Chapter 254: The invitation of the old man of the Huo family

One of the four major business associations in Hong Kong, it was established in 1900 and is a traditional Chinese business association. There are more than 6,000 initial members, including manufacturers, traders and various service companies. Since 1957, he has been the general agent of the Canton Fair and has done a lot of work to promote economic and trade exchanges between the two places. An annual course on Hong Kong's economy is organised for Mainland officials.

Founded in 1900, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong is a non-profit Chinese business association with one of the oldest and largest business associations in Hong Kong. At present, there are more than 6,000 members, including corporate members, corporate members and individual members. Members operate businesses in a wide range of industries in Hong Kong, including manufacturing, import and export trade, banking, insurance, real estate, construction, information technology, professional services, transportation, food, wholesale and retail of department stores, catering services and tourism. Since its establishment, the Business Association has been committed to providing opportunities for the business community to exchange business information, promote international communication and promote business and trade. The business associations maintain close ties with business associations around the world, especially overseas Chinese business associations, especially with mainland business associations, and have been playing an active role in promoting the mainland's foreign trade and promoting international investment in China. Since 1982, business associations have been organising annual training courses to assist the Mainland in training economic managers in support of the Mainland's economic reform and opening-up policies. After 1984, Mr. Huo was elected as the president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong.

Mr. Huo has made great contributions to the country in his life, and since the reform and opening up, he has actively devoted himself to the economic construction of the mainland. It has successively invested in or donated a number of major projects such as Panyu Dashi Bridge, Luoxi Bridge, Shawan Bridge and 4 bridges on Guangzhou-Zhuhai Highway. He has worked hard for the development and construction of Nansha, Guangzhou for more than ten years. On the tidal flats, Guangzhou Nansha Seaside New City was built. Since the 80s of the 20th century, he has donated a huge amount of money to set up various foundations to support education in the mainland, and donated funds to build a large number of teaching facilities. So far, his foundation has donated a total of HK$760 million to educational and cultural undertakings across the country, including more than US$15 million donated by the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation, which has funded more than 2,000 young teachers.

In 1982, he and other patriotic entrepreneurs in Hong Kong jointly initiated the Pei Hua Education Foundation, which trained more than 10,000 economic and managerial talents for the mainland and ethnic minority areas. He spared no effort to support the nation's sporting cause. In 1974, thanks to his vigorous campaigns and active efforts, China was restored to the Asian Football Confederation, and since then he has actively promoted China's return to international organizations for badminton, basketball, volleyball, cycling and other sports.

In addition, Mr. Huo made significant contributions to Beijing's hosting of the 11th Asian Games and the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. In order to encourage the athletes of his country, he has repeatedly awarded bonuses to athletes and coaches who have achieved outstanding results in the Olympic Games and other major international events. He also donated a huge amount of money to build the China Sports History Museum and the Chinese Wushu Research Institute, built sports facilities in many places and schools across the country, and set up the Asian Chess Fund, which is dedicated to promoting Chinese chess to the world.

Over the past 20 years, he has donated more than HK$1 billion to support the development of competitive sports and mass sports in China. He also was very concerned about the construction of the old area, and proposed to establish a "red triangle" economic zone with complementary advantages between the three old areas of Shaoguan in Guangdong, Ganzhou in Jiangxi and Chenzhou in Hunan, and donated 150 million Hong Kong dollars to the infrastructure construction and various exchange activities in the region through the foundation to which he belonged, making positive contributions to the economic development of the old area. During the floods in East China in 1992 and the "**" in 2003, he donated huge sums of money to help the poor. He also donated money to support the relief work of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, and cared for and supported the promotion of traditional Chinese medicine. His good deeds have been fully recognized by the state. In 2005, he was awarded the "China Charity Award" by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the China Charity Federation. Over the past 20 years of reform and opening up, he has built hundreds of projects in the mainland through the Fok Ying Tung Foundation, the Fok Ying Tung Sports Foundation, the Fok Ying Tung Panyu Construction Foundation and other institutions he founded, with a total expenditure of more than 9 billion Hong Kong dollars, in the form of sole proprietorship, joint ventures, donations and low-interest loans.

Mr. Huo once said: "We invest and donate in the mainland for only one purpose, that is, to hope that the country will be prosperous and the nation will be prosperous and strong." I have never forgotten that I am a Chinese, and I am willing to do my best to do more practical things for the prosperity of the country. "Mr. Fok Ying Tung is an outstanding social activist. He served as vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) for a long time, was enthusiastic about the work of the CPPCC, actively participated in consultations on major state policies and important affairs, and actively offered suggestions and suggestions for the cause of reform, opening up, and modernization of the motherland.

In addition, Mr. Huo likes to hand over the glaze, both at home and abroad, Mr. Huo has a lot of contacts, and uses his special identity and influence to widely publicize the great achievements of China's reform, opening up and modernization, and actively introduce the successful practice of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong", and a high degree of autonomy in Hong Kong. He has always been concerned about the development and changes in cross-strait relations and has done his utmost for the great cause of the peaceful reunification of the motherland. He actively promoted economic and cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and the mainland, vigorously advocated economic cooperation between Guangdong and Hong Kong, encouraged Hong Kong people to invest and set up businesses in the mainland, and stressed that Hong Kong should play an important role in the process of the mainland's modernization. He not only briefed the Hong Kong people on the achievements of the mainland's reform and opening up and the experience of investing in the mainland, but also often helped solve the problems encountered by the Hong Kong people in investing in the mainland, and was praised by the Hong Kong people as "a bridge of communication with the mainland." In order to promote exchanges between Hong Kong's sports circles and the mainland, he also single-handedly promoted the "Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup" football match.

Since 1979, it has been held for 28 consecutive years. He insisted on making money in business and never forgetting the life principle of giving back to the society, and enthusiastically supported various social undertakings in Hong Kong. Through his foundation, he has donated large sums of money to educational institutions such as the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Foundation, the Hong Kong Vocational Training Council, and the Hong Kong Queen's Alumni Association Secondary School, as well as to the University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. As the first President of the Hong Kong Football Association, he sponsored the awarding of medals and bonuses to Hong Kong athletes who achieved good results in the Olympic Games, and invited international sports celebrities to visit Hong Kong on many occasions to promote the development of Hong Kong's sports industry. He cared about the well-being of the people and was enthusiastic about charity. Over the years, he has won wide acclaim for his donations to support the construction of buildings, equipment, and research funds for many hospitals.

Of course, Lin Yu didn't know these things about Old Man Huo, but he still knew some things about the Huo family, and Zhang Ziyi, who Lin Yu liked more in his previous life, was rumored to be the daughter-in-law of the Huo family at that time, but he didn't know if the news was accurate.

Although he doesn't know everything, Lin Yu still knows the patriotism of Old Man Huo, and someone once commented on Old Man Huo like this: "Old Man Huo's life is the life of a Chinese son and daughter's patriotism." ”

Mr. Huo just became the president of the Hong Kong Chinese Business Association last year, and before China and Britain negotiated again and again because of the Hong Kong issue, now that the dust has settled, many people in Hong Kong are panicking, and Mr. Huo can call Lin Yu as a guest this time, which can be said to be for the future of Hong Kong businessmen.

As we all know, Hong Kong will return to China after 97 years, but Hong Kong people are worried about the national conditions and systems of Chinese mainland, especially after the ten years of turmoil, many businessmen in Hong Kong want to go abroad, just afraid of experiencing another such turmoil or their money being recycled by the state, but although the Hong Kong businessmen represented by the old man of the Huo family and Li Chaoren are also worried, they still actively communicate with the mainland and make great contributions to the return of Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong, there is a name that is absolutely resounding throughout Xiangdao, that is Superman Li Ka-shing, chairman of the board of directors and general manager of Cheung Kong Asset Group Co., Ltd., born in 1928 Li Chao was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong, in 1940 to escape the oppression of the Japanese invaders, the family fled to Hong Kong. In 1958, Li Ka-shing began to invest in the real estate market. In 1979, "Cheung Kong" purchased the old British-funded commercial bank "Hutchison Whampoa", and Li Ka-shing became the first Chinese to acquire a British-funded commercial bank. Honors: Selected as "Hong Kong Person of the Year" in 1981, appointed as Justice of the Peace in 1981, CBE awarded by the Queen of England in 1989, appointed as Hong Kong Affairs Adviser in 1992, member of the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 95 to 97, selected as Hong Kong's "Person of the Year" in 93, and Asia's richest man in 1999.

Compared with Old Man Huo, Li Chaoren's reputation in the mainland is greater, which is mainly due to Li Chaoren's titles: "Justice of the Peace, CBE title, these titles have made Li Chaoren famous in the mainland, plus he later became the richest man in Asia, adding luster to the faces of Chinese, and letting everyone know this Hong Kong figure."

It is precisely because of the existence of these bigwigs that Hong Kong has returned to the motherland so calmly, but it is also because they have been relieved after multi-party communication.

After learning that Hong Kong returned to China, although these Hong Kong bigwigs were also very happy, but at the same time they were also a little worried, I don't know how the country in Hong Kong treated them after the return to China, although they already knew that the old man was very courageous, and he supported reform and opening up, but he was still a little worried, after all, they were not responsible for a few of them, but their family, and also for the future of Hong Kong businessmen.

And this time invited Lin Yu to Hong Kong as a guest is precisely for this matter, in terms of identity, Lin Yu is a businessman, the grandson of the old man Lin, and more importantly, Lin Yu is also the godgrandson of the old man, such an identity is the most suitable person for them to invite.

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