Just when everyone was waiting eagerly to watch the show, the Xinjian Department and the British-funded enterprises did something that surprised them.
On October 21, HSBC, Jardine Matheson and Swire jointly donated HKD 5 million to Tiu Keng Leng Secondary School. In addition, HSBC also donated HKD 2 million to Tiu Keng Leng Primary School.
Then in the afternoon, Lane Crawford and IKEA convenience stores signed strategic cooperation agreements with International Milk Company and Swire Beverages.
If today was not April 1st, they would all have thought it was April Fool's Day. In the past two years, Li Jianhui has been the first person to target Hong Kong British Capital Group. Although the two sides did not have any blood feud, they had a lot of grudges.
Now that the two sides have suddenly reached a cooperation, it seems that all the previous grievances have disappeared. This is really unbelievable to the people of Xiangjiang.
Some investment institutions even secretly expressed regret. They had already ambushed Xiangjiang Aircraft Engineering Company after the stock market was listed, and were just waiting for Li Jianhui to take action. Looking at the interaction between the two parties, I am afraid that there is no chance to make a big fortune in this business in a short time.
Naturally, Li Jianhui would not hold back a lot of money. On the afternoon of the 23rd, which was Monday, the Kowloon Bus Company held a press conference. Xinjian Investment Company acquired 17.5% of the former second largest shareholder Sun Qiyong at a price of HK$60 million.
shares, becoming the new second largest shareholder of Kowloon Bus with 20.3% of the shares.
At the same time, the Kowloon Bus Company also announced that in order to improve the transportation lines between Tseung Kwan O and Tin Shui Wai, the company plans to establish bus terminals in the two places, and also plans to purchase 100 public buses to meet the needs of the new lines.
According to the resolution of the company's board of directors, the company will raise 50 million in the market to support the development of this plan. At that time, Kowloon Holdings Company and Xinjian Investment Company will subscribe in equal proportions.
Reaction from all walks of life has been relatively muted. Lei Kuk-kun and Li Jianhui are considered allies. Kowloon Bus has been strengthening its routes in Tseung Kwan O and Tin Shui Wai for more than a year, which once caused dissatisfaction among other shareholders of Kowloon Bus.
Because the profitability of opening routes in these two places is far less than that in urban areas, Kowloon Bus stock has not only failed to follow the market in rising over the past year, but has actually fallen a bit.
The entry of Xinjian Investment Company this time has also strengthened the control of both parties over Kowloon Bus, and I am afraid that it will accelerate the tilt towards Tseung Kwan O and Tin Shui Wai in the future.
Just that night, the Xin Jian Department finally released two blockbuster news: Wheelock Shipping and Whampoa Steering Company merged to form Whampoa Shipping Group, of which Hutchison Whampoa holds 61% of the shares and Wheelock Group holds 39%.
.
It owns Huangpu Shipping Company, Huangpu Port Company, and Huangpu Shipping Company.
At the same time, Lane Crawford, Watsons, and IKEA also merged to establish Tesco Retail Group, which owns four brands: Lane Crawford, Watsons, IKEA, and Tesco.
Xinjian Investment holds 41% of the shares with HK$300 million and IKEA convenience stores, Wheelock Group holds 32%, and Hutchison Whampoa holds 27%.
In addition, the Xinjian Department has also adjusted the names of major groups. The current Wheelock Group has been renamed Wheelock Holdings Company, and company director Wei Li will serve as chairman and president of the E-commerce Retail Group.
Hutchison Whampoa was renamed Whampoa Holdings Company, and company director Clay Johnson became chairman and president of Whampoa Shipping Group.
At this point, the two major foreign banks were basically split and reorganized by Li Jianhui. The chairman of the Hong Kong Exchange was so shocked by the news that night that he could not sleep.
Based on his understanding of Li Jianhui, once the reorganization of Tesco Group and Huangpu Shipping Group is completed, they will inevitably be listed on the Far East Exchange, which will be a huge blow to the Hong Kong Exchange.
To put it bluntly, the so-called Wheelock Holdings and Whampoa Holdings are now empty shells. Once the shares of those companies are gone, they can directly withdraw from the stock market. If the relationship between the Xinjian Group's companies is not too complicated
, there is absolutely no need to keep these two companies.
The next morning, the Xin Jian Group still did not stop. This time, the target was the Xiangjiang Air Cargo Terminal Company. This company was established in 1971. At that time, the four major foreign banks jointly funded the company. The largest shareholder of Jardine Matheson personally accounted for 35% of the shares. The meeting
Defeng Group ranked second, accounting for 25% of the shares, and Hutchison Whampoa and Swire were tied for third, each accounting for 20%.
This company was mainly managed by Jardine Matheson before. Now Li Jianhui has sold the shares in Wheelock Holdings to Huangpu Holdings, making Huangpu Holdings surpass Jardine and become the company's largest shareholder.
Clay Johnson asked Xiangjiang Air Cargo Terminal Company to convene a board of directors on the same day. His intention was quite obvious, that is, he wanted to control this company in the hands of Huangpu Holdings Company.
The situation in Xiangjiang has become completely lively due to a series of actions by the Xin Jian Department. Facing the newly established Yiguo Retail Group, it is difficult for Wellcome Supermarket to compete with it. It is difficult to shake the dominance of the retail industry in Xiangjiang in a short time.
The establishment of Huangpu Shipping Group immediately made this group one of the leading shipping companies in Hong Kong, and its strength is comparable to that of Global Shipping and Orient Overseas Shipping.
Moreover, Huangpu Shipping Group not only owns a fleet, but also has ports and shipyards.
For more than a century, Huangpu Shipbuilding Company's main business has been shipbuilding and repair. Although shipbuilding is not very good now, the repair aspect is still very good.
Moreover, as the Whampoa Dockyard is closed in stages and moved to Tsing Yi, there is a large area here for Hutchison Real Estate Group to develop. You must know that in the previous life, Li Chaoren made considerable profits by establishing Whampoa Garden here.
In the CEO's office of Wheelock Building, Zhou Jiayi reported to Li Jianhui the restructuring and renaming of various companies in the past few days.
"At present, we have basically completed the name changes of several major companies, but it will take some time for these companies to adjust after the reorganization, especially Huangpu Shipping Group. After the merger of the two parties, the comprehensive utilization of the fleet needs further adjustment."
Li Jianhui did not expect that his two major groups would be able to unleash much combat effectiveness immediately after the reorganization. He gave the two major groups one year to integrate and optimize internally. The shipping group, in particular, is currently in a period of contraction and does not need to be busy expanding.
E-commerce is better. Although it is merged, several subsidiaries operate relatively independently. They only need some integration in logistics, transportation and product procurement. With Wei Li's ability, Li Jianhui believes that he can lead this group well.
"What is the sentiment outside now? Have the stock prices of Wheelock Holdings and Whampoa Holdings rebounded?"
The two major groups have been in chaos in the past few days, and the market is worried that these two companies will become empty shells in the future, so many institutions directly ship goods and leave to avoid being cheated by Xinjian Investment.
The stock markets of the two major companies have been quite cold these past two days, with a bright red line on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange falling straight down.
"Lanfeng Investment (Xiangjiang) Company, Yuntao Investment Company and Xingsha Investment Company have quietly taken in the stock market. The stock prices have now stabilized, but it will be difficult to rise back in the short term."
"That's enough. You inform Zhou Pengfei and ask him to make different plans for these three investment companies. Don't just focus on the companies of our Xinjian Department and allies."
Neither Liu Shunqin nor Zhang Wenquan, as well as Joseph Rodman, general manager of Blue Feng Investment (Hong Kong) Company, knew their relationship with Xin Jianxie, and they followed Zhou Pengfei's arrangements.
However, there are people from the intelligence management offices in these major companies, and Li Jianhui will be able to know what the situation is.