On the second day after Youde took office, Li Guangyu received Youde's invitation and went to the Governor's Mansion to attend Youde's family dinner.
Before Youde came to work in Xiangjiang, he knew some of the current situation in Xiangjiang. He even carefully read the information on the Li Group.
The current situation in Xiangjiang is complicated, and Youde is aware of the pressure he faces as the governor of this term. This not only involves the issue of the future ownership of Xiangjiang, but also the economic development of Xiangjiang and the improvement of the quality of life of citizens.
With the current decline of British-owned conglomerates, the government often needs the support of Chinese families to maintain the stability and development of Hong Kong. The Chinese-owned family headed by Li Guangyu is one of the most important forces. Youde hopes that some of his policies can
With their support, future governance will be relatively easy.
Youde has served as a diplomat in mainland China for a long time and has a good understanding of the situation in Greater China. He also has his own insights into the thoughts of these families.
These families are quite united in the face of external threats. Once these external threats in Xiangjiang begin to disappear, the struggle between them will begin.
But now there is a problem: the powerful family like the Li Group is suppressing it, making these Chinese families dare not privately destroy the unity of the Chinese-owned families in Xiangjiang.
Youde doesn't like the Chinese-funded families in Xiangjiang to stick together. This is very detrimental to the British rule and the development of the British-funded consortium in Hong Kong. But he himself cannot deliberately suppress the Li family consortium, which makes him have to deal with this.
The general will be devastated.
Youde is very aware that the Lee Group not only has a huge influence in Hong Kong, but also in Britain, it has become closer and closer to the Conservative Party in recent years. The president of the Bentley Group there is a frequent visitor to Thatcher, and the relationship between the two is quite good.
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After the dinner, Li Guangyu and Youde had a hearty chat in the living room.
Youde said: Mr. Li, it is really a blessing for Xiangjiang to have a young hero like you. In the future, Xiangjiang will become even more dazzling because of you.
Li Guangyu didn't know what Youde was planning to give him such high praise. What a joke, he is not that great. Xiangjiang's status is not something that one person can add luster to. As the third largest financial institution in the world
Xiangjiang in the center does not need these.
Li Guangyu said: Mr. Youde, you praise me too much. I am lucky to grow up in Xiangjiang. It is precisely with such a good environment that I have achieved this result. I also believe that Xiangjiang will be the best in the world in the future.
It exudes dazzling brilliance, and our Lee Group will also benefit from it.
Youde is also aware of the Chinese way of doing things. They are often very humble and do not take the appreciation of others for granted like they do in the West.
Youde then told Li Guangyu some of his policies. In addition to continuing the policies of the MacLehose period, he also wanted to invest in higher education.
Now there are only two undergraduate institutions in Xiangjiang, Xiangjiang University and Xiangjiang University, which are far from meeting the academic needs of Xiangjiang students.
Youde wants to build several universities, and Li Guangyu is naturally happy to see it happen. There are still too few universities in Hong Kong at present. The government is willing to invest in the establishment of this area, which is very beneficial to Hong Kong. In the future, more talents will emerge in Hong Kong.
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Li Guangyu said: Thank you very much, Mr. Governor, for considering the future of Xiangjiang. I very much support your plan. When the time comes, our Li Group will also make a small contribution to the establishment of these schools.
As for Li Guangyu himself, he has no interest in establishing his own university yet. First, this matter is quite troublesome, and many data review issues may not be passed by the government.
The main problem is funding. Universities are not like primary and secondary schools. They require large sums of money for various teaching equipment and research expenses for professors. Li Guangyu now feels that he does not have enough funds, so how can he invest a lot of money? Go inside.
His own plan to establish a university was postponed until 1985. At that time, he should have more funds and the situation in Hong Kong was relatively stable. At that time, it would be relatively easy to apply for the establishment of a university.
Seeing that Li Guangyu himself had no intention of establishing a private university, Youde was a little disappointed. He wanted to distract some of the energy of the Li family consortium and give the British consortium a chance to breathe.
On his first day in office yesterday, he received a visit from Shen Bi and Henry Keswick, hoping that the Xiangjiang government could provide them with some help considering that they were a British-funded consortium.
Youde doesn't have much to do about this. It's no longer decades ago, and he can't do many things as he wants. He can't suppress the Li family until the Li family group doesn't violate the regulations of the Xiangjiang government. of a consortium.
He only hopes that he can come up with some plans to attract investment from the Li Group and let their funds flow into projects that will not generate any profits in a short period of time, so that the Li Group does not have enough financial resources to continue to suppress the British Group.
The private university is just the first trap he has prepared for the Li Group. He is also planning to build the Xiangjiang Metro, one of which is the line from Hung Hom to Star City, to attract investment from the Li Group.
Youde had already received the news about the investment of the Li Group and several major Xiangjiang families in the Taipei MRT. This time he specially planned to go to Starlight City in Tianshuiwei, specially prepared for the Li Group and the others.
That is Li Guangyu's base camp, and the construction of this subway will also be beneficial to the Li Consortium. The Li Consortium still has dozens of hectares of commercial land there that have not been developed. Once the subway is built, the land there will definitely increase in value. The consortium will gain higher profits from developing real estate there.
It's a pity that Youde threw out this plan. Li Guangyu still supported the government's construction and had no intention of entering.
Li Guangyu is not stupid. This route is a typical trap for people. It extends from Hung Hom to Tian Shui Wai Star City and there are not many people in between. He is a typical loser. He only invests in this route when his head is full of water.
Li Guangyu didn't know what Youde's plan was. He wanted to invest in some projects one after another. Moreover, these projects had no short-term benefits or were even losses. He felt that Youde wanted to take advantage of him.
Li Guangyu said: Mr. Youde, the current financial resources of the Xiangjiang government are sufficient to support the development of Xiangjiang in these aspects. Please also use Xiangjiang's tax revenue for the development of Xiangjiang and use the money of Xiangjiang citizens to benefit Xiangjiang society.
Li Guangyu was dissatisfied with this. The land price was sold at such a high price, and then part of the tax was paid to the British side. He hoped that all the money would be invested in Hong Kong.
Youde did not respond to Li Guangyu's words. Just kidding, if all the tax revenue is left in Xiangjiang and there is no benefit, then why are they going to such trouble?
Youde said: Mr. Li, I also know that the British-funded consortium did suppress the Chinese-funded families in Xiangjiang a bit too harshly in the past. It’s just that time has turned. The British-funded consortium in Xiangjiang has declined. Please don’t kill them all. There are some British-funded consortiums.
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Li Guangyu and Youde did not leave the Governor's Mansion until half past ten after the discussion.