Reborn Capital Madman

Gao Xian's attitude was indeed very simple. No matter what kind of ridicule and curses Xiangjiang Land encountered here in the UK, it essentially increased its popularity. That was enough, so he simply let it go and allowed Wei Peter and others to play their part. And he

According to the communication that has been completed, I met the next Governor of Hong Kong, Youde.

As for the candidate for Hong Kong governor, the British took great pains to search from the circle of diplomats. Finally, Youde, the former British ambassador to China, was confirmed in December last year, and then began pre-job training, such as Duoduoduo

Shaodi systematically studied courses such as urban public administration. When Gao Xian met Youde, there were several books on this subject on his desk.

Gao Xian was familiar with Youde as early as when he served as the British Ambassador to China, but now Youde's identity has changed, and before Youde officially took office, the two had a detailed face-to-face talk, which can be called

It is of extraordinary significance.

Yoder's positive response also shows that he attaches great importance to this meeting.

Although Sir Gao is not the chief representative in the Hong Kong Executive Council, his weight is no less than that of the chief representative. His status as the leader of the Chinese community in Hong Kong is unquestioned. As for Sir Gao not being the chief representative, that is because Gao Xian himself has a long-term vision and cleverly

Avoid this delicate location.

Now, Gao Xian has taken the initiative to visit the dock before Youde took office, making it clear that he will support Youde's work as a port governor. How could Youde be unhappy!

After the greetings, Gao Xian confessed: "Sir Youde, I may not be able to attend your inauguration ceremony because the Prime Minister appointed me as her personal envoy to South America for the full-scale military operation that will soon be launched.

It’s really hard to control the time for some unofficial public relations.”

Yoder is a senior diplomat. After Gao Xian briefly introduced the mission given to him by Mrs. Thatcher, Yoder understood it clearly and immediately said without any grudges, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, Sir Gao's mission is

It’s more important. However, Sir Gao should not be stingy with his suggestions on how to manage Hong Kong.”

"I will serve you." Gao Xian smiled, and then his face became serious, "Sir Youde, when it comes to the current situation in Hong Kong, of course, it is mainly the economic trend. I may want to disappoint you."

Youde leaned forward subconsciously, "Sir Gao, you mean that the economic trend in Hong Kong is not optimistic?"

"Indeed." Gao Xian nodded, "The current global economic recession is still continuing, and Xiangjiang cannot be immune to it. More specifically, the Xiangjiang stock market has experienced a bull market, and the Hang Seng Index has turned downward; Xiangjiang's real estate industry has also experienced a downward trend.

As prosperity turns to decline, the vacancy rate of buildings cannot be ignored

At the same time, with high interest rates, depreciation of the Hong Kong dollar, shrinking consumption, and the growing concern about the 1997 issue, the problems Sir Youde will face after taking office will be quite complicated, and may even be worse than those in Hong Kong in the 1960s.

Banking crisis worse banking crisis.”

It is estimated that Youde was frightened by Gao Xian's words. After being stunned for a while, he joked in a concealed manner: "Judging from the situation of Xiangjiang Land coming to London to flex its muscles, Sir Gao's consortium seems to be operating normally and coping well.

"

Gao Xian boasted unceremoniously: "Be prepared for danger in times of peace and prepare for rainy days, so you can naturally cope with it. Furthermore, the complexity of corporate management is definitely not comparable to that of the government."

Youde sighed softly, "Actually, I am mentally prepared for the difficulty of my future work. However, according to Sir Gao's analysis, the economic situation in Hong Kong is full of hidden dangers, which is beyond my expectation."

Gao Xian said playfully: "Sir Youde and I had a heart-to-heart talk, just to let Sir Youde know. After all, in the past ten years or so, Sir MacLehose's political achievements have been remarkable, and the people's livelihood issues in Hong Kong have been greatly improved." Improvement, if there is a big economic problem in Hong Kong during Sir Edward Youde's term, it will easily put the negotiations between Britain and China into a passive situation."

Youde was convinced by Sir Gao's almost nonsense reminder, so he humbly asked for advice: "Since Sir Gao has studied the economic trend of Hong Kong so deeply, there must be a panacea for me."

"I don't dare to take it as a panacea. I do have some ideas for Sir Yoder's reference." Gao Xian did not sell out and went straight to the topic: "Judging from the current measures taken by the United States and the United Kingdom to deal with the severe economic recession, it is most important to find a breakthrough. ."

"Hong Kong is just a small place. There is not so much room for change. We can only continue to rely on the external environment. And I think the breakthrough is in the north. The market there is not only huge beyond imagination, but can also be described as blank. , the cost, including labor, is extremely low, and American capital is attracted to be aggressive."

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After Gao Xian "scared" Youde, the solution he gave was, in short, to comprehensively strengthen the economic ties between Hong Kong and mainland China.

But having said that, Gao Xian did not "scare" Youde. The current economic situation in Hong Kong is indeed full of crises, and it is just waiting for a certain factor to trigger it. Youde's career as Hong Kong governor is destined to not be easy. If it is compared with MacLehose's political achievements If the difference is too far, the face will be quite ugly.

Sir Gao's cards were on display here, so Yoder naturally wouldn't think he was alarmist, and took everything he said to heart.

Of course, Gao Xian not only reflected on the difficulties faced by Hong Kong's economy, but also talked about some less troublesome issues after the meal. For example, compared with the rapid economic development in recent years, Hong Kong's higher education is slightly behind. , there are only two universities, and the proportion of middle school graduates entering university is only about one percent, which is increasingly unable to meet the demand for high-level talents for Hong Kong's economic development.

As for the solution, it is naturally much simpler and clearer. Just increase investment. Gao Xian made it clear that if Sir Edward Youde wants to take action in higher education in Hong Kong, the Gao Foundation is willing to donate real money and silver to carry out the project. support.

In this way, Youde and Gao Xian were chatting happily. It was not until the assistant reported to Gao Xian that No. 10 Downing Street had prepared translators, consultants and the like, that Sir Gao stood up "reluctantly" Farewell.

Yoder said sincerely while sending each other off sincerely: "Next, I will rely more on Sir Gao."

Gao Xian said on his lips, "You shouldn't take it, you should serve me", but he was laughing in his heart. What he wanted was for you to rely on me, so as not to "get sidetracked" at some point.

It is estimated that Yihe has experienced too many Hong Kong governors in the past 100 years, so that it has lost its novelty. It is still in Hong Kong step by step, waiting for Youde's inauguration. That is too routine. How can it be compared with myself? Did you come sincerely to visit Yoder who has not yet taken office?