Due to the large number of people in the Heung Kong Industrial and Commercial Association, today's meeting is extremely special, so the venue was specially placed in the conference room 304 of the Xin Jian Building.
This is different from the Xiangjiang Real Estate Chamber of Commerce, because the Xiangjiang Real Estate Chamber of Commerce was formerly the Xiangjiang Real Estate Construction Chamber of Commerce and has its own headquarters and conference room.
The Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Association was newly established in the past few years. It has only one headquarters office and no large conference rooms. Large conferences are held in hotels or conference rooms of companies owned by Li Jianhui.
This meeting also attracted the attention of major media in Hong Kong. Although reporters were not allowed to participate in the meeting, reporters from major media still came outside the Xinjian Building.
Coming to the venue today are not only the heads of the top 50 families in Xiangjiang, but also the heads of the top 100 companies in Xiangjiang, as well as representatives of the top ten companies in the industry.
As the president, Li Jianhui saw that it was already time for the meeting, regardless of whether the members were present or not, he asked everyone to calm down and signaled the beginning of today's meeting.
"I'm very sorry to waste everyone's precious time in convening this temporary meeting. It's just because some of our members jointly applied and we have to invite everyone to come according to regulations.
Today's meeting will mainly discuss the situation. I believe you all know that fifty hectares has become a hot topic in public opinion these days. This is also related to the vital interests of all of us. If you have any opinions, please feel free to speak.
Finally, we will summarize everyone's opinions and vote by all members.
In addition, I personally have formally submitted my resignation application to the association. After the association's executive director meeting, it was decided that today is my last time to preside over our association meeting as president.
After this meeting, Vice President Mr. Shi Huaiya will temporarily preside over the affairs of the association, and a new association president, vice president and executive director will be elected in March next year."
After Li Jianhui finished speaking, the members present looked at each other, surprised that Li Jianhui would resign as president of the association. This position symbolizes the leader of the Hong Kong business community. At present, only Li Jianhui can convince the public by taking up the position.
Regarding Shi Huaiya's temporary presiding over the affairs of the association, there was a lot of discussion at the scene. According to common sense, after Li Jianhui resigned, the top-ranked vice president should also temporarily take over the affairs of the association.
Unexpectedly, Li Guobao, who was ranked first, and Li Zhaoji, who was ranked second, were skipped this time. Shi Huaiya, who was ranked third, was temporarily in charge of the association's affairs. This also made many people confused.
Of course, there are also some understanding people here. They understand that this time there will be some trouble, but Li Jianhui and others are not easy to get ahead, so they pushed Shi Huaiya out.
Huo Yingdong is very reluctant to see the current situation, but his personal influence is limited and cannot affect the overall situation at all.
Even if the members of the Xianghua Society are willing to support him, it won't have much effect. Since the Xianghua Society's industry has basically been transferred to the mainland, its influence here has become less and less as time goes by.
For example, in this most important association, the Charter King is only a standing member, not even the vice president, and there is only one Charter King among the executive directors, which is far incomparable to the other parties.
Before today, relying on Chairman Li Jianhui, First Vice Chairman Li Guobao, Managing Directors Lei Juekun, Zhang Guangwen, Guo Zhiquan, Feng Jingyao, Wang Shanbin, Li Jianyang, Pan Disheng and others, the leading power of the association was basically in the hands of the Donghua Association.
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Now that Li Jianhui has resigned as president, leaving only the position of managing director, the association will no longer be peaceful.
Shi Huaiya didn't care what the members below thought, he also knew very well why Li Jianhui and others asked him to take over the affairs of the association.
Therefore, he was the first to speak out: "I would also like to ask all members to be quiet. Mr. Li Jianhui resigned and I will temporarily preside over the affairs of the association. Please discuss it again after the meeting."
Today we are mainly discussing the recent focus of public opinion, which is related to the development of our industry in the next ten years.
As a member of the association, I also hope that everyone can actively contribute ideas and suggestions to jointly promote the prosperity and development of our business community in Hong Kong.
As an example, I will talk about my own opinions first. If you think there is something inappropriate, you can point it out after I finish speaking.
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Shi Huaiya was quite well prepared, and his words revealed the impact of the fifty-hectare limit on industrial development, especially the damage to the interests of major enterprises.
Moreover, the Far East Club had obviously communicated. After Shi Huaiya finished speaking, Keswick, Shen Bi, Kadoorie and others expressed their support.
When Huo Bao and others saw this scene, they knew that this incident would not end easily. Although only members of the Far Eastern Conference spoke and the other parties chose to remain silent, they had actually acquiesced to the Far Eastern Conference's words.
It's just that it's not difficult for Ji Fang to speak out due to his identity, but his inner thoughts have been clearly revealed.
In fact, this did not surprise Huo Bao and Li Jianhui. Li Jianhui resigned and Shi Huaiya took charge of the association's affairs. In fact, this result was already destined.
What worries the two most now is that although it is Shi Huaiya who comes forward, the association represents the will and interests of the entire business community. Once it suffers a major setback, a large-scale capital transfer wave is likely to break out.
Although the two knew that their speeches would have little impact, they still expressed their opinions, talking about the necessity of restrictions in terms of population size and future development.
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After Li Jianhui saw that no one expressed his opinion, he spoke up: "Although everyone's opinions are different, and some even have opposing opinions, I believe that everyone's intention is for the better development of our business community in Hong Kong.
Next we will vote on the main proposals. First, Mr. Shihuaiya proposed that the association leader negotiate with the north to abolish the fifty-hectare limit.
The second is that Mr. Bao proposed that our association develop under this restriction.
A secret ballot is now being held. You all have a pen and paper in front of you. Write 1 if you support Poetry, write 2 if you support Charter King, and write 0 if you abstain. After writing, fold it in half and put it in the ballot box.
In order to ensure fairness, Mr. Si Huai Ya and Mr. Bao will make the statistics jointly."
Because everyone knows the procedure well, the speed is quite fast, and there is no need for more than half, as long as it is more than 1 or 2, even if 0 accounts for 99%, it is only more than 1 and 2. Abstaining means neither supporting nor opposing. .
But the result made the charter king feel a little cold. He expected that his proposal would lose, but he didn't expect that he would lose so completely.
He thought there would be a lot of abstention votes, but in the end there were only five abstention votes, and he knew that one of them must be Li Jianhui's.
Li Jianhui didn't care what Shi Huaiya and the Charter King thought. After the results came out, he also announced it.
How to negotiate with the North in the future has nothing to do with him. That is Shihuaiya's business.
As for the outcome, Li Jianhui didn't care much. After all, the development plans of the Xin Jian Department and even the Donghua Association had already made the best plans.
He also does not care about his position as the president of the Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Association, and he is also not enthusiastic about the title of leader of the Hong Kong business community. He prefers to keep silent and make a fortune.