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You know, whether it is Sing Tao Daily, Chinese Daily or Industrial and Commercial Daily, they are all ranked among the top ten newspapers in Hong Kong.

Among them, Sing Tao Daily has consistently ranked among the top three.

But now, it has been banned.

As soon as this announcement was released, it spread throughout Hong Kong in an instant.

The release of the announcement was like a bombshell, causing an uproar in all walks of life in Hong Kong.

People were talking about it on the streets, all of them marvelling at the swift and resolute action of the Governor-General's Office.

The space on the newsstand where the Sing Tao Daily, Chinese Daily and Commercial Daily were originally placed is now empty.

The Governor's Office demanded that the publications of these three companies be removed from the shelves immediately, and no one dared to go against the Governor's Office.

Radio and television stations were not to be outdone and launched special programs, inviting legal experts, current affairs commentators and people from all walks of life to provide in-depth interpretation and discussion of the Governor's Office's announcement.

In the public opinion field, there are voices of praise for the Governor-General's Office for maintaining market order and protecting the public interest, as well as concerns and criticisms about the restricted media freedom and compressed space for speech.

After all, Hong Kong has always been known for its freedom of speech.

But this time, the decision of the Governor-General's Office was so decisive that it did not give the Sing Tao Daily, Chinese Daily and Commercial Daily any chance to react.

Although Jardine Matheson has not yet been subject to direct legal action, the company is already in a state of panic.

Last night, the top management of Jardine Matheson had discussed overnight how to deal with this matter.

Although Bao Fuda was unwilling, he had no choice but to accept Simon Keswick's advice. He secretly left Hong Kong by boat overnight and prepared to take a flight to South Africa from Manila, 2,000 kilometers away, to escape from Hong Kong.

In South Africa, Jardine Matheson also has important industries, such as the South African Leris Company, which was acquired by Jardine Matheson in the early years. Now South Africa is one of Jardine Matheson's important markets.

Although their affair was exposed due to Bao Fuda's negligence, Simon Keswick was reluctant to give up on him because of Bao Fuda's talent.

Arranging Bao Fuda to go to the South African branch to take charge of the branch and make money for the company would at least help Jardine Matheson to recover some losses.

In this way, when Jardine Matheson shifted the responsibility to Bao Fuda, it could be said that Bao Fuda had fled for fear of punishment.

Simon Keswick received news from officials after the meeting at the Governor's Mansion.

After knowing the attitude of the Governor's Office, Simon Keswick knew that the seriousness of this incident might be greater than he had imagined!
So he went to the Governor's Mansion in person, wanting to pay a visit and explain that this was all Bao Fuda's personal behavior.

But what he didn't expect was that Governor MacLehose refused to see him, which made him return empty-handed.

Now, even if you want to put the blame on Bao Fuda, you can only wait until the judge tries the case.

Trying to resolve this matter through the Governor seems to be impractical for the time being.

However, judging from the meeting at the Governor's Mansion in the morning, Simon Keswick also saw a glimmer of opportunity.

That is, the Governor's Office was still somewhat wary of Jardine Matheson and did not dare to deal with them as it did with the media outlets such as Sing Tao Daily, Chinese Daily News and Commercial Daily.

Otherwise, he, the boss of Jardine Matheson, might have been in jail now.

This is the only good news.

In fact, Simon Keswick never thought of using the power of the Rothschild family and other financial groups to interfere in this matter.

Because he knew that once the Rothschild family and other forces intervened, the Keswick family's rule over Jardine Matheson might be threatened.

After all, it was their Keswick family who first proposed the matter of revenge on Lin Haoran.

Today, Jardine Matheson has ended up in such a situation, all because of the Keswick family.

Although this matter had been discussed with the major shareholders at the beginning, and everyone had agreed to it, including the Rothschild family.

But it was they who proposed this plan, and it was they who ultimately carried it out.

Now that the plan has been leaked, they may have to face terrible punishment, and then their Keswick family will become the biggest sinner of Jardine Matheson and need to take all the responsibility.

Simon Keswick was well aware that any rash action at this time might push Jardine Matheson into a deeper abyss.

He must tread carefully to protect the interests of the company while avoiding threats to family rule.

Unless he had no choice, he would not use the power from Britain.

"Ah!" Simon Keswick sighed heavily and frowned.

This was the most difficult thing he had encountered since he became the head of Jardine Matheson.

He never regretted dealing with Lin Haoran. After all, Jardine Matheson suffered too much loss because of Lin Haoran.

However, he deeply regretted that he should not have let Bao Fuda carry out this mission.

Although Bao Fuda was very capable, he was too careless in this matter. He had someone secretly film the whole process, which eventually led to the exposure of the crime.

If he had handled the matter himself, he would not have made such a low-level mistake. After all, he knew better than anyone how to act cautiously to ensure that nothing went wrong.

In that case, Jardine Matheson's manipulation of the matter would be as if it had never happened and would disappear from people's sight without anyone noticing.

But now, everything is irreversible.

Simon Keswick had no choice but to accept this reality and come up with a solution as soon as possible.

He knew that any complaints and self-blame would be of no avail at this time, and only by taking positive action could the company's losses and impact be minimized as much as possible.

After wandering around the office for a while, he finally called his eldest brother Henry Keswick again.

The Governor-General's Office suffered such a huge loss that even if they were afraid of Jardine Matheson, they would not let it go easily.

Therefore, this matter was no longer something that could be handled by him, an inexperienced manager.

Shifting the blame to Bao Fuda might have some effect, but it would not be of much use when the loss to the Governor's Office was so severe.

Jardine Matheson cannot escape this matter.

Unless they really cut off their ties with Hong Kong and the UK.

However, as a British-owned company, Jardine Matheson, together with the shareholders behind it, could cut off its ties with Hong Kong, but it could not cut off its ties with Britain.

Therefore, he could only call his eldest brother to Hong Kong and leave the matter to his more experienced eldest brother Henry Keswick to deal with.

"Brother, I'm Simon. The current situation has exceeded our imagination. The Governor's Office will not let us go easily..." Simon Keswick reported the current situation to Henry Keswick in detail.

"Okay, I understand. I will set off for Hong Kong today and personally help Jardine Matheson get through this difficult time!" After listening to this, Henry Keswick said directly without saying much.

Shi Xun Road, Lin family villa.

At around noon, Lin Haoran put down his bowl and chopsticks and went to wash his hands. Then he vaguely heard a hurried phone ring coming from the study on the first floor.

Today, he received a lot of calls because of his speech yesterday.

Now, someone called him again, and he didn't feel surprised.

Lin Haoran pushed open the door of the study on the first floor, strode in, and picked up the phone.

"Boss, I have something important to report to you!" The voice belonged to Cui Zilong, and there was even some excitement in his voice at this moment.

"Oh? Did something good happen?" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"It is indeed a good thing for our Oriental Daily. Not long ago, the Governor's Office issued an announcement to the public..." Cui Zilong then reported the contents of the Governor's Office's announcement to Lin Haoran in detail.

"Directly banned? Isn't it said that Hong Kong values ​​freedom of speech?" When Lin Haoran learned that three media outlets were directly closed and all their senior executives were arrested, he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.

He originally thought that by publishing the photos and exposing the secret dealings between the three media outlets and Jardine Matheson, the Governor-General's Office would at most fine or warn these media outlets.

Then these media outlets completely lost their credibility among the public because of fabricating public opinion and publishing fake news, which led to a decline in their sales and damage to their reputation.

This was already the most serious consequence Lin Haoran had anticipated.

However, the reality far exceeded his expectations.

The Governor-General's Office acted swiftly and vigorously this time. It not only directly banned three media outlets, but also caught all the relevant senior officials. Such decisiveness and strength made Lin Haoran have to admire the courage and determination of the Governor-General's Office.

"Boss, you know this very well. When bidding for government land, the Hong Kong Land Group has repeatedly won at the starting price, which undoubtedly caused the government to bear a lot of economic losses. Under normal circumstances, these plots of land can definitely be auctioned at a higher price.

Therefore, even if the Governor's Office cares about its reputation, it will never easily tolerate the behavior of the three media outlets.

The Governor's Office might be wary of a giant like Jardine Matheson and find it difficult to touch it easily, but the three media outlets are different. It would be easy for the Governor's Office to deal with them, isn't it? " Cui Zilong analyzed.

"Well, what you said makes sense!" Lin Haoran agreed very much with Cui Zilong's analysis.

The effect of this time's killing with a borrowed knife was really great.

Naturally, Lin Haoran would not feel any sympathy for these three media outlets.

After all, he had no grudges against these media outlets, and they had even collaborated with Oriental Daily News before.

But now, they have joined forces with Jardine Matheson to cause trouble.

This made it impossible for Lin Haoran to let them go.

Now, they have been directly banned, and for him, that is the best revenge.

This revenge has been taken.

Next, only Jardine Matheson & Co. is left! (End of this chapter)