I Want To Be a Rich Man on Hong Kong Island

When the time came to June, Britain won the final victory of the Falklands War, marking a successful end to the two-month local war;

For the United Kingdom, strong patriotic sentiments began to sweep across the country, strengthening the authority of the government headed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and laying a solid foundation for the British Conservative Party in the general election in 1983.

But for Hong Kong, there is no sense of honor, but because of Britain's victory in the Falklands War, a series of negative effects have been produced;

It turned out that Xiangjiang began to spread some gossip: that Britain refused to let Xiangjiang go, and would bring the victory of the Falklands War to discuss the ownership of Hong Kong with the mainland government; With the existence of the five permanent members, how could the phenomenon of colonization happen to oneself; therefore, it is very likely that the two sides will break out again in Asia's "Falcon Islands War".

At this time, securities and real estate, which were the fastest responding in the market, immediately fell into a state of "sluggishness, stagnation, and decline".

On the eve of the negotiations, Wu Guangyao was undoubtedly the one the Hong Kong government and the British government most wanted to win over;

Whether it is Governor Yode or Thatcher of the United Kingdom, they have held talks with Wu Guangyao many times.

Don't say that Wu Guangyao knows the general trend of history, even if he doesn't know the future of Hong Kong, he will naturally not tie himself to the British side;

Besides, the people of the colonies, the more they listen, the more harsh they are;

No matter how great Wu Guangyao's international prestige is, he cannot avoid being criticized.

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Cheung Kong Building,

Wu Guangyao, Wu Xianshuo, the three giants of New Cheung Kong, Ma Shimin, the executive president of Hutchison Whampoa, and a group of core executives are having a meeting.

"Jianning, what is the financial status of Cheung Kong?" Wu Guangyao asked first.

After graduating from the United States with a Ph.D., Huo Jianning served as the deputy manager of the accounting department of Cheung Kong Industrial Co., Ltd., which can be said to be highly regarded by Wu Guangyao;

It should be noted that in 1979, Cheung Kong was the real estate boss in Hong Kong, and its market value was much higher than that of the second-ranked land company. The total market value of the top five real estate companies (except Cheung Kong) was not as high as that of Cheung Kong.

Huo Jianning, now 30 years old, is already in charge of the finance of Cheung Kong Industries.

Huo Jianning naturally understood what Wu Guangyao meant. At present, Hong Kong Island is about to have a storm, and some real estate companies with high debts have already begun to tremble.

"According to your instructions, we have been reducing our debt holdings and withdrawing funds since the beginning of 1981; therefore, our current debt ratio is only 12.5%. We have 5 billion working capital and 8.2 billion Hong Kong dollars in loan funds."

The total market value of Cheung Kong is 26 billion Hong Kong dollars. It is the real estate company with the highest market value in the world. More than 10,000 square feet of land reserves, as well as real estate investment in Japan, South Korea, Singapore and other places.

Such a huge asset with such low debt is incredible;

However, as the senior executives of Cheung Kong Corporation know, Cheung Kong Corporation has basically seized every opportunity in the development history of more than 30 years-spit out at high tide and inhale at low tide.

Wu Guangyao asked again: "How is Hutchison Whampoa's financial situation?"

Ma Shimin didn't speak,

Because Cheung Kong is the parent company of Hutchison Whampoa, Huo Jianning also serves as a director of Hutchison Whampoa, specializing in financial management.

Huo Jianning said easily: "Hutchison Whampoa's debt ratio is 20%, with liquidity of 3.2 billion Hong Kong dollars and loans of 5 billion Hong Kong dollars."

The market value of Hutchison Whampoa is 9 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is slightly higher than that of Hongkong Land;

However, Hutchison Whampoa is a comprehensive company. In addition to real estate, it has also made great achievements in the fields of ports, retail, manufacturing, and telecommunications.

Wu Guangyao is very satisfied with the financial situation of the two companies; they can fully demonstrate the demeanor of a large company in the support market next year;

In fact, the so-called supporting the market does not mean buying the bottom;

Of course, this bottom-buying does not mean that you have to buy bottoms at the lowest point, but that you will choose the most suitable time;

That is to say, it has achieved the effect of stabilizing Hong Kong's economy, and it can also benefit itself.

During the meeting, Ma Shimin pointedly said: "Now Hongkong Land has at least 60 real estate projects, large and small. If the market develops as predicted, Hongkong Land may be in great trouble."

Ma Shimin has done very well in the past year since he took office, but he lacks a representative success story;

Therefore, he wanted to help the Wu family acquire a land company in order to gain a qualification.

Wu Guangyao said with a smile: "Then wait until he gets into trouble, you can help me keep an eye on it!"

Although the conversation between the two didn't say it clearly, they both revealed one meaning, that is to get involved in Hongkong Land;

Of course, Ma Shimin also knew that if he really wanted to initiate an acquisition of Hongkong Land, it would definitely not be Hutchison Whampoa and Cheung Kong;

For properties in Central, the Wu family has always focused on family ownership.

The reason why Ma Shimin is so caring is because he also shoulders the responsibility of assisting Wu Xianshuo;

In short, he is not only the executive president of Hutchison Whampoa, but also Wu Xianshuo's assistant minister.

Wu Guangyao held meetings with each company and formulated some measures for the upcoming storm.

Throughout the summer, Hong Kong was under the cloud of 'war';

Although the media under the Oriental Media Group have made analysis one after another, as the two permanent members of the United Nations, the mainland has just gone through a battle, and its performance is no worse than the British Falklands campaign;

Therefore, the possibility of war is very low!

But some wealthy people dare not gamble, and are making the worst preparations, selling some properties first, and finding a way out;

Once you find that something is wrong, you will immediately emigrate abroad with your family and money.

At this time, there are only two kinds of people who can emigrate abroad: the rich and the skilled.

Then, some middle-class and lower-class people can only stare blankly.

The best ideal place to move overseas is Canada, because there is a little less exclusivity there;

It is very difficult to immigrate to the United States and the United Kingdom, while Australia is more exclusive.

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On September 17, Hong Kong's "Oriental Daily" was the first to report that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was about to fly to the capital of the mainland on September 22 to discuss the future of Hong Kong with high-level officials in the mainland.

After the major media learned about it, they prepared to send the best teams to the capital to inquire about the news;

Under the coordination of Xiangjiang Xinhua News Agency, a large number of journalists successfully passed the review and flew to the capital, preparing to report on this relationship, which is the future of more than 5 million people in Hong Kong;

Oriental Media Group has sent a very strong team of reporters, and Wu Guangyao is the only Hong Kong person in this negotiation, so he can naturally get first-hand news;

Wu Guangyao maintained a good relationship with the leaders of both sides, and every time he went to London, he would bring Keira and Thatcher couple for private meetings.

Therefore, during the whole summer, Wu Guangyao made several trips to and from the capital, Hong Kong, and London to serve as a sounding board;

Even the wives and children in Japan, the United States, and Switzerland have no time to visit.

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On September 22, a Royal Air Force plane landed slowly at the Capital Airport;

Mrs. Thatcher walked down the gangway of the plane in a stately manner, and shook hands with the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister and his wife, Director of the Department of Western Europe Wang Benzuo, Hong Kong Governor Sir Youde, Wu Guangyao and others who came to the airport to greet her.

There was also an anecdote that day, the mainland arranged for Thatcher to stay in Building 12 of the State Guest House, which made Thatcher unhappy;

Generally speaking, foreign heads of state/government visiting China will be arranged in the Presidential Building No. 18 of the State Guest House. No wonder Mrs. Thatcher was upset when she got out of the car and saw that it was No. 12 Building.

Wu Guangyao explained with a smile: "Building No. 18 is being renovated, so you are not arranged to live there; moreover, Building No. 12 is no lower than Building No. 18. Since the establishment of the building, Building No. 12 has been There is only one leader who lives here, and he likes to live here; other than that, no other leader has ever stayed here. I came before you, and I have already found out, please rest assured!"

Upon hearing that, Thatcher immediately turned to smile!

In her opinion, Wu Guangyao would never lie to her, so she didn't propose to see if Building 18 was being renovated (Historically, Thatcher went to see Building 18 to get better. ).

During his time as a mouthpiece, Wu Guangyao never favored any side, even if Thatcher hoped that he would fall to Britain, but Wu Guangyao still adhered to his usual style and only played the role of intermediary and buffer.

On September 24, the Iron Lady and the British diplomatic team held formal negotiations with relevant departments of the Mainland government in the Great Hall of the People.

The negotiation process was not open to any media, and many reporters could only wait anxiously at the gate of the Great Hall of the People.

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