The discussion between Rong and Li on Friday night could be said to have ended on bad terms, but the North did not let the situation spread. On Saturday morning, the Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Association held a plenary meeting.
Although Li Jianhui is no longer the president, he is still a director of the association. Therefore, after having breakfast with his family, he did not go to the Xinjian Building with Guan Jiahui, Zhou Jiayi, and Su Jiangting, but went to Des Voeux Road Central in Central.
At 9:30, Shi Huaiya, as the vice president and acting president, gave a brief introduction to the topics discussed at this meeting.
“We discussed the new tax rate and the fifty-hectare limit in the north last month and came up with a plan.
It's just that I betrayed everyone's trust and failed to get the North to make concessions. Through today's meeting, I would like to apologize to everyone.
At the same time, I feel that my ability is limited and I am really unable to take on this important responsibility, so I hereby resign from the position of acting president.
After discussion by all the directors of our association, from today to the association election in March, Mr. Li Guobao, the first vice president, will serve as acting president, and the rest of the time will be handed over to Mr. Li Guobao."
After Shi Huaiya finished speaking, Li Guobao didn't care what these ordinary members thought.
He said into the microphone: "I am very grateful to the directors of the association for their trust in me. I also know that this position is of great responsibility, and I hope that everyone can give it your full support.
At present, our business community is facing the test of multiple complex situations. How our enterprises can continue to develop stably and for the better is the focus of our association this year.
Generally speaking, our industry is mainly concentrated in the four major industries of finance, real estate, film and television media, and textile and clothing.
How to make these four major industries bigger and stronger is a question that each of our members should think about.
For some reasons, if real estate wants to continue to develop, it can only go abroad and enter a broader market.
In terms of finance, also because our market in Xiangjiang is limited, we need to expand externally and attract more capital to Xiangjiang.
Film and television media can be said to be our strength, and it can be said to be unique in Asia. Only Hollywood in the United States can surpass us in the world.
But we know our own business, and no country or region is targeting us now. Once various places start to impose restrictions on us, the small Hong Kong market will not be able to support such a large-scale film and television media enterprise.
Finally, when it comes to textiles and clothing, this is currently the industry with the largest number of enterprises in Hong Kong. Mr. Li Jianhui said a long time ago that we in Hong Kong do not have our own clothing brand, and we cannot last long simply by relying on OEMs.
The development in the past two years has also confirmed this point of view. If it were not for the support of Hongyu Clothing, Xinyang Clothing and Lixin Clothing, I am afraid that a large number of our textile companies would have closed down.
Although we have these three well-known independent clothing companies, they are far from enough compared with our huge textile companies. We need more companies like Xinyang Clothing and Lixin Clothing to emerge. Only in this way can our textile and clothing industry be able to
Only if they can develop and grow, major textile companies can benefit from this.
All of this is inseparable from one core, which is the market for development. In this regard, after several years of layout, our Xiangjiang enterprises have a relatively friendly and fair operating environment in ASEAN.
Malay has also formulated a huge investment plan, not only providing huge tax and land concessions.
At the same time, for the purpose of industrial cluster development, Xiangfei City is specially planned to be a textile and clothing center, Kuala Lumpur is built into a film and television media center, and Johor Bahru is built into a financial, commercial and electronic semiconductor center.
Thanks to the rapid economic development in recent years, the Malay real estate industry has also ushered in a golden period.
Our Donghua Garment Trade City is also accelerating its construction. By the end of this year, a total of ten trade cities located in ASEAN will be put into use in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Penang, Cebu, Rayong, Bandung, Jakarta, Manila, Chiang Mai, and Bangkok.
, then our products will be able to enter this channel and be sold throughout ASEAN.
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Mr. Rong is also here today, but he is attending today's meeting as a representative of China Resources Group.
Moreover, today's meeting was jointly initiated by many members of the Xianghua Association. They should have spoken to guide these companies to invest in the north.
Who would have known that Shi Huaiya and Li Guobao did not act according to common sense. Shi Huaiya directly resigned from the position of acting president. Li Guobao even turned his speech on his appointment into an investment speech. Those who didn't know thought that Li Guobao was responsible for Malay investment promotion.
What about people.
With Li Guobao taking the lead, even if he speaks later, the effect will be greatly reduced.
It's just that this time the Donghua Association obviously won't give them too many opportunities. After Li Guobao finished speaking, Zhang Guangwen, as the managing director, also expressed his own views.
“The new tax rate and the fifty-hectare limit have become facts and there is no need for us to continue discussing these two items.
For us now, the more important thing is to look forward. As Mr. Li Guobao said, our industry will only slowly decline if it is trapped in Xiangjiang. Now we, Xiangjiang Capital, need to enter a place that can accommodate us, favor us, and have policies.
Stable market.
And such a market has been able to be provided to all Xiangjiang capital through the operation of several of our major economic cooperation associations at all costs in recent years.
ASEAN has a population of more than 200 million. With the rapid economic development in recent years, the market size has continued to expand, which is currently sufficient to meet the development of our industry there.
In terms of policies, several countries are also open enough, especially Malaysia. Except for restrictions on certain industries, whether it is real estate or finance, including film and television media, they can operate normally. The government will not take shares, let alone
It will hold a controlling stake, and there will be no restrictions on the entry and exit of your funds.
"God's Coming"
I personally am mainly engaged in the real estate industry. Today I specifically mention our real estate situation. In the Xiangjiang market, there is currently little space for the development of small and medium-sized real estate companies.
However, Malay can provide this platform for everyone. Johor Bahru City is accelerating its expansion. Xiangfei City, as a textile and clothing center, will also usher in rapid development. Nanxin City, as a Malay shipping, shipbuilding and steel center, will also usher in golden development.
In this period, Penang is becoming the automobile city of ASEAN.
Of course, it is not just Malaysia. Many cities in other countries are also developing very rapidly, especially the cities where several major ASEAN economic and trade zones are located. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as changing with each passing day. For our real estate companies in Xiangjiang, ASEAN is
The best market.
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I don’t know if the heads of other major industries are excited. Anyway, many heads of real estate companies present were moved by Zhang Guangwen’s words. In order to continue to develop their own industries, they are ready to go to the ASEAN market to give it a try.
Even considering the problem of their own weak capital, some are already planning which companies to join with to enter the ASEAN market for joint development.
After Zhang Guangwen's speech, the opportunity was still not given to the members of the Xianghua Association and Mr. Song. Instead, as the managing directors, Shen Bi, Qiu Degen, and Li Jianyang respectively focused on the future development direction of finance, film and television media, and textile and clothing.
The core is still the market, and the focus is on ASEAN, especially Malay. It is obvious that several parties have already reached a consensus to guide Xiangjiang Capital to enter Malay, intending to use it as a new foundation and use it as a springboard to gradually dominate the entire market.