When Li Jianhui entered the MacLehose Office in the Governor's Mansion, he found that several senior executives were already present.
After asking Li Jianhui to take a seat, MacLehose said: "Because some of your actions have had a great impact on the situation in Hong Kong, the stable situation that the Hong Kong government has worked hard to establish for many years may collapse.
I hope you can stop inciting public opinion in Hong Kong now, so that Hong Kong society can return to its previous calm."
"Mr. MacLehose, I personally very much hope to have a harmonious and stable environment, and I very much support the government's work. After the securities law came out, I issued a statement specifically.
It's just that some people took my consideration of the overall situation as weakness and thought that I was easy to bully at a young age. They actually incited people to protest and march outside my group building, and even contacted the TV station to broadcast it live.
I think these cancers that are affecting the stability of Hong Kong should be driven out of Hong Kong resolutely, and those companies should also be carefully investigated. I seriously suspect that these companies are not paying taxes according to regulations."
Several top managers were furious. As the top elites in Xiangjiang, Li Jianhui pointed at their noses and said they were a cancer in Xiangjiang.
"Li Jianhui, I seriously suspect that Xinjian Group is a money laundering institution. Otherwise, how could you have obtained so much funds for expansion in just two years? I suggest that the government should conduct a comprehensive financial audit of the Xinjian industry.
Moreover, we suspect that behind the Xinjian faction there is the shadow of the northern government, and its purpose is to subvert our British rule here.
The Xinjian Clique is a time bomb in Hong Kong, and I think the government needs to strengthen monitoring and restrictions on the Xinjian Clique."
As the vanguard of Hong Kong's British-funded consortium, Nubigian directly laid a series of charges on Xin Jian's system, regardless of whether they were true or false.
Moreover, he knew very well what MacLehose and even London feared most. They may not care about the development of the Hong Kong British-funded consortium in Hong Kong, but they would never relax their vigilance towards the north.
Once Li Jianhui is truly the spokesperson of the north, he will definitely face full suppression from London and the MacLehose government.
"Everyone, I didn't invite you here to listen to your quarrels. Don't mention those unnecessary things. Now you two should stop immediately and stand up to calm the current public opinion. Is there any problem?"
MacLehose knew that if he did not intervene forcefully, the two sides would definitely not give up easily. Now Li Jianhui and the Xiangjiang British Capital Group were so powerful that they wanted to sweep each other out of Xiangjiang.
Ten years ago, London would not have allowed a strong presence like Li Jianhui to exist, but the situation has long since changed, especially now that the West is trying to win over the North to jointly fight against the huge Red Soviet Union.
Hong Kong is extremely special, and the media is now very developed. It is impossible for them to suppress and sanction Li Jianhui at will until Li Jianhui has not violated the laws of Hong Kong.
Ten or twenty years ago, the most they could do was restrict Emperor Huo Tsar from obtaining land from them and suppress his industry, but they could not squeeze him out of Xiangjiang.
Now that Li Jianhui is here, they can't do it even more. You must know that Li Jianhui's current behavior is quite good and he has not made any political remarks.
If Li Jianhui goes too far, it will cause a large number of neutral and even right-wing forces to shift to the left, which will be a disaster for him and the London government.
Li Jianhui said with a smile: "I don't have any problems here, it's just that some of the top managers just don't want to let it go."
Newbigian, Shen Bi and others knew that MacLehose was not negotiating with them. If they refused, MacLehose might turn his gun on them.
Moreover, they also know what can and cannot be done, and they have never thought about creating opposition in public opinion. The original arrangement of some people to protest outside Wheelock Building was just to further suppress Li Jianhui's reputation and image.
Who knew that Li Jianhui was going to overturn the table directly and wanted to create national sentiment to attack their business.
If the millions of citizens in Xiangjiang really share the same hatred as Li Jianhui and boycott the enterprises of several of their major groups, then they will have no place in Xiangjiang.
Shen Bi, Nubigen, York Swire, Column Standard Chartered, Pixar Wilt, etc. have all spoken out and are willing to stop here and stand up to calm public opinion.
Only then did MacLehose smile. He said: "The prosperity of Hong Kong is the result of the joint efforts of all walks of life in Hong Kong. In the future, Hong Kong will develop better only if everyone unites sincerely.
I hope that everyone can strengthen cooperation and reduce friction in the future. Even if there is competition in some markets, it is also commercial competition.
It must not stir up political public opinion, let alone incite confrontation between the two nations and capitals."
"Mr. MacLehose is right. I have always believed that everyone can make money together, and win-win cooperation is my life creed.
I just hope that the government can treat all walks of life in Hong Kong equally. The rapid development of Hong Kong is due to the blooming of a hundred flowers. Monopoly will definitely hinder the progress of Hong Kong.
For example, Hong Kong’s external transportation. Due to its geographical location, Hong Kong cannot travel far without aviation.
However, Cathay Pacific is obviously far from being able to meet the needs of the rapid development of Xiangjiang. Many of our Chinese-owned families have applied for the airline again and again, hoping to provide convenience to the citizens of Xiangjiang.
But the government seems to be interested in protecting the interests of some consortiums and rejects every application, which hardly shows the fairness of the government."
York Swire knew as soon as he heard that Li Jianhui was coming to Taikoo for him. Currently, the only local airline in Hong Kong is Cathay Pacific Airways, a subsidiary of Swire.
Because he is in a monopoly, the routes he opens are all relatively popular routes and the profits are quite good. How can he give away a piece of the cake?
He said: "The air transport industry is not a general industry, especially passenger aviation, which requires a strong flight team and technical team to guarantee it, not just money.
The reason why the government did not grant the approval was for the safety of the more than five million citizens of Xiangjiang, and even the tourists from all over the world who came to Xiangjiang.
Starting an airline requires a series of assessments, funding, logistical support, maintenance and inspection teams, and flight teams. Currently, except for our Swire airlines, all other applicants have different shortcomings."
Li Jianhui immediately asked: "In Mr. Shi Huaiya's opinion, as long as we reach the international average level in these aspects, we can obtain permission from the Hong Kong government to establish the second airline in Hong Kong."
York Shihuaiya did not expect that Li Jianhui would not give up despite facing so many difficulties. It seemed that he would never let go of him this time.
He couldn't understand why the airline's initial investment was so large and the rate of return was far less than that of Hong Kong's financial and real estate industries. Why was Li Jianhui wasting his money on developing Tseung Kwan O instead of developing Tseung Kwan O?
And this time, it was Nubigian and Shen Bi who mainly targeted Li Jianhui. He just stood up to support these two people. Li Jianhui did not go to trouble them, but instead targeted Taikoo.