After Li Guangyu returned to Lee's Building, he held a president's meeting to see if there was any way the Lee Group could get its plan to establish a new airline approved by the Xiangjiang government.
Li Xuemei, Zhou Liang Shuyi, Liu Tianci, Qin Yu and Guo Qingya all thought about it after listening to Li Guangyu's story. Now, the most important thing is that the Xiangjiang government is secretly supporting Cathay Pacific and does not approve new airlines.
The establishment of the company made it difficult for the Li Group to enter this industry.
Liu Tianci said: "Li Sheng, do you want our public opinion to guide the Hong Kong government to give up supporting the British consortium to monopolize the aviation industry in Hong Kong? At present, Cathay Pacific's service is not very good, and the fares are relatively expensive.
I think many citizens are happy for us to enter the aviation industry to compete with Cathay Pacific."
After Li Guangyu thought about it for a while, he did not agree with Liu Tianci's opinion. If he aroused public opinion to put pressure on the government every time because of these problems, it is estimated that MacLehose would often cause trouble for himself. The Li Group did not want it every day.
Various departments come to inspect.
When he has no choice, Li Guangyu will not use public opinion to put pressure on MacLehose. How long this will last will make governments of all countries have a bad impression of Li Guangyu. In the future, the Li Group will just expand its media to these countries.
It's more difficult.
Li Xuemei said: "Li Sheng, you can talk to Mr. MacLehose about this issue and see what he thinks. Moreover, we can also influence many parliamentarians, as long as Mr. MacLehose is willing to take the proposal to the Executive Yuan.
I think there is still a chance that it can be passed. Mr. Luo Decheng is now a member of both the Legislative Yuan and the Executive Yuan, and he still has a certain influence in them."
Li Guangyu knew that this was basically impossible to pass. Most of the Executive Yuan was held by British people, and Chinese only accounted for a minority. Swire Group, Shen Bi and others would not wait for Li Guangyu to establish a new airline.
However, Li Guangyu still had to discuss matters with MacLehose. No matter whether it was successful or not, he would always have to communicate with MacLehose.
Li Guangyu then listened to the words of the presidents of major groups. The main problem still lies with the British government and the Hong Kong government. It is their support that allows Cathay Pacific to have a monopoly in Hong Kong. If the Li Group wants to establish a new airline six
The Hong Kong government must give up its support for the British-funded consortium, which is a relatively difficult thing.
Zhou Liang Shuyi proposed to ask Du Yuemei in England to do the work there to see if the government there could get the Hong Kong government to agree to the Lee Group's establishment of a new airline.
Li Guangyu asked Gan Qin to contact MacLehose and ask if MacLehose had time in the afternoon, stating that he would visit him at the Governor's Mansion at three in the afternoon.
At the same time, Gan Qin was asked to inform Du Yuemei in England and ask her to communicate with the British government, especially Mrs. Thatcher, to see if the Lee Group could establish an airline in Hong Kong.
Li Guangyu then told Liu Tianci and Zhou Liang Shuyi: "Although we will not put pressure on the Hong Kong government, reports on Cathay Pacific can still be carried out. As a news media, we have the right to supervise some of Cathay Pacific's behaviors."
Sandra Chow and Liu Tianci naturally have no objections. Anyway, there are enough reporters under the banner to do such things. Moreover, they are all reporting truthfully. Cathay Pacific's failure to do well is not the problem of itself and others.
Li Guangyu is really determined this time. He must set up an airline. Let’s see how Cathay Pacific still dominates Hong Kong. Especially Shen Bi and others, don’t think that they can’t do it if they don’t sell their shares to themselves. Out on the last airline.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, in MacLehose's office, Li Guangyu explained his intention to MacLehose, hoping that MacLehose would agree to establish an airline company.
After hearing this, MacLehose said: "Mr. Li, as the manager of Xiangjiang, I also hope that you can enter the aviation industry to better serve the citizens of Xiangjiang. I am very happy with your actions in public service enterprises. If these If all companies are like you, the lives of Xiangjiang citizens will be much better than they are today, but there are some things that I cannot decide by myself."
Li Guangyu knew that things would not be so easy. It seemed that he still had many problems in establishing an airline, and it could not be completed in a short time.
Li Guangyu said: "Mr. MacLehose, the monopoly operation of Hong Kong's aviation industry by Cathay Pacific is not conducive to the development of Hong Kong. If any enterprise has no competition, it will be very detrimental to the citizens of Hong Kong. I think Hong Kong should be managed by more Airlines come in to compete, so they can better serve the public."
Of course, MacLehose hopes that multiple companies can compete in various industries. However, Hong Kong is only so big that it cannot support too many companies in the public service industry. The Lee Group itself is not basically in the telephone and bus industries in Hong Kong. The industry is in a monopoly position, and other companies have no challenge to them.
MacLehose said: "Mr. Li, regarding airlines, the British government also hopes that Cathay Pacific will operate them exclusively. The Swire Group is headquartered in London, and they also have considerable influence on the British government. They will also do their best. Prevent others from entering Hong Kong's aviation industry to prevent their monopoly from being broken."
After Li Guangyu heard this, he knew that MacLehose had no chance here. He would eventually have to solve the problem with the British side to see if Du Yuemei could do the job of getting through to Mrs. Thatcher. Only this person agreed with the Li Group to establish an airline. , Li Guangyu and others can only go smoothly if they establish an airline here in Hong Kong.
Li Guangyu said: "Mr. MacLehose, please consider the future development of Hong Kong and propose to the British headquarters to allow our Chinese-owned group to establish a new airline to provide assistance for the Hong Kong Economic Exhibition. Today, Hong Kong's economy is changing with each passing day, and Cathay Pacific Airways is conspicuous It can no longer keep up with the development of the times, and we need new companies to drive Cathay Pacific to change."
Shen Bi was speechless. Cathay Pacific was one of the top airlines in Asia. As a result, under Li Guangyu, it became a backward company, not an enterprising company. How miserable it was to belittle Cathay Pacific.
MacLehose said: "Mr. Li, Cathay Pacific has made a huge contribution to the economic development of Hong Kong, and Cathay Pacific is already very good in Asia at present. You don't need to take eye drops from me. About you On the issue of establishing an airline, I will report it to the headquarters to see what the headquarters thinks. You have to believe that we all hope that Hong Kong's economy will develop well."
Li Guangyu knew that MacLehose sincerely hoped that Xiangjiang would develop well. As for the people behind him, it was hard to say. They probably thought more about the development of the British-funded consortium. As for the Chinese-funded consortium, they wanted to do well for the British-funded consortium.
Instead, some restrictions will be placed on its development. Just like the aviation industry this time, it will not be easy for Li Guangyu to break the monopoly of Cathay Pacific Airways.
In the end, Li Guangyu asked MacLehose to consider for the more than five million citizens of Hong Kong, hoping to break the Swire Group's monopoly and allow more citizens to enjoy the convenience brought by aviation.