"Welcome, Harris."

In the hotel, Bai Liji raised a glass to celebrate the newly appointed Standard Chartered Executive Class: "Come to Hong Kong Island and develop East Asia together." ”

"Thank you."

"Mr. Governor." Harris is much older than the previous Taipan Charillard, with a mustache, a pocket watch, a suit, and an orthodox gentleman's dress, and it can be seen that Standard Chartered's style on Hong Kong Island will tend to be conservative.

The temperament of each foreign bank leader can be understood as the new policy direction of the head office.

The same is true in politics.

Qi Yaolin, Sassoon, and Madden raised their glasses together and congratulated: "Welcome Mr. Harris." ”

"Ding."

Bai Liji took back the wine glass and took a sip.

Madden, Sassoon and others knew that the governor invited the four oceanic companies to dinner in the name of welcoming the newlyweds, presumably under pressure from their ancestors and wanted to take action. The five of them came to the tea restaurant, cutting the steak, and Bai Liji said: "Hong Kong Island is studying the design plan of Tsuen Wan Port, and intends to design a new super-large container terminal. ”

"The integration of warehousing and the acceleration of transshipment will increase the trade volume of Hong Kong Island to a new level, more than tripling."

"Six companies have already participated in the bidding for the proposal."

The four owners of foreign banks listened to the chief executive's pie and disagreed, saying that the construction of the wharf required a large amount of money, and the Hong Kong government was trying to curry favor with them, and the use of Chinese capital would divert the wharf's revenue, which would not be beneficial in terms of political performance.

"Mr. Governor."

"The investment environment on Hong Kong Island is becoming increasingly severe, and the military friction just occurred in the middle of the year, Standard Chartered intends to focus on banking and reduce industrial investment in the short term." Harris had a napkin tucked around his neck, and Svenven cut the steak.

He is not a reckless character, but he deliberately wants to use his newcomer status to give the governor a dismissal, and force the governor to do it again on behalf of the four oceans.

Qi Yaolin, Sassoon, and Madden all have a certain friendship with the governor, and it is not good to tear their faces, and they secretly applaud Harris's approach. Bai Liji secretly cursed in his heart, but he smiled on the surface: "Please rest assured Mr. Harris, the Hong Kong government has the absolute initiative in the military, and the friction in the middle of the year is just an administrative mishandling." ”

"The Hong Kong government has now formally established the New Territories with a complete administrative system, and intends to expand the number of disciplined services in the New Territories."

Harris shook his head, "It's not a New Territories problem. ”

"It's a matter of direction."

Bai Liji's expression was cold, and he said solemnly: "Please ask Mr. Harris for advice." ”

The question of direction is a big one.

It is difficult for the chief executive to allow anyone to raise objections and must put on a cold face, but Harris ignored it and said loudly: "In the past, the Hong Kong government mostly handled the administration by British personnel from top to bottom, and took care of British-funded companies. ”

"Now the Hong Kong government is full of a large number of Chinese dignitaries, except for the three divisions that report directly to the Governor's Palace, the Chinese power in each bureau is growing."

"Who can rule China with China?"

The use of Chinese to manage Hong Kong Island has always been supported by the ghosts, provided that there is sufficient clamping power. On the surface, before Ge Hongliang retired, the Hong Kong government still had political hegemony, but since Bai Liji came to power, the speed at which hegemony has fallen is extremely astonishing.

The June Seven incident made the ghosts face up to the Chinese, and they began to worry about the rise of the Chinese.

Bai Liji knew that in fact, at the end of Ge Hongliang's administration, the Chinese forces had been out of control, and he was nothing more than a thunderbolt, but he couldn't talk to the Four Great Oceans, so he said something instead: "Since we want to use Chinese, I am afraid that the Chinese will grow." ”

"The Colonial Ministry has long had internal documents stating that the era of black slavery has passed, and that in order to use the local people to manage the colony, it is necessary to give the local people a certain treatment." The Federal Parliament has a noble lord, but the ministers of the departments have a unique vision, and they have long seen the changes in the international situation in the independent trend of the colonial department, and know that the colonial plan must be changed. But there are pros and cons to every decision, and while seizing the benefits, we must face up to the disadvantages and meet the risks.

"The Chinese are among the mainstream of society, and the growth of Chinese capital is an inevitable trend. If the four major foreign banks can only rely on political asylum to make profits, I think the federal government will consider changing partners, and the Hong Kong government will consider taking back the right to issue notes from Standard Chartered. ”

"Foreign banks must learn to compete fairly with Chinese capital and face the free market together." Bai Liji said: "Absolute freedom can give birth to a great market." ”

Harris's face changed again and again, he didn't expect Bai Liji to threaten him with the right to issue money, and he didn't expect Bai Liji to launch an impromptu speech.

Qi Yaolin took over and said: "Bai sir, I think it's funny when you talk about freedom, what is freedom?" There is freedom under the rules, but who sets the rules on Hong Kong Island now? Is it the British or the Chinese! ”

Bai Liji was silent for a while, a little forced into a corner, put down his knife and fork and sighed: "The Hong Kong government has been studying the establishment of an anti-corruption monopoly to curb the development of Chinese capital and clamp down on Chinese key members in the government. ”

"Anti-corruption?"

Harris's eyes lit up, and he felt that the fight against corruption was a good way to remove any official or shut down any company. After all, corruption is so broad that it is inevitable that big business and politicians will be involved.

Anti-corruption is a very sensitive topic in the ancestral family, and ordinary officials dare not mention it, but on Hong Kong Island, there is a lot to be done, and it can exclude dissidents.

Qi Yaolin sneered again, shook his red wine glass and said: "Bai Sir is telling a joke again, the anti-corruption power on Hong Kong Island lies with the police force, but the police force is the largest corruption group in Hong Kong, and it controls the armed forces, and an anti-corruption commissioner appointed last year died on the road." ”

"All Hong Kong citizens know that there is a money empire on Hong Kong Island, in which three kinds of people live: those with guns, those with chambers of commerce, and those with prefixes. In other words, the police and bandit businessmen have been huddled together, and the number of people involved is innumerable, how can you be opposed! ”

"Maybe the Commissioner of Police, the Financial Secretary, and the Secretary of the Governor's Office are all his men!"

The Governor's secretary was so startled that he almost didn't even hold the bottle.

Qi Yaolin glanced at him: "The boss of the Money Empire, now the outside world is called 'First Brother', and 'First Brother' sounds one level higher than the Governor. ”

Bai Liji's face was pale, and when he heard Qi Yaolin's sarcasm, he was not in the mood to eat anymore, so he wiped his hands: "The death of the anti-corruption commissioner just proves that anti-corruption is a sharp weapon, and the police force has the right to investigate commercial bribery, unjust enrichment, and corruption of disciplined force personnel." ”

"This does not mean that the Force has all the anti-corruption powers, first of all, there is only one Anti-Corruption Bill that serves as the legal support of the Force, but in practice there are very few powers expressly provided for in the Anti-Corruption Plan. I intend to set up a dedicated Anti-Corruption Office, which will be headed by a commissioner I have assigned, who will report directly to me. Independent of all disciplined services, the PCPD is responsible for prosecuting all corrupt practices in Hong Kong! It can not only regulate business, stock market, finance, but also investigate the disciplined forces and all public officials. ”

He also organized the Legislative Council to pass a special bill to give the PCPD the power to allocate guns. In addition, a separate employment system was adopted to separate the Anti-Corruption Commission from the public service and not be supervised by any department. All funds are also allocated separately in the annual public fund plan approved by the Governor's Office, so that money, power, and guns are completely independent! ”

Harris, Madden, and Sassoon were shocked when they heard the governor come up with a comprehensive political plan, and even Qi Yaolin was a little surprised. This is because the PCPD's policy is very mature and can be implemented completely, and it can be able to step out of the framework of the police force and build a new force to manage Hong Kong Island without touching the power of the force. At that time, the Force's investigative powers can continue to exist, and some of the overlapping areas can easily suppress the Force's anti-corruption room due to the higher level of the PCPD.

"This is a very exciting project, when will the Anti-Corruption Office, Mr. Governor-General, be established?" Harris immediately changed his tone: "Standard Chartered will do its best to support!" ”

"Yes."

"HSBC is also looking forward to the establishment of the PCPD as soon as possible to improve the business environment on Hong Kong Island."

Bai Liji said: "I can't wait. ”

"In order for the Anti-Corruption Commission to have a real effect, the first thing is to make the public aware of the damage that corruption can do to society. At present, the citizens of Hong Kong Island have long been accustomed to corruption, adapted to the existence of a money empire, and neglected many of their own legitimate rights and interests. Are they inherently inherently honest with corruption? No, it's just that they recognize the rules, and surviving in the rules has long been part of the rules. ”

"Without mobilizing the collective power of the Chinese, it is impossible to catalyze the Chinese interest groups. The first thing the Anti-Corruption Commission did when it was established was not to investigate and deal with corruption, but to do a good job in publicity and education and community relations. ”

"I plan to set up a community relations office, which will be set up under each district office to carry out anti-corruption propaganda and political education for the public." Bai Liji found that the Hong Kong government's previous political propaganda at the grassroots level was largely lacking, and he was accustomed to using the comprador class to transmit government decrees, so he would naturally be kidnapped by the comprador class and abandoned by the low-level citizens. In fact, it is precisely because the Hong Kong government abandoned the low-level citizens that the low-level citizens were able to turn into the arms of the money empire.

What Bai Liji has to do now is to carry out political work and strengthen education.

"The Anti-Corruption Commission will only be established when the public has formed an anti-corruption trend and has a clean government and a clean government demand for the Hong Kong government and the police force."

In fact, the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption has also been step by step, with the Community Relations Department being established first, followed by the Enforcement Department and the Corruption Prevention Department. This shows that the success of the Independent Commission Against Corruption is not a coincidence, but a supplement to the Hong Kong government's own development correction.

If a new department is set up and immediately directs the implementation of the situation, it completely ignores the importance of the executive side and is an extremely naïve manifestation of politics. In order to implement a government decree, it is first necessary to have a basis of public opinion. Qi Yaolin, Madden, and Harris saw that the governor was going to make a move, and they didn't dare to push too much, so they immediately nodded slowly: "The four major foreign banks can raise donations to help the Hong Kong government open a community relations office." ”

"Okay."

Bai Liji nodded lightly, his face was serious, but he was relieved in his heart: "It can be delayed for a few more years." ”

(End of chapter)