Chapter four hundred and thirty seventh Bao Yugang's mind
Cao Guangbiao and Huo Yingdong failed to come up with a proper solution, but bad news kept coming from Kai Tak Airport, making them more and more anxious.
MacLehose, who was at the Government House, also heard the staff's report. MacLehose was quite unhappy about the fight between the two major airlines. Once most of Cathay Pacific's flights were grounded, it would have a huge impact on Hong Kong.
, and passengers stranded at the airport will definitely be quite dissatisfied. If it cannot be handled in time, it is likely to cause riots.
MacLehose told Wally Kanter, director of the Hong Kong Transport and Housing Authority: "You immediately arrange for staff to go to Kai Tak Airport to calm the emotions of the stranded passengers. At the same time, you immediately summoned Cathay Pacific Chairman Cao Guangbiao and asked them to ensure as much as possible.
Cathay Pacific flights take off normally."
Wally Canter also knew the specific situation. He said to MacLehose: "Governor, I'm afraid this will not have any effect. You also know that Cathay Pacific has nearly half of its employees this time, and there is no ability to guarantee their flights.
normal takeoff.”
MacLehose naturally knew that Cathay Pacific could not guarantee the departure of all flights, but such a thing had to be done, otherwise the stranded passengers at Kai Tak Airport would be even more dissatisfied.
MacLehose said: "You follow my instructions. Our government must at least make this gesture to let the stranded passengers know that our government is actively solving their stranded problems. In addition, I will make an appointment immediately.
Li Guangyu, I hope he will take some actions to solve this problem."
Wally Kanter was not optimistic about the meeting between MacLehose and Li Guangyu. This time Li Guangyu obviously wanted to completely drag down Cathay Pacific. How could he be willing to help Cathay Pacific solve its troubles? If he really wanted to
Otherwise, Cathay Pacific employees would not be pulled away at this time. The reason why such a problem occurred this time was caused by Li Guangyu.
Wallicant said: "Governor, do you have any other orders?"
"You should deal with it immediately. I will also contact Li Guangyu immediately to try to resolve this matter satisfactorily." Mai Lihao said.
After Gan Qin left, Li Guangyu was thinking about how to deal with the external situation. He knew that all walks of life in Hong Kong would not want this to continue. Nearly half of Cathay Pacific flights were unable to take off, which would have a great impact on citizens' travel.
Too huge.
While Li Guangyu was thinking, Gan Qin came in and said to him: "Li Sheng, there is a call from the Governor's Mansion. I hope you can go to the Governor's Mansion. Mr. MacLehose hopes to meet with you to discuss some issues."
Li Guangyu knew that MacLehose was looking for him this time because of the grounding of Cathay Pacific aircraft.
Li Guangyu said: "You go and reply to the Governor's Mansion, and I will rush to the Governor's Mansion immediately to meet with Mr. MacLehose."
When Li Guangyu received the notice, Cao Guangbiao also received the notice, asking him to go to the Hong Kong Transport and Housing Management Bureau. Wally Kanter hoped to communicate with him about Cathay Pacific Airways.
After Cao Guangbiao told the staff to reply to the Xiangjiang Transport and Housing Management Bureau that he would rush there immediately, he said to Fok Yingdong and Pao Yugang: "I also hope that you can come up with some solutions as soon as possible, otherwise not only will our Cathay Pacific Airways suffer huge losses, but we will also
Major shareholders will also be complained by citizens."
This time it was indeed a big blow to them. When Cathay Pacific was owned by Swire Pacific, everything was normal. But after they acquired it, flights were grounded. This will make the public think of them.
Huo Yingdong said: "Guangbiao, go over and tell Mr. Kanter about the difficulties we are facing at Cathay Pacific, and tell him that we are discussing how to solve this problem and will resume normal departures of all flights as soon as possible."
After Cao Guangbiao left, Hu Yingxiang said: "The longer this incident drags on, the worse it will be for us. The Xiangjiang government will not let this matter continue to develop like this. You also know that the Xiangjiang government does not like us very much.
Several shareholders. I am very worried that they will use this as an excuse to cancel some of our Cathay Pacific routes, which will be a huge blow to us."
Due to some political stances, Huo Yingdong, he and Cao Guangbiao have always been unpopular with the Hong Kong government. It is better now. In the 1960s, they were the key targets of suppression.
Pao Yugang said: "If we want to resume normal flights as soon as possible, we can only borrow people, and it is probably impossible for Xiangjiang Airlines. This incident was deliberately caused by them. Their purpose is to further suppress Cathay Pacific."
The airlines are preparing for the rise of Xiangjiang Airlines. So this time I want you to come forward, Yingdong, to see if you can borrow people from the north."
Bao Yugang's idea is good, but some shareholders here do not agree with his opinion, thinking that doing so will only cause a bigger storm in Hong Kong.
Dong Haoyun said: "Yu Gang, you yourself are also very aware of the current political situation in Hong Kong. Once Cathay Pacific does this, I am afraid that it will fall into a bigger whirlpool. This will outweigh the gains and losses. I do not support your opinion."
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Huo Yingdong really had such a plan when Bao Yugang mentioned it. However, considering the complicated situation in Xiangjiang, he had no choice but to take back the idea. The current situation in Xiangjiang was originally unstable, and doing so would only inflame the situation.
A bigger contradiction.
Seeing this, Bao Yugang couldn't do it, so he simply stopped thinking about it. They could do whatever they wanted, and the money would be lost. As one of the leaders of the Xiangjiang family, Pao Yugang sometimes also thought about it.
The situation in Hong Kong is sad.
In the past, the British-funded consortium was suppressed, and everyone could live in peace, and many things could be resolved through negotiation. However, in recent years, with the rise of the Chinese-funded families, the British-funded consortium has been defeated by Li Guangyu one after another, and its influence is not as good as before.
.At present, there is only a half-broken Taikoo and a shrunken Jardine, which are no longer able to suppress the Chinese-owned groups.
Due to some political reasons, Huazi Group has also become left, center and right. He believes that this will be the case for a long time in the future. These are determined by historical reasons and cannot be changed by them.
thing.
In the future, Xiangjiang will also be a situation where Chinese-owned families compete with each other, especially in the public service enterprises in Xiangjiang. In fact, Pao Yugang is not willing to participate in this. He does not have such big ambitions, he just wants to run it well.
Enterprise, it would be great if Wu Guangzheng could take over smoothly.
However, the tree wanted to be quiet but the wind was still blowing. The invitation from a fellow villager and friend made him reluctant to join in, which also caused his previous neutral position to shift a bit.
Pao Yugang himself knows very well why Li Guangyu, Li Shauji and others are keen on controlling public service enterprises in Hong Kong. They are increasing their influence among Hong Kong citizens. They don't care whether these enterprises can make high profits, they only need
Just take control of these companies.
Lee Shau Kee started to invest in Towngas in 1974, and Lee Guangyu even owned two major bus and telephone companies. He also wanted to control the Heung Kong Electric Group. If the Singaporean consortium hadn't come in, maybe he would have succeeded. This time he entered the airline industry again.
Pao Yugang knew some of their inner thoughts.
Pao Yugang no longer has such ambitions. He also knows that his son-in-law is capable of defending the city, but he does not have the ability to open up a business. This time Pao Yugang invested hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, and he also has
There was some goodwill in it, and he also hoped that in the future, out of this kindness, the group led by his son-in-law would be allowed to continue to develop.
The reason why he was unwilling to persuade Li Guangyu to help Cathay Pacific this time was because he did not want his relationship with Li Guangyu to be damaged. He hoped that when his son-in-law was in trouble in the future, Li Guangyu would look out for his sake.