a smile.

Lin Yu was also very happy, the last time he met the NV King was a few years ago, thinking of the meeting with the NV King at that time, Lin Yu's face couldn't help but smile, looked at Elizabeth and said with a smile: "Your Majesty the NV King, you are as beautiful as the last time I saw you, there is no change at all, the passage of time has not left any trace on your face. ”

Elizabeth smiled even more when she heard this, and said with a smile: "You are still so good at talking, okay, let's talk later, you better introduce me to the others first." "And Sir Youde, who was behind the King of NV, had accompanied Prince Philip off the ship. Lin Yu turned to Prince Philip, shook his hand, and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness." Prince Philip also had an intimate hug with Lin Yu. Then Lin Yu followed behind the King and the Prince, watching Sir Youde introduce the many political officials and gentlemen and celebrities from all walks of life who came to greet the King of NV.

TVB's photojournalists faithfully recorded what had just happened, and said to the citizens of Hong Kong that there was nothing more difficult for them than what had just happened. Lin Yu's identity in Hong Kong was originally only known to the upper class, but now seeing the attitude of King Ying NV towards him, it is obvious that he is not an ordinary person, but many people regard Lin Yu as an official from the mainland.

The whole introduction lasted for almost an hour, and although the citizens on the periphery could not see it very clearly, the figure of the NV King could still be seen, and he kept cheering làng after làng, and the NV king kept waving to these Hong Kong citizens who warmly welcomed him. Many enthusiastic citizens even tried to run over, but were stopped by the police and infantry. Lin Yu saw those citizens and said to the NV King who was waving his hand: "Your Majesty the NV King, when you come to Hong Kong this time, many Hong Kong citizens are eagerly looking forward to it. ”

Now that he has come, Lin Yu wants to maximize the benefits of this incident, and no matter what King Ying says on this occasion, it will undoubtedly be a good thing for Hong Kong now, of course, it cannot be a word that destroys the friendship between the two countries.

Naturally, the NV King also saw the many citizens who were still cheering outside the dock, and she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll just say hello to them." Lin Yu waved his hand to the photographer, a staff member handed over a microphone, and the photographer made an OK gesture to indicate that he was ready. Dear citizens of Hong Kong, with your efforts, Hong Kong has grown from a small fishing village to an international metropolis, becoming more and more prosperous.

I still remember 11 years ago, when I visited Hong Kong for the first time. After 11 years, I didn't expect to come again, and I was so excited that I was so excited. Hong Kong's stability and prosperity are due to you, the hard-working and innovative citizens, and I hope that the next time I visit Hong Kong, I will be amazed again. I have fully felt the enthusiasm of the citizens, thank you! ”

Elizabeth's last visit to Hong Kong was in 1975, when Hong Kong was considered an international metropolis, but it was still worse than those big cities in the UK, but now Hong Kong is definitely not worse than any city in the UK.

After a brief speech, the king got into the car and left, surrounded by many high-ranking officials. Lin Yu also left, but he did not go back with the king of NV, the king and the prince of NV had just arrived, and now they were going back to the hotel to rest, and they had to listen to the report of the governor of Hong Kong and many high-ranking officials about the development of Hong Kong, and he also had to wait outside when he went with him. In the afternoon, he will meet with Hong Kong's famous rich and gentlemen and celebrities, this kind of opportunity, of course, Lin Yu will not compete with them, with his identity, personally to greet the NV King has given the NV King a lot of face, according to Lin Yu's identity, he will go to any country will be greeted by the prime minister of a country in person.

Lin Yu watched the police and soldiers follow and leave, and some of the people who got the opportunity to meet the NV King also followed and left, only those who were not at this level remained on the dock. Among them, Lin Yu is the most eye-catching. Those who are still at the dock, of course, will not think that Lin Yu is not qualified to meet with the NV King, just look at the NV King's attitude towards Lin Yu just now, and know that the relationship is not simple. The middle-aged man who looked down on Lin Yu at the first also saw that Feng Yijun did not leave with King NV, and said to his friends beside him: "Why didn't that young man leave with King V, all the officials and rich people left, why didn't he follow?" ”

"What do you care about so much? Do you know who he is? That's the person who makes Old Man Huo, Li Chaoren and the Hong Kong Governor and others pay attention. Didn't you see the attitude of the NV King towards him just now? Don't talk, and tonight's dinner, when the time comes, there will be a lot of people, otherwise you will offend people and you won't know, talk less and listen more, don't go to chā at will if you shouldn't take care of things, this is the way of life. At their level, it's not something we can understand. He probably didn't have to go, I think he should have a separate meeting with the NV King, it's not something we can know. The middle-aged man said.

The Governor's House, located on Albert Road in the mid-levels of Central on Hong Kong Island, was built in 1851 and took four years to complete, with a new wing enlarged on the east side in 1891. From 1941 to 1945, the Government House was still used as the Governor's Office for the Japanese administration of Hong Kong. The style belongs to the British Georgian architecture, with a strong colonial style, and large windows and balconies suitable for subtropical areas are introduced into the English architecture. Since its completion, successive Hong Kong governors have continued to add and modify the building, and have made many changes to the original building, the largest of which was the addition of a tower in the center by Japanese engineer Fujimura Shoichi during the Japanese period, and the roof was changed from European to Japanese.

There have been various notions about the architecture of the Government House, which has a secret underground passage that connects the HSBC headquarters in Central to the Tamar Naval Base in Admiralty. In fact, it was a tunnel used for air defense during World War II, built in November 1940 to lead to the then Chief Secretary of Justice, and its length was shorter than rumored. The entrance to the passage was originally designed in the Huā Garden of the Governor's Palace, but the then Governor Alexander Grantham was not satisfied with this design and changed the entrance to a storage room in the dungeon.

Another is the story of the treasure hunt: Sir Chater, a former non-official member of the Legislative Council and the Executive Council, and a famous businessman, collected a collection of valuable paintings and porcelain, which were donated to the Hong Kong government after his death, and most of the paintings were displayed in the Governor's House. In 1941, on the eve of the fall of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong government planned to hide part of the Chater collection. On December 8, 1941, the Governor's aide-de-camp, Colonel Barti Smith, secretly met with the Hungarian expert von 7 Kobuza, who was in charge of the restoration of the collection, and Thomas 7 Ha Méng of the Public Works Department, who were responsible for the collection of the paintings.

According to archival sources, the valuable paintings were removed from their frames, processed and then placed in sealed tin cans and buried in the Huā Garden of the Governor's House. However, the exact location of the paintings became a secret after the deaths of Barty Smith, Von 7 Kobuza, and Ha Méng, who were in charge of hiding the paintings, during the Japanese occupation. After the war, in order to pursue these paintings, he carried out several excavations in 1945 and 1976. By 1979, when the Governor's Mansion was undergoing extensive repairs, the inside and outside of the Governor's Palace, the basement, as well as the nearby tunnels and anti-aircraft dòng were thoroughly searched, and some of the old building components were demolished, but the famous painting was still not found.

Night has not yet come, and the entire one-mile radius of the Hong Kong Governor's Mansion has been completely closed to the nearly 1,000 police officers dispatched by the Hong Kong police, and no one who has not received an invitation letter is allowed to approach. Sir Youde was still waiting for the King of NV at the hotel, and the whole dinner was arranged in the hands of the Governor's wife, Pang Wenli.