In 1976, with the support of Chinese capital, Oriental Bank successfully acquired Beneficial Bank and obtained the Hong Kong Island note-issuing license by way of holding, becoming one of the three major note-issuing banks on Hong Kong Island. In the pre-handover colony, the creation of a bank with the right to print money can be said to be the first to open up the Chinese banking industry.

This is a feat that no one has done in Haojiang and Nanyang.

As a result, Oriental Bank became famous in the Asian banking industry, becoming the largest Chinese bank and one of the three major banks on Hong Kong Island.

The business community also called the merger and acquisition of Oriental Bank a "snake swallowing an elephant", and it was the first successful acquisition of a foreign bank on Hong Kong Island.

Subsequently, Oriental Bank entered a period of rapid development, and in just two years, it became the bank with the largest number of users and the largest fund trading volume on Hong Kong Island. In the same year, Chu Yunan was elected as the assistant chairman of the banking industry on Hong Kong Island and was awarded the title of Justice of the Peace by the Hong Kong government.

Sir Ho's wife, Gentleman Chu.

In 1978, the business community on Hong Kong Island set off another storm, and Pao Yugang, known as the world's king of ships, joined forces with the Chinese brother Oriental Group to launch a hunt for the Wharf Group, but within two months, HSBC announced the sale of the shares of the Wharf Group.

Oriental Group became the largest shareholder of Wharf, and Pao Yugang became the second largest shareholder.

In the same year, Fok Ying Tung acquired Swire Dockyard, Chu Weinan acquired Cathay Pacific Airways, and Wang Laoji acquired Jardine Matheson.

In the years after Ho Ting-yin became the commissioner of police, the business community on Hong Kong Island was transposed offensively and defensively, and the Chinese relied on legal capital means to constantly conquer the city, merge and acquire British-funded companies, and regain the industries controlled by foreign banks.

The business acumen and management ability of the Chinese have never been inferior to those of foreigners.

In the past, foreigners relied on ships to strengthen their guns, and the things they swallowed with policy support are being spit out one by one

In 1980, the number of Chinese members in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Island reached 27, accounting for more than half of the Legislative Council.

For example, the Chinese have pushed for the implementation of the "Home Ownership" project on Hong Kong Island, allowing the Hong Kong government to pay for the acquisition of land and the construction of small property rights houses, which can be rented and sold on behalf of others, so that more people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Unlike in the past, the "Home Ownership" project has not been subjected to strong resistance from real estate developers, and has been steadily advancing, with more than 3,000 units released every year. The size of HOS flats has also been upgraded, starting from 500 feet to 1,200 feet.

Later, the "HOS Housing" was divided into "Talent Housing" and "Welfare Housing", among which the Talent Housing was larger, which was used to introduce highly educated and high-level talents to Hong Kong Island. The "welfare housing" is small in size and is for the elderly and the extremely poor who cannot apply for the "HOS housing" as an additional use.

This project was still being implemented after the handover, and was even written into internal journals and used by the mainland for study.

The "HOS" project can be said to have made the ghost guys pay a lot of blood, and the taxes collected by the Hong Kong government were really spent on Hong Kong people. As the island's economy has prospered, the amount of tax received by the federation has not increased proportionately.

The Chinese have power in their hands, so they naturally have to supervise the Hong Kong government, strive for interests, and win one more benefit for the Chinese, that is, let Britain make one less bullet.

He Dingxian's renovated "Home Ownerships" project, of course, will still affect the interests of real estate developers, but he can not only suppress the ghost real estate developers, but also control the real estate developers within the Chinese capital. Among the two, Chinese-funded real estate developers are even more difficult than ghosts, and the Hong Kong government is also playing a role behind them.

But the reason why strongman politics and authoritarianism are most supported by ordinary people is because strongman politics can control the overall situation, calm down all opposing voices, and lead the citizens to develop towards a goal! However, after the launch of the "HOS" project, in order to ease the relationship with the business community, Ho Tingxian resigned from the position of executive director of the Guangdong Provincial Chamber of Commerce, temporarily hidden behind the scenes, and fell silent in the business community for a while.

In April 1982, the former British Prime Minister Edward visited China, and the issue of Hong Kong Island's return was officially brought to the table, and in May 1983, after more than 10 rounds of consultations, the British never gave up the right to retain legislation, airspace, and freedom of navigation in the sea area, and the negotiations between the two sides entered a deadlock stage.

Although, the North has shown a clear determination that there is no need to talk about sovereignty, and it is impossible to give up any right. We will only adjust our governance policies for the sake of respecting the Chinese people on Hong Kong Island, and will never bow down to the threat of force.

In April '82, the Falklands War broke out at the same time, and one of the main objectives of Edward's visit to China was to fight for the Falklands War. This war was the largest and most intense joint operation of the sea, land and air force during the Cold War.

The goal of the war was the failure of Great Britain to exercise sovereignty over the Falklands, and to demand that Argentina cede the Falklands. Although Britain finally won the Falklands War, its military strength has been labeled as a second-rate country, and even its bottoms have been exposed.

The north is not even afraid of first-class foreigners, so how can they be afraid of second-rate foreigners?

At the end of 83, during the deadlock in Sino-British negotiations, a major incident occurred on Hong Kong Island, which was known as the "Police Patriotic Parade". The cause was a demonstration by five uniformed police officers in front of the Governor's Palace, demanding the unconditional return of sovereignty over Hong Kong Island by the British, which lasted for a week and was eventually expelled by the MIA.

The ghost man exercised great restraint during the eviction and called his family in advance, but this move set off the largest strike on Hong Kong Island in the 80s, with 18,000 police officers taking to the streets to demand the unconditional return of sovereignty to Hong Kong Island.

Red flags were also planted in front of government agencies in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories.

"Get out of Hong Kong Island and give me back!"

"The port of China, foreigners have no right to interfere!"

The huge march paralyzed the whole of Hong Kong, and later statistics showed that more than 230 Hong Kong government workers were injured in the demonstration, causing economic losses of more than 8 million Hong Kong dollars. Moreover, unlike the previous demonstrations, the Legislative Council, local chambers of commerce, and well-known tycoons have publicly expressed their support for the return of Hong Kong Island, showing strong national feelings.

MacLehose called the Police Force to ask the Police Force to calm down the situation as soon as possible, but received a letter of resignation from more than 100 senior officers headed by Commissioner of Police, Ho Ting-yin. The mass resignation of the Force is undoubtedly a major political event, echoing the Force strike and demonstrations.

In the end, the Hong Kong government had no choice but to publicly promise that it would take the initiative to promote the peaceful return of Hong Kong Island, and set the tone for the people to be willing to return to Hong Kong Island. After 22 rounds of negotiations, the British side agreed to return Hong Kong Island unconditionally and without reservation at the end of the lease period, that is, on 1 July 1997.

Ho Ting-yin was then invited to participate in the handover preparatory working group as the Commissioner of Police, and worked with Fok Ying-tung and others to unite people from all walks of life on Hong Kong Island. In addition, the preparatory working group and staff officers will be added to the creation of the basic law of Hong Kong Island, and the provisions of the first 50 years of the system will not be changed

June 1984.

"Brother Xian, I'm older than you, isn't it too much to let me come?" Yan Xiong was wearing a suit, holding a cigar in his backhand, and was concentrating on repairing the eggplant with scissors. I saw him stepping on leather shoes, his big back was black and shiny, he was full of energy, but the stubble at the corners of his mouth was pale, and his appearance was a little old.

He Dingxian sat on a leather sofa opposite, put his hands on the armrests domineeringly, cocked Erlang's legs, and laughed loudly: "It's just in your fifties, the second half of your life has just begun, if you don't experience this position, wouldn't it be for nothing to be the deputy director for ten years?" ”

At this time, he patted the armrest of the sofa vigorously, his face was full of smiles, his figure was still quite strong, but his face was also dyed with the lines that only middle-aged people have. The years are ruthless, and they are gorgeous in an instant. Back then, they were crawling at the bottom, trying their best to collect a fee, and the scene of splashing blood on the street for the upper police rank is still vivid, but the two are already party henchmen all over Hong Kong and absolutely control the police force.

It has been 10 years since Ho Ting-yin took office as Commissioner of Police and Yan Xiong took office as Deputy Commissioner of Police, and in the past 10 years, the Deputy Commissioner of Management has been replaced every two years, and so far he has been replaced by the first Chinese Director of Management, Li Junxia, and the director level has been all Chinese.

But as long as Ho Ting-yin is still in the position of Commissioner of Police, Yan Xiong has always been in the position of Commissioner of Operations, and the outside world regards Yan Xiong as Ho Ting-yin's number one thug, but there are not many people who regard him as the successor of the political power of the police force.

For example, Li Junxia, who has been promoted in recent years, as well as Zhuo Jingquan, Xu Qi'an and others, are actually more popular with He Sir in the eyes of many people.

Yan Xiong got to the point where he was now, but he didn't think much about it, he just asked, "Sir He, are you really quitting?" With your age, you can work for another ten or twenty years, and you can work directly until ninety-seven. ”

"No, I can't."

He Dingxian shook his head: "If the old bones don't go down, how can young people have a chance?" ”

Yan Xiong's eyes rolled, and he seemed to have realized the temptation: "What happened to Ah Hua? ”

"Hmm."

He Dingxian nodded: "Jianhua has graduated from university, and while taking a degree for further study, he has entered the auxiliary political department to work. As long as I am in the police force for a day, he will not be able to rise for a day. ”

"Haha."

"Unexpectedly, I also had a day when I was pinched in the underbelly."

Yan Xiong sneered: "He sir, it's funny." ”

Since ancient times, there have been a small number of fathers and sons who have been officials in the same hall, either because they are the door valves that cover the sky with one hand, or they are in the period of secession. Although He Dingxian doesn't mind continuing to work until ninety-seven, for the sake of the family development of the next generation, some interests must be surrendered.

After all, he had been the Commissioner of Police for 10 years, and had been in charge of the Force for 20 years.

Not only are protégés and former officials all over the force, but the network of interests is also intertwined.

As long as the next generation of the Ho family produces politicians, they can still control the police force through the ancient officials, and they can also jump out of the box of the police force and display their ambitions in a larger power system. Even if Ho does not produce another generation of politicians, relying on his influence alone, he still has absolute authority in the police force.

If he feels that his power is shaken, he can plan to be rehired and reinstated, even if Hong Kong Island returns, as long as he lives for one day, his influence will still last for one day.

"Before you know it, it's time to think about your children and grandchildren." He Dingxian shook his head and sighed.

Yan Xiong looked at the big guy who was less than fifty and pouted secretly, how many years has he been an old brother, who doesn't know that he is fighting big with small again? What he said in his mouth sounded good, for the sake of his children and grandchildren, didn't he want to be the chief executive's father?

"It's better for Ah Hua to enter the Auxiliary Political Department as soon as possible to exercise, otherwise, it will be easy to get things done if he takes over government affairs in the future." Yan Xiong said: "You have personally taught him, so many brothers and friends support him, he must be fine." ”

"Don't mention it, don't mention it."

He Dingxian picked up the teacup, took a sip gently, and sighed: "Stinky boy, except for being handsome like me, there is no place like me." As for your tenure, I will submit my resignation letter to the Hong Kong government at the end of the month, and the election will start early next month. ”

"You have what you say, big man."

Yan Xiong shrugged his shoulders and looked indifferent.

At the end of the month, Ho Sir submitted a letter of resignation to the Hong Kong government as agreed, and it was quickly approved by Governor MacLehose. Of course, Ho Sir has served the Force for more than 30 years, and the honor he deserves must be given, and after the royal approval of his ancestral family, the Hong Kong government awarded Sir Ho Ting-yin the highest level of the Order of Merit "Grand Cross" as a token of appreciation. Ngan Hung won the internal election and was unanimously elected Commissioner of Police, then transferred from Li Junxia to Deputy Commissioner of Operations, and Zhuo Jingquan was promoted to Deputy Commissioner of Management.

On the one hand, he served as the president and chairman of the Oriental Group, leading the business for a period of time, and on the other hand, he began to participate in social activities, and came back to become the president of the Hong Kong Island Chinese Entrepreneurs Association and the permanent honorary president of the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce.

After relieving himself of his official position, he felt that he was unofficial and light, and he could often go in and out of the hinterland, go to the north for meetings, and launch a series of investments in the hinterland. Oriental Group is not only the first to invest in the hotel industry in the mainland, but also one of the first groups to receive government infrastructure orders, and has set off a wave of gold rush on Hong Kong Island, such as Chow Tai Fook, Wong Lao Kee, Cathay Pacific Airways and other companies have gone north.

Chinese investment on Hong Kong Island can be said to be a catalyst for the development of the southern coast, and the southern coastal area has also provided rich returns to Hong Kong investment.

Ten years of vicissitudes, 97 is coming.

A month ago, Ho Kin-wah, who was appointed as the director of the Economic Section of the Auxiliary Political Department and a member of the Urban Council, was unsurprisingly recommended by all the preparatory team, and finally hurriedly went north to decide on the candidate. When everyone supports Xiao He, no one will choose to oppose it.

July 1.

He Dingxian and Chu Yunnan attended the return dinner organized by the Special Government as the parents of the Chief Executive, and the venue was held in the Governor's Palace, which was changed to the Governor's Mansion, and when He Dingxian held the hotel, he watched the eldest son stand on the stage with high spirits and exchanged cups with celebrities from all walks of life, looking at the young and middle-aged people who knew or did not know each other, and stepped forward, taking a bite of Uncle He, Sir He, and suddenly he came back to life in his heart! I lived in that era of advanced information, the explosion of science and technology, and the rapid change.

At the same time, he is also alive!

"Cheers, wife."

He Dingxian wore a suit, took a wine glass from the waiter's tray, and raised a glass to the beautiful woman in front of him with a smile: "Celebrate." ”

"Huh."

"Okay."

Chu Yunnan was wearing a women's suit, holding a famous bag in her hand, no jewelry on her body, and only a jade bracelet in her right hand. Although there are already a lot of wrinkles on his face, he has always maintained it well, and he still looks like he is in his forties.

She thought she was going to celebrate the election of her eldest son, but she didn't expect her husband to say: "Celebrate that we didn't live in vain, thank you." ”

Bite!

Finale.

(End of chapter)