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As Lin Haoran and Mr. David finished their greetings, Ma Shimin stepped forward at the right time and gave both parties a detailed introduction of the accompanying senior executives of the Hutchison Whampoa Group, as well as the heads of key departments such as finance and legal affairs.

At the same time, David also introduced the main senior executives of Hong Kong Telephone Company to Lin Haoran, Ma Shimin and the senior executives of the Hong Kong Land Group present one by one, which promoted the initial understanding between the two sides.

In addition, several major shareholders of Hong Kong Telephone Company or their representatives also attended the meeting.

They did not express much objection to the entry of the Swire Properties Group. After all, they had rarely interfered with the company's daily operations and management in the past. They were more of an investor, enjoying the dividend income brought by the equity.

Both teams quickly entered into a formal working state. The atmosphere was harmonious and they all maintained a professional attitude and politeness towards each other.

Apparently, yesterday afternoon, Ma Shimin had reached a consensus with Mr. David, the chairman of the Hong Kong Telephone Company.

Although David was filled with helplessness and unwillingness, the reality could not be changed.

He understood that if he wanted to retain his position as the head of Hong Kong Telephone Company, he had to accept the fact that the Hong Kong Land Group had taken over.

Otherwise, the only thing waiting for him is to get out.

Everyone entered a large conference room with simple yet solemn decoration and equipped with an oval round table.

Lin Haoran was guided to sit in the chairman's seat. He did not refuse. After all, from today on, this company was officially part of his business and there was no need for excessive courtesy.

During the meeting, discussions focused on the handover between the two parties and the adjustments to the company's senior management after the Swire Group took over.

From today, Mr. David will no longer serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Telephone Company and will take on the position of Executive Director and General Manager;
Ma Shimin, executive director and general manager of Hong Kong Land Group, will serve as the new chairman of the board of directors of Hong Kong Telephone Company.

At the same time, Hong Kong Land Group will become the holding parent company of Hong Kong Telephone Company, and the relationship between the two will be similar to the relationship between Jardine Matheson and Hong Kong Land Group a year ago.

Hong Kong Telephone Company will maintain its independent operation status and Hongkong Land Group, as the parent company, will not excessively intervene in its daily operations.

However, when it comes to major decisions, David cannot make decisions on his own. Hong Kong Telephone Company must discuss with Chairman Ma Shimin and obtain his consent before implementation.

Although Lin Haoran sat in the chairman's seat, he spent most of his time listening to the discussions of the participants.

Occasionally he would offer some insights of his own, but generally he remained silent.

The meeting lasted for most of the morning.

The staff of the secretariat of Hong Kong Telephone Company has recorded the main contents of the meeting in detail.

Then, they will select some of the content and make it public.

As a listed company, these public processes are essential.

"Dear leaders, a large number of media reporters have gathered downstairs, hoping to interview the company's top management. Our security guards have temporarily closed the glass door of the lobby on the first floor, but the reporters are still blocking the entrance outside the building, and it seems they will not leave until they get the interview." An anxious staff member reported immediately as the door to the conference room was opened.

David then looked at Lin Haoran and Ma Shimin, obviously waiting for the opinions of these two superiors.

Things are different now. David is no longer the chairman of the Hong Kong Telephone Company whose words are law.

"Since the media reporters are already here and we originally planned to disclose some information, let's just accept their interview!" Ma Shimin gave this reply after a little thought.

Lin Haoran had no objection to this.

After all, as a well-known company, the movements of Hong Kong Telephone Company not only concern the media reporters, but also the citizens of Hong Kong. This is a normal thing.

"Okay, then I will immediately arrange to clean up the employee training room and use it temporarily as the venue for the press conference." David said decisively.

As a top enterprise in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Telephone Company used to hold press conferences frequently and responding to media interviews was also commonplace.

They are already very familiar with this kind of affairs.

Ten minutes later, seventy or eighty reporters had gathered in a spacious training room on the 15th floor of the Hong Kong Telephone Company's headquarters building. Despite the large number of people, the space of more than square meters still seemed quite spacious.

The reporters were dressed in various clothes, holding microphones and carrying cameras on their shoulders. The equipment and logos that could be seen almost everywhere on their clothes clearly identified the media organizations they belonged to, including Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Sing Tao Daily, Ming Pao, Oriental Daily and TVB. It was obvious that almost all of Hong Kong's mainstream media were present.

Hong Kong Telephone Company, Hong Kong Land Development, Lam Ho-yan... any one of these names alone can become a hot topic in the news media.

Now, these key words together have undoubtedly aroused unprecedented curiosity and attention from the media and the public.

On the rostrum, Lin Haoran, Ma Shimin, David and more than a dozen other senior executives from Hong Kong Land Group and Hong Kong Telephone Company had already taken their seats. Lin Haoran was in the middle, with Ma Shimin and David sitting on his left and right.

At this moment, all the reporters' eyes were focused on Lin Haoran, with surprise showing on their faces.

Before coming to this press conference, most of them had gone to Connaught Building to try to interview senior executives of the Jardine Matheson Group to learn more.

However, they learned an unexpected news from there: the senior executives of the Hong Kong Land Group had gone to the headquarters of the Hong Kong Telephone Company to take over the company's related matters.

Therefore, these reporters with a keen sense of smell quickly adjusted their direction and moved to the headquarters of the Hong Kong Telephone Company.

Their original expectation was to be able to interview the company's senior management and obtain more official information about the acquisition of Hong Kong Telephone Company by the Hong Kong Land Group, which already made them feel satisfied.

However, what they never expected was that they unexpectedly met Lin Haoran, who had not been seen for a long time, here - this man is now known as the richest super-rich man in Hong Kong and even in Asia.

Lin Haoran's appearance undoubtedly brought unexpected surprises to the reporters.

The reporters' mood was instantly ignited. They were extremely excited and pointed their cameras at Lin Haoran, ready to capture every precious moment.

Over the past month, some media have reported that Lin Haoran is no longer in Hong Kong.

Later, Lin Haoran stood in the Nasdaq Stock Exchange and rang the bell for the listing with Apple’s main executives. The return on investment of 10 million US dollars was as high as 200 to 300 million US dollars, which caused a sensation in Hong Kong.

Later, he sold all his shares in Apple, and the news spread back to Hong Kong.

It can be said that although Lin Haoran is not in Hong Kong, his legend can be heard in Hong Kong almost every day.

Unexpectedly, Lin Haoran caused such a big stir again not long after returning to Hong Kong.

The aftermath of the privatization of the Hong Kong Land Group had not yet completely subsided, and he quietly incorporated the Hong Kong Telephone Company, which monopolized Hong Kong's fixed-line business, into his Hong Kong Land Group!
So far, four major British companies, including Ching Chau Cement, Hong Kong Electric Group and Hong Kong Land Development, have been successfully acquired by Lin Haoran.

This does not include Chinese-owned companies such as Kowloon Motor Bus, Oriental Press, and China Gas.

If the Governor-General's Office had not intervened, even Jardine Matheson would probably not have been spared in the end.

This young Chinese billionaire can be called the conqueror of Hong Kong's giant companies!
Every acquisition he made was shocking, and every move he made seemed so decisive and powerful.

In the eyes of many Hong Kong citizens, such a person has surpassed Shen Bi of Huifeng Bank in strength and has become a true representative of Hong Kong's business community!
David coughed lightly and prepared to start his speech.

Although Hong Kong Telephone Company had been acquired by the Hong Kong Land Development Group and he had lost his position as chairman, he was still the actual controller of the company. This was also the opportunity for him to make his first official appearance as the new executive director and general manager.

At this moment, the reporters shifted their attention from Lin Haoran to David.

“Hello, friends from the media. First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for coming here today to witness this significant cooperation between Hong Kong Telephone Company and Hongkong Land Group.

As everyone knows, Hongkong Land Group will become the holding parent company of our Hong Kong Telephone Company, and I myself will serve as the general manager and executive director of Hong Kong Telephone Company. In this new position, I will continue to do my best to contribute to the future development of Hong Kong Telephone Company.

The acquisition of Hong Kong Telephone Company by the Hong Kong Land Group has been officially approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, which has undoubtedly laid a solid foundation for our cooperation.

I believe that with Heung Kong Telephone Company officially becoming a member of the Hong Kong Land Group, we will have a more solid backing and more resource support, which will bring more opportunities to the company and drive us to develop faster and better in the future!
Here, I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the friends who care about and support Hong Kong Telephone Company. We will live up to your expectations and continue to uphold the spirit of innovation to provide consumers with better services and create greater value for shareholders. Thank you all!"

Immediately afterwards, Ma Shimin and several senior executives successively introduced in detail some specific details about the acquisition, as well as important matters that could be made public that were discussed and decided at the board meeting.

Their clear and informative speeches gave the journalists present a deeper understanding of this cooperation.

All of this is information that needs to be released.

As for some inside information and important decisions that cannot be disclosed, they will naturally not be told.

Although Lin Haoran was sitting on the podium, he remained silent.

Naturally, he doesn't need to say anything about these things.

If nothing unexpected happens, when it is the reporters' turn to ask questions, there will definitely be many reporters wanting to interview him.

He also plans to take this opportunity to announce some important matters to the public.

This is exactly why he attended this interview. (End of this chapter)