Chapter eight hundred and thirty seventh mutual pressure
Time flies, and May is here in a blink of an eye.
During this period, Li Guangyu held many negotiations with Governor Youde and Ying Lun on the issue of the right to issue Hong Kong currency notes. Unfortunately, the two sides were unable to reach an agreement.
The British government's asking price is too high, and Li Guangyu will not agree with that opinion. This time, the British government is probably forced by the domestic economic situation and actually proposed that the Li Group should invest 10 billion US dollars in the British mainland at one time.
It will allow Tianyu Bank or Hong Kong Bank to obtain the rights to issue Hong Kong dollar notes.
Naturally, Li Guangyu would not agree to such conditions. What a joke. With so much money, he might as well just acquire Standard Chartered or HSBC. Why bother?
Public opinion in Hong Kong is currently in an uproar. Youde announced that the construction of the MTR from Hung Hom to Tin Shui Wai and the tunnel from Tsuen Wan to Tin Shui Wai through Lam Shan have not started yet. This has triggered strong dissatisfaction among the citizens of the Tin Shui Wai area. Some investors here have
Real estate developers are even more dissatisfied.
While Youde was communicating with Hong Kong MPs and government departments, hoping to agree to the construction of their plans, he also contacted major groups in Hong Kong and asked them if they were interested in building these two projects.
What is very interesting is that some departments in Xiangjiang do not agree to release more land for subway investors to develop, which has caused the matter to be delayed indefinitely.
The worst thing now is that those who are following Wharf to acquire land. Some of their group capitals are not very strong to begin with. Some of the slogans shouted by Youde have not been able to be fulfilled, leaving them in a dilemma.
Li Guangyu also purchased 100 hectares of industrial land in Tin Shui Wai, while Wheelock Group and Starlight Properties Group each purchased 50 hectares of commercial land.
Cheung Kong Holdings, Shau Kee Group, Sun Hung Kai Properties Group, New World Development Group, Wanbang Real Estate Group, Hongji Real Estate, Chinese Real Estate, etc. are all taking action here.
This is what Youde is most unhappy about. There is so much money from the land sales here, but the Financial Secretary actually opposes the construction of the subway to Tin Shui Wai. He also said that the government has no money. The money from the land sales has just disappeared.
In Youde's office, Xiangjiang Financial Secretary Xia Dingming was suffering from Youde's anger. He had no choice but to endure it.
After Yoder's anger subsided, he said to him, "You have to know that there are currently hundreds of thousands of people in Tianshuiwei. These people are very emotionally unstable now. They are eager to improve their transportation conditions. Are you going to wait for them to surround us?"
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Xia Dingming didn't believe these people would do this, and Youde was exaggerating too much. It wasn't Youde who wanted to announce these things to the outside world this time, so he gave the citizens of the Tianshuiwei area extra ideas. Why didn't he mention this when he didn't mention it before?
See them and have opinions.
This time he could not agree with this opinion. Building this subway was not in their interests and would only benefit the Chinese-owned group.
Moreover, many people in the British side have expressed implicitly that they will not agree to build this subway for the time being. The local side is negotiating with the Li Group, which will also be a bargaining chip for them.
As for the outburst of emotions among the citizens of Tianshuiwei this time and their dissatisfaction with their government, Xia Dingming believes that there must be some forces supporting it, especially the Li Group. The establishment of the subway is in the greatest interest of the Li Group.
Moreover, the negotiations between the Li Group and the British government have still failed to reach a consensus. Now this is just putting pressure on them. He believes that with Li Guangyu's intelligence, he will not do anything outrageous.
This time it is just some common tricks of the Li Group. In the past two days, Jiayi TV and Xiangyu Daily have reported the most. They will interview this today and that tomorrow to express their dissatisfaction with the government for not building the subway and not considering their travel.
Xia Dingming said, "Governor, I am not the only one who opposes this matter. The Department of Justice, the Administrative Department, the Police Department, and the commanders of the Garrison Headquarters all oppose it. Tin Shui Wai is too far north, and it is very close to the mainland. We should speed up Sham Shui Po.
, the development of Tsuen Wan, Tseung Kwan O and other places, the Tin Shui Wai area can be put on hold for the time being."
Youde was also helpless. A large number of official legislators in Xiangjiang opposed this matter, and he had no way to enforce the plan.
Youde also knew that there was currently a tug-of-war between the Li Consortium and the British mainland, and he had also received requests from some people to create some pressure on the Li Consortium here, hoping that Li Guangyu could agree to the British government's request.
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The problem now is that before he puts any pressure on the Lee Group, they themselves are feeling tremendous pressure. Now the citizens of Tin Shui Wai are asking the government to build a subway to the city for them, and at the same time improve their road transportation and promote Tin Shui Wai.
better development of the region.
It would have been better if Youde had not planned it before, then we would not have the current troubles. Now that Youde has planned it, there are a lot of land transfers in Tin Shui Wai and Yuen Long areas, which will generate a lot of financial revenue, but now the government is not planning to build.
Public opinion naturally arose.
In particular, some radical citizens asked the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption to strictly investigate the Financial Secretary and the Administrative Department. They believed that the government departments had embezzled the money, so they had no money to build these two projects.
Xiangjiang is financially independent, and the tax revenue from Xiangjiang belongs to Xiangjiang itself. The huge amount of money for this land transfer is in their hands. Who would believe it if they say they have no money?
Youde said, "I know some of your thoughts. You just think that the main interests in the Tianshuiwei area are Chinese-owned groups headed by the Li Group, so you refuse so simply. HSBC and Standard Chartered have contributed a lot here. Simply.
From a work perspective, tell me, is it worth building a subway from the urban area to the Tin Shui Wai area?"
This time the Lee Consortium wants to touch the cheese of HSBC and Standard Chartered, how can they sit still and wait for death? The Lee Consortium and the British government have been in a stalemate until now, and a lot of credit is due to these two banks.
The shareholders behind the two banks are not idle in England. They are running around in various aspects, doing ideological work for the British parliamentarians, asking them to block the Lee Group's desire to obtain the right to issue Hong Kong dollar notes.
Xia Dingming naturally knows the benefits of building this subway. Tianshuiwei has several major universities, a huge Li's Industrial Park, and a lot of capital. The development there is not a problem at all. The construction of the subway will speed up the development of Tianshuiwei.
The government can also collect more tax revenue.
It's just that it's not just about development issues at the moment, there are a lot of games ahead, which he can't decide.
Xia Dingming said, "I think we still have to respect local opinions. At present, we are not suitable for building this subway, and we cannot give away too many benefits. For the time being, we can invest in other aspects, such as strengthening police
The hardware configuration of the office, such as the salary of civil servants, is not a small issue. The Li Group has raised wages significantly due to exchange rate issues, and we need to keep up."
Youde was too lazy to continue talking to Xia Dingming. He knew that Xia Dingming would not agree to the construction of the Hung Hom to Tin Shui Wai subway at the moment.
This matter still needs to wait for the results of the negotiations between the Li Group and the British local government. Only after there is a result there, some of his plans can be easily implemented.
This made Youde feel a little aggrieved. As the governor of Xiangjiang, he was not able to make the final decision on the two projects he wanted to build. He was quite unhappy about this.
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