Chapter 158 Political and Economic Research Office
"Jianhui, Xia Dingji had someone tell us that the plan to cross the Tai Lam Tunnel from Tsuen Wan to Yuen Long should be put on hold for the time being. MacLehose is already dissatisfied with our increasing strength and influence.
He suggested that we should not try to use public opinion to force MacLehose to make concessions for the time being, as that would only make the relationship between the two parties confrontational, which would be very detrimental to the future development of our Xinjian relationship."
Li Jianhui actually knew when MacLehose stood up these few times to stop him from taking further action against British-funded enterprises. He was not like some publicity in his previous life. After all, he was still British at heart and always stood for the interests of Britain and the interests of British capital.
work.
We have indeed done a lot of things that are beneficial to the citizens of Xiangjiang, such as the Independent Commission Against Corruption, compulsory education, etc., and have also given Chinese capital a relatively fair development environment. These achievements cannot be denied.
But the core of this is that it is under the control of the British government. It improves the image of the British government and strengthens the influence of the British government here, so that the citizens of Hong Kong have a greater sense of identification with it. In MacLehose's view, he is obviously a disgrace.
stability factor.
As for the purpose of Xia Dingji's message, Li Jianhui naturally knew that it was simply that he hoped to take a step back, which would inevitably intensify the contradictions and save Xia Dingji, as the Chief Executive, a lot of trouble.
Li Jianhui does not dare to be direct and reckless in this matter. At least for now, MacLehose has the final say in Xiangjiang. If he breaks up with him directly, he is afraid that his opponents will burst out firecrackers to celebrate him digging his own grave.
But if he is unwilling to give in like this, the Tin Shui Wai project must be revitalized, otherwise the plan there will be severely frustrated. In the next few years, it will become a gold-eating beast of the Xinjian system, and it is the kind of investment that only produces little output.
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Unable to think of a good solution, he got up and took Zhou Jiayi to the Intelligence Management Office to listen to the analysis and suggestions of the elites here.
Li Jianhui's place is not only an intelligence agency, but also a political and economic research institution. There are five main offices here, one is Greater China, one is Japan and South Korea, one is Southeast Asia, one is North America, and one is Western Europe.
The current focus of investment is in Greater China, which is the market that Xinjian Department has focused on developing and operating in recent years.
Wu Jiankun, director of the Office of Intelligence and Governance, personally serves as the director of the Greater China Political and Economic Research Office, and currently handles some outstanding young talents, as well as retired professors from Xiangjiang University.
After listening to Li Jianhui's story, these elites began to analyze the current situation, and even specially invited personnel from the Western European Political and Economic Research Office to join in. After all, the situation in England also had to be considered.
At present, the core issue in Hong Kong is the issue of ownership. This is a confrontation between the two major powers. The influence of the Xin Jian Department in Hong Kong is increasing day by day. Without siding with the British side, it has been suppressed and suppressed to a certain extent by the MacLehose government.
Restrictions are inevitable.
This is probably the main reason why MacLehose is embarrassing Xin Jianxi this time. If Li Jianhui changes his current position and turns to that side, it is estimated that these problems can be solved immediately.
It's a pity that this doesn't need to be considered at all. At the most, it's national justice, but at the most small level, the benefits generated by the mainland market in the future are simply not comparable to those now.
It would be good if the Xinjian Clique has not publicly expressed its stance on Xiangjiang's return to the mainland. If the MacLehose government must target the Xinjian Clan because of this, it will only be able to do it as they see fit.
Zhao Qiyun, deputy director of the Political and Economic Research Office of Greater China, said: "McLehose is currently making things difficult for us. I don't think taking a stand on the Hong Kong issue is the key. There are many people in Hong Kong who are like us, such as the Charter King, and the other party has not been specifically targeted.
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I personally feel that the main problem at present is that our Xinjian department is too strong, which is probably beyond the tolerance range of MacLehose's heart, so he started to suppress and restrict our development.
This is inevitable with the rise of large industrial groups in any region. No government can tolerate the control and monopoly of the local economy by an uncontrolled industrial group or consortium.
Facing the current situation, we need to do two things. One is to strengthen public relations in the UK to make them think that even if we become bigger and stronger, even if it is not good for them, we can also create obstacles for other forces and let them come to MacLehose.
Apply pressure.
Here in Hong Kong, we actively publicize the Executive Council members. Although MacLehose is the Governor, these people also have a very large say. As long as the majority of the Executive Council members support us, MacLehose alone cannot do anything to us.
Especially for Chief Executive Xia Dingji, I recommend focusing on public relations for him.
This person has been working in Hong Kong since 1965. He once served as Financial Secretary and Chief Executive for eight years. He has a great reputation in Hong Kong's political circles.
Moreover, this man has always had ambitions for the position of Governor-General, and MacLehose seems to have been in office for too long."
In the UK, the Conservative Party defeated the Labor Party in this year's general election. After five years, the Conservative Party once again took power.
After the new government takes office, it will inevitably make adjustments to some positions. MacLehose is definitely one of them. It is just a matter of time.
If there are forces to help, maybe this time will be greatly advanced.
Li Jianhui looked at everyone and asked, "What about you, do you have any other opinions on this?"
Wu Jiankun said: "Li Sheng, I support Mr. Zhao's view, but I personally think that our development should not always focus on Xiangjiang. At this time, it is necessary for us to go out and make some diversified investments, which will also be beneficial to the future.
Development, if all the eggs are put in one basket, they will easily break."
In his view, the main reason why the Xinjian Department was targeted this time was that it was too strong, especially the split and merger of the two major foreign banks, which allowed the Xinjian Department to occupy a leading position in multiple industries. This is a typical target for the Xinjian Department.
The department is not a British-funded enterprise, so there will be problems only if it is not targeted.
Especially with this financing, the Xinjian Department has gained several billion Hong Kong dollars. If the Xinjian Department is allowed to expand and develop like this, I am afraid that all industries in Hong Kong will be dominated by the Xinjian Department.
In Wu Jiankun's view, his boss is still a young man after all and is too high-profile.
Although people are not frivolous and waste their youth, in the business world and when it comes to such a big situation, being frivolous will only add more trouble to yourself.
Moreover, his boss is too independent in his business, and the core industry is not willing to share profits at all. If Xinjian Group and Huihong Group bring in two real British capitals to invest in the company, MacLehose will not easily embarrass Xinjian.
Sroeder, director of the Western European Political and Economic Research Department, also expressed his opinion. In his opinion, Xinjian System should try to reduce the expansion of other industries besides existing industries as much as possible in a short period of time.
Concentrate on developing the existing industries of the Xinjian Department and wait for a few years. After the ownership of Xiangjiang is decided, England will inevitably relax restrictions on the Xinjian Department and even provide policy support for the expansion of the Xinjian Department as much as possible.