In the afternoon of that day, several groups under the Lee Group held a press conference to condemn some of the U.S. government's practices.
Regardless of whether it is useful or not, the first step is to create public opinion and at the same time belittle some American companies and products. The U.S. government is doing this to protect its own country's companies, and the reason for the protection is that the products of these companies are not as cost-effective as those owned by the Lee Consortium.
Products. In order to protect the domestic market of its own companies, the United States took such action.
As for whether the quality and cost performance of American products are indeed inferior to those of the Lee Consortium, ordinary citizens who see such reports feel that what the Lee Consortium says is true.
The reason is very simple. If the products of domestic companies in the United States are better than the products of the Lee Consortium, why would the U.S. government increase such high tariffs? This is clearly to protect its own domestic companies, which shows that in the U.S. market, the products of American companies cannot compete with those of Lee's consortium.
products of the consortium.
Li Guangyu wants to create an impression among ordinary people in Asia and around the world that American products are inferior to those of the Lee Consortium. Once this impression is formed, it will have a huge impact on American companies.
When people subconsciously feel that the products of American companies are not as good as those of the Lee Consortium, they will first consider the products of the Lee Consortium when purchasing products.
The war of public opinion has just begun, and with the strength of both the Lee Consortium and the American Consortium, the war of public opinion will be a normal battle between the two sides in the next few decades. Neither side will be able to suppress it easily, and neither side will easily admit defeat.
Li Guangyu didn't put much thought into this aspect. In the evening, Li Guangyu and Cao Weiqing arrived at the Governor's Mansion together to attend the dinner hosted by Governor John Major today.
Tonight was definitely not a happy dinner for Li Guangyu. John Major faithfully carried out the requirements of the forces behind him.
At the dinner, John Major also announced to everyone his plan to govern Hong Kong.
"Hong Kong has achieved rapid development in recent years under the administration of Governors MacLehose, Youde and Wilson, and Hong Kong's international status and influence have increased significantly, which fully demonstrates the superiority of Hong Kong's current system.
In the future, I will do my best to contribute to the prosperity and development of Xiangjiang, just like the previous governors."
Everyone here just listen to these clichés. They don’t have much practical significance. What John Major said next is the key point.
"I will work hard to maintain fairness in Hong Kong so that everyone can compete for development in a fair environment. At the same time, I will continue to increase infrastructure construction in Hong Kong, such as the subway project from Tuen Mun to Powder Shui, such as the new airport to Tuen Mun
subway construction project.
At the same time, for the sake of the industrial development of Xiangjiang, all conversion of industrial land to commercial land will be suspended in the future to avoid the industrial hollowing out of Xiangjiang due to insufficient industrial land.
In addition, I personally think that the targeted land transfers that our government has signed with some enterprises are somewhat inappropriate, undermine the principle of fair competition, and are not conducive to everyone's development.
I will communicate with the responsible persons of relevant forces in the next few days to discuss canceling the targeted transfer plan and putting 50 hectares of land on the auction table every year so that everyone can compete fairly."
Who here doesn't know what John Major means? The previous subway lines are simply a waste of Xiangjiang's finances. None of those lines meet Xiangjiang's current needs.
The population of Tuen Mun New Town is only around 100,000, and it is not a central area. Planning two subways at a time is simply a waste of people and money.
The latter is directed at the Lee Consortium. Nowadays, the most people who get commercial land for industrial land conversion are the Lee Consortium and its allies. Now John Major has completely blocked this road. The banner is still for the sake of Hong Kong industry and to avoid Hong Kong.
Industrial hollowing out.
What happened later was even more shameless. The government had already signed a contract with the Lee Consortium, and now John Major actually wanted to break the contract and did not intend to carry out the quota land transfer in the next few years.
The auction of all land is said to allow everyone to compete fairly, but this is nothing more than John Major's method to promote the increase in land prices in Xiangjiang.
After John Major finished speaking, the banquet hall became unusually quiet. At this time, all parties were waiting for the reaction of the Lee Consortium and its allies. After all, this involved the interests of the Lee Consortium.
Luo Decheng, a member of the Legislative and Executive Bureaus, said: "Our Governor's determination to contribute to the development of Xiangjiang is worthy of recognition. Although his idea is a bit retarded, everyone must understand that after all, this person has never been to Xiangjiang before and does not understand Xiangjiang.
We should remind you more, don't we treat him so coldly? Otherwise, it will make the outside world think that we elites from all walks of life in Hong Kong do not understand etiquette. Please give us, Mr. Governor, some applause."
John Major's face was livid, and the people present were also very shocked. This was a direct blow to the situation. Luo Cheng had a great influence in the political circles. He was a member of the two councils in 1981 and was also a Hong Kong official member.
And with such an identity, at the party where the new Governor hosted a banquet for elites from all walks of life in Hong Kong, he publicly insulted and ridiculed the new Governor. This was unprecedented in Hong Kong for hundreds of years. John Major created this history.
What made John Major the most angry was that after Rhodes finished speaking, many people actually gave him applause. This was so ironic.
Fortunately, there are still many pro-British people present. Tian Yian, who has been in the limelight recently, said: "Mr. Governor's decision is entirely for the sake of the five million citizens of Hong Kong. Some of our monopoly forces ignore the citizens of Hong Kong in order to protect their own interests."
I believe that such a selfish person will not be supported by the people of Xiangjiang, and he is even less qualified to sit in his current position."
Now the dinner party has become a battlefield for criticism from both sides. After Tian Yian finished speaking, Zhou Liang Shuyi immediately launched a counterattack.
"What our government needs most is credibility. The land transfer contract has been signed long ago. At this time, we, Mr. Governor, don't know for what purpose he wants to make changes regardless of the credibility of the Xiangjiang government, but his intentions are damnable.
I would like to ask if a government can even break the contracts it signed at will. Who will come to invest in Hong Kong? Who will trust the Hong Kong government? I don’t know if this is the idea of Mr. Governor himself or someone else’s suggestion.
Once the facts are true, those who planned and implemented them will be the sinners of Hong Kong and will be nailed to the pillar of shame in Hong Kong history and become the object of reviling and condemnation by all citizens of Hong Kong."
Sylvia Chow has branded John Major as a criminal in Hong Kong's history. This crime is too serious. It is estimated that it will be difficult for the governor who has just taken office to end the crime.
There is nothing wrong with him building a subway. He should never have proposed canceling the land transfer contract. This has touched the interests of the Li Consortium and will inevitably usher in a counterattack from the Li Consortium.
Even though John Major was the governor, they really didn't have much to do against the Lee Consortium and its allies. He didn't have the final say in Xiangjiang alone.
Today, I was planning to give John Major some face. He wanted to build a TV station and newspaper, so I let him go. Unexpectedly, he went even further. Now he is not even prepared to transfer the land that has been assigned a fixed quota. Then there will be no
You can blame the Li Group for not giving him face.