Chapter 397 Special Fund for Science and Technology
The renaming of the School of Engineering to Gu Zhenguo School of Physics and Engineering did not surprise the reporters present, after all, Gu Chen donated so much money, and it was very reasonable to ask to add his father's name before the name of the college, which can also be regarded as a gift from the University of Hong Kong to Gu Chen.
What makes the reporter wonder is why Gu Chen designated the donation to the School of Engineering, you must know that the most famous and most successful school of the University of Hong Kong is the School of Medicine, followed by the School of Economics and Business Administration and the School of Arts, and the School of Engineering is not outstanding in all aspects.
Moreover, judging from the additional disciplines in the School of Engineering, Gu Chen's favorite subjects are all physics, and some shrewd minds have already thought of the Hong Kong Research Center of Rolls-Royce Motivation Company, which has just been built, and they have speculated whether there is any relationship between the two.
Wu Zhengxi continued: "The reason why the Department of Physics is subdivided is to make the Department of Physics get a better exhibition, in the future, Gu Zhenguo School of Physics and Engineering will become the main exhibition of the University of Hong Kong together with the School of Medicine, before today's press conference, the school has invited a number of internationally renowned physicists, and received a positive response, I think the School of Physics and Engineering will create a brilliant place." That's all I have to say, now I would like to invite Mr. Gu Chen to speak for you, everyone is welcome. ”
After the applause subsided, Gu Chen smiled slightly and said: "I believe that many people must be thinking about why I will designate most of my donations to the School of Engineering, the reason is actually very simple, because the Department of Civil Engineering, the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the newly added Department of Electromagnetism, Department of Thermodynamics, Department of High Energy Particulate Science and so on after the expansion. are the mainstream of future science and technology exhibitions. ”
"Hong Kong is an international metropolis, the third largest financial centre in the world and one of the world's major business centres. However, the manufacturing industry is relatively weak, mainly light industry, and the high-tech industry is almost blank, and I donate to the University of Hong Kong in the hope that the University of Hong Kong can cultivate more high-tech talents for Hong Kong. One might say that Hong Kong is a small country and that the financial, trade and service sectors are more suitable for Hong Kong, but they are not wrong. Hong Kong's economy is indeed thriving. However, the world economy is changing, and Hong Kong cannot always be the 'Asian Tigers', with the development of the world economy. While some other economies are bound to rise, Hong Kong, which is not backed by real industry and relies solely on finance, trade and services, will likely be gradually weakened in the increasingly harsh international economic competition in the future. Moreover, the structure of the economy, which is dominated by finance, trade and services, is too homogeneous. and more vulnerable. In the event of an international financial crisis, the consequences would be unimaginable. ”
"However, Hong Kong's labor costs are higher than most of the countries in the exhibition, which is obviously not suitable for the development of labor-intensive industries, so that only technology-intensive high-tech industries are left, and most of the land occupied by technology-intensive industries will be less than labor-intensive industries, which is in line with the actual situation in Hong Kong.
"Of course. I'm just talking about one family, and some people may think I'm exaggerating. It doesn't matter if I'm just expressing my personal views and worries, and doing my best to improve Hong Kong's international competitiveness. ”
"Finally, by today's conference, I announce that the Global Development Bank will set up a special fund for science and technology with an amount of 1oo billion US dollars, which is only for Hong Kong enterprises, starting tomorrow, as long as the registrant is a Hong Kong person, and the company is set up in Hong Kong, high-tech companies can apply for a loan from the Global Development Bank, as long as the examination is clear, you can get a high-quality loan of varying amounts."
As soon as these words came out, the reporters in the hall immediately started to talk about setting up a special fund for science and technology with an amount of 1oo billion US dollars? Gu Chen's doing this is tantamount to using his own money to pave the way for others, is there really such a good thing in the world? If it is true, then Gu Chen is really too selfless this time, and I don't know if he will be praised by few people.
As everyone knows, this is Gu Chen's Lockheed in order to establish Hong Kong? The second step Martin took, to know Lockheed? Martin can become the world's largest military giant, in addition to its own strong scientific research capabilities, relying on the strong industrial strength of the United States, so if Gu Chen wants to achieve his goals, it is impossible to rely on himself, even if he recruits a large number of scientists from the Soviet Union in the future. Of course, Galaxy Aerospace can rely on international cooperation, just like Sweden, in Europe, Sweden can only be regarded as a second-rate country, whether it is comprehensive national strength or scientific and technological strength, but it is such a country that a company has created a world-class fighter - Gripen fighter.
Except for the avionics system, which was developed by Ericsson, which is also a Swedish company, most of the other fighters developed by the Swedish company are from other countries, ranging from the materials used in aircraft manufacturing to the aircraft engine. At this stage, this method can also be used by He Aerospace, but the effect of using it is definitely not comparable to Sabo, Sweden is a European country, Saab is a European company, the same culture, values and political positions, so that the United States, Britain, France and other Western countries can rest assured that they can carry out military cooperation with Sweden.
But Gu Chen is a yellow-skinned and black-eyed Hong Kong person, no matter how pro-Western Gu Chen's position is, they will not really regard Gu Chen as their own, so even if they are willing to cooperate with Galaxy Aerospace, they will have a back hand, and even set up many restrictions, and when Hong Kong returns to the motherland in the future, such restrictions will be even more. Gu Chen is aware of this situation, will want to self-reliance, with the science and technology fund to promote Hong Kong's gradually declining light industry to technology-intensive high-tech industry transformation, if this idea can be realized, will give strong support to Galaxy Aerospace, but this plan has only just begun to be implemented, the result remains to be seen.
After the reporter's question session began, the first reporter immediately asked Gu Chen: "Chen Shao, you said that Global Development Bank will set up a special fund for science and technology with 1oo billion US dollars, I would like to ask, what are the review procedures of Global Development Bank for those who apply for loans?" Do I need to provide fixed assets as collateral? Will there be any restrictions on the high-tech projects that the applicant company can work on? ”
Gu Chen smiled and said: "Yesterday I said in an exclusive interview with Time Magazine that Global Bank is a commercial financial institution, not a charity, and this sentence is equally appropriate here, I can take out 1o US dollars to do good deeds without frowning; You can also set up such a special fund for the transformation of Hong Kong's manufacturing industry with 1oo billion US dollars, which is originally a matter of the government, I am just a businessman, and I have nothing to do with it, but I still did it, but I am not a fool, not to be a fortune boy, in order to prevent some fraudulent loans in the name of opening high-tech companies, and also reduce risks, it is necessary to use fixed assets as collateral, but in terms of interest will be much lower, or even interest-free, after all, this special fund I am not used to make money. ”
"In addition, if the applicant's project is really very good, or the prospect of the applicant company is very good, but there is no fixed assets as collateral, in this case, Tang Dynasty Investment Company will make venture capital, and the contract terms will definitely be more lenient than ordinary venture capital companies."
"As for whether there are restrictions on the projects you can apply for, I can say with certainty that there are no, as long as you meet the three words 'high-tech', even if you are a toilet, you can apply."
There was a burst of chuckling in the hall, and after a while, when the laughter gradually stopped, Zhong Ming, who served as the host, clicked the second reporter, looking at the work card on his chest, but it was a reporter from Ming Pao: "Chen Shao, you first donated money to the University of Hong Kong to improve the teaching and scientific research level of the University of Hong Kong, and then set up a special fund for science and technology, it can be seen that you do hope and are trying your best to help Hong Kong's manufacturing industry transform into a high-tech industry, so I don't know what high-tech projects you plan to invest in Hong Kong?" Is it convenient to reveal? ”
Gu Chen sighed slightly, and then said: "Some time ago, I registered a new Galaxy Aerospace Company, and I am currently negotiating with Canada's Bombardier-Tang Dynasty Aerospace on the OEM production of aircraft parts, I believe it will not be long before the results will be achieved, and the production workshop of Galaxy Aerospace will also start construction in the near future, at present, there are only these, if there is the latest news, it will be announced to the outside world in time." ”
After a pause, he changed his words: "I think it is necessary for me to state that today I just took advantage of the press conference of the University of Hong Kong to announce the news of this special fund, not to take the lead, and I also answered a few questions just now, so I hope that the next questions are related to today's theme, if you are interested in the special fund, you can pay attention to the press conference held by the Global Development Bank tomorrow, the time and place will be announced in the afternoon, and the specific information of the special fund will be announced at that time." ”
Hearing this, the third reporter had no choice but to temporarily change his words: "This time, Chen Shao, you donated 140 million US dollars to the University of Hong Kong, will you continue to donate in the future?" ”
"Of course, no matter who you are, your support for education should be sustained, so that you can attract more people to this beneficial cause. Moreover, in the future, Galaxy Aerospace and the University of Hong Kong will cooperate to set up several scientific research laboratories, which is very beneficial to both Galaxy Aerospace and the University of Hong Kong, and it is a win-win situation in one word. (To be continued......)