“Thank you very much for coming to the banquet I am holding tonight, and also thank you for your support and contribution to Lisboa’s economic development over the years.
In order to better develop the Lisboa economy and to repay everyone's support, we will open up more industries for everyone to invest."
This time Mitis did not just talk about the situation, but later came up with specific industries and projects.
In addition to the gaming business license, helicopter route operations have also been taken out. It is obvious that Haojiang Tourism and Entertainment Company is unwilling to have a monopoly. In addition, public buses have also been completely liberalized. The same is true for the media. Press freedom was mentioned again.
As for the university, the plan is obviously not to build one. According to Mitis, as long as you are interested in applying and meet the government's financial requirements, you can get approval. Mitis is obviously learning from Brian in these aspects.
Fortunately, the Lisboa market is small and there are not many major industries. Otherwise, we still don’t know what Mitis is going to do.
In any case, after Mitis finished speaking, today's banquet officially started. They were eating delicious food, drinking delicious drinks, and chatting about non-secret topics. What Mitis mentioned did not seem to trigger anything.
Hua Hui is interested in these people.
Mitis obviously paid more attention to the Donghua Club. Not long after the banquet started, he specially came to Li Jianhui and the others.
"Mr. Li Jianhui, I have heard your name a few years ago, but I have always regretted that I could not meet you. Today, my regret is finally fulfilled.
"I am also very happy to meet with His Excellency the Governor. I believe that Lisboa's economy will develop rapidly under your leadership."
Li Jianhui’s remarks are really not just for show. If nothing else, just liberalizing the operating rights of the gaming industry has been enough to boost Lisboa’s economy in recent years.
As for the future, Mitis obviously cannot stay here for a long time, and economic problems have nothing to do with him.
In this regard, because Portugal and England have different strengths and naturally have different policies, small countries naturally have the helplessness of small countries.
If you are not sure, you can still do something about it. If you are really sure, the Portuguese government will not dare to blatantly lay a minefield. When the time comes, a relatively moderate person will come over instead of letting Mitis continue to stay here.
“Thank you Mr. Li for your trust in me, but the development of Lisboa’s economy cannot be separated from the support of business elites like Mr. Li.
I know that Mr. Li is also a person who loves education. I wonder if Mr. Li intends to build a university in Lisboa?"
"Thank you, Your Excellency the Governor, for your concern for me. However, I have already invested in the establishment of enough universities. Now my main focus is on improving the quality of teaching, and I have no plans to continue investing in higher education institutions.
Moreover, the population in Lisboa is limited, and a comprehensive university is enough to meet the needs of Lisboa students. I believe Lisboa Capital will be happy to invest in the establishment of a comprehensive university."
"To be honest with Mr. Li, after the policy plan was revealed, the leaders of the three major Lisboa families, Ho, Cui, and Mas, have communicated with me and intend to jointly establish the University of Lisboa.
It’s just that I personally don’t want the only institution of higher learning in Lisboa to be established by them. I think college students in Lisboa should have academic freedom and freedom of thought, and should not be influenced by the ideas of the founders.”
Li Jianhui and others still don't understand what Mitis means, but Li Jianhui and the others have no intention of getting involved. This is not Xiangjiang, nor is it the core market of Donghua Association. There is no need for Donghua Association to offend the north.
Seeing that Li Jianhui and others were unmoved by this, Mitis stopped mentioning it and transferred to Taipa Development.
It indicates that Taipa will be established as the new center of Lisboa, and in order to cooperate with the development of Taipa, it intends to build a university town in Taipa.
At the same time, in order to expand the development area of Taipa, the government will continue to promote the reclamation project south of Taipa and north of Coloane, with the ultimate goal of connecting Taipa Island and Coloane Island.
Although Li Jianhui and others know clearly that Mitis is just trying to draw a big pie now. As for the university town, there may only be one university. The reclamation project is believed to be started, but it is estimated that it will have to wait until the negotiations between the two countries are concluded.
However, this project is still beneficial to the development of Lisboa. The main reason why Lisboa has a small population and few industries is that the available area is small. Reclamation can alleviate the land shortage problem in Lisboa to a certain extent.
The center of development of Xinjian Department in Lisboa is in Taipa. In addition to Lisboa Casino, there are also Wheelock Plaza, Haojiang Middle School, Haojiang Primary School, as well as Hutchison Real Estate, Chinese Real Estate, Guanghua Construction,
Haojiang New Town, a large residential community jointly established by Kowloon Construction Industry and Xinhui Real Estate, and Haojiang Hospital established here by Xinjian Medical Group.
It can be said that the large-scale industries in Taipa are basically owned by the Tung Wah Association. This time Mitis has built Taipa into the new center of Lisboa, which is obviously intentional.
In this regard, Li Jianhui and the others are not grateful. After all, Donghua Club will be the biggest beneficiary from this matter.
For this reason, Li Jianhui said: "Compared with the congestion in the center of Lisboa, Taipa is indeed suitable to be built as the new center of Lisboa.
Our industries will also actively participate in the development and construction of Taipa, providing a boost to the Lisboa economy.
We have no plans for New University, but at the right time, if the government can approve it, New University will establish a branch campus in Taipa University City.
At the same time, Jiayi Culture Media is developing a comic theme park project. President Ye Jiexin will lead the group’s senior management to visit Lisboa in the near future. If appropriate, they will invest here.”
Mitis was very happy to hear Li Jianhui's response, and it was not in vain for him to spend so much thought here.
Before he came to work here, he had already understood the situation in Lisboa and even Xiangjiang.
Fortunately, the pro-Northern forces in Xiangjiang are not very strong at present, and the neutralists are mainly taking the initiative.
But their side is different. At present, the main major families are all close to the north. Although they are still managers, their influence on the citizens is far from comparable to those major families.
This time he worked so hard to win over the Donghua Society in order to introduce the Donghua Society to check and balance the combined forces of He, Cui, and Masanjia.
Regarding the development of Taipa and Coloane, Mittis will never let these three companies get involved. The main benefits will be given to Tung Wah Club, Sun Asia Club, Nanjiang Club and Sun Hung Club.
Today, Mitis did not only win over the Donghua Society. After getting the good news from Li Jianhui, he went to several other circles and talked with representatives of several forces.
From the expression on his face, it can be seen that the result is quite good. Obviously, all parties do not want the benefits of Taipa and Coloane to be occupied by the Tung Wah Association.
And here, there is a circle of people who are not very happy, especially the Lisboa people here.
From the beginning to the end of the banquet, Mitis did not come to their circle, which made these people even more worried about the future development.
They understand that Mitis' actions tonight all indicate that the previous situation will be completely broken. Once these forces enter Lisboa on a large scale, their influence will drop significantly.
Especially the Tung Wah Association, whose influence here is increasing year by year. If they come in on a large scale, their influence on the public will probably be twice that of the Tung Wah Association.