Chapter 970: Invest a billion, produce 200,000 for 20 years!
The impact of the Hong Kong government's press conference spread rapidly, and the capital market was the first to react.
The stock prices of all the real estate companies listed on the four major exchanges fell.
In the evening of the same day, the evening newspapers and the financial channels reported further on and interpreted the Hong Kong government's press conference and the two documents, and the impact expanded rapidly.
The next morning, almost all newspapers had related news as their front page headlines.
In order to stand out, many newspapers focused on analysing the impact of the two documents on the future of Hong Kong and the ease of implementation.
However, regardless of the newspaper, they all expressed a pessimistic view of the real estate market, and some newspapers highlighted the Cheung Kong Group, which had acquired a lot of land in the new town of Tin Shui Wai for property development.
After the stock market opened in the morning, the share prices of major real estate companies all plummeted at the opening bell, with Cheung Kong Holdings experiencing the biggest drop.
However, Xia Yu only paid it a passing thought and let Wang Qi follow up on it.
Because there was something more important that had captured his attention.
Since the last general election, candidates who knew they had no chance of winning and had already received enough exposure had given up, relying on aligning themselves with a party to gain more political benefits.
After more than ten days of fierce competition and competition,
yesterday, May 10th in France, the second round of voting in the French presidential election, which was also the final round of voting, was held on time, and the final result was finally revealed.
François Mitterrand, leader of the Socialist Party, won the presidency with 61% of the vote, defeating incumbent President Giscard d'Estaing, who received only 39%.
Of course, the result was already set, but François Mitterrand still had to go through a grand ceremony to actually take the throne. The inauguration ceremony was scheduled for 9am on 14 May.
Xia Yu found a suitable time to congratulate François Mitterrand on the phone.
The spirited François Mitterrand was not blindly arrogant after reaching the top. During the phone call, he repeatedly thanked Xia Yu and extended an invitation to Xia Yu to attend his inauguration ceremony. However, considering that he was still calculating the Rothschild family, Xia Yu declined his invitation, which made François Mitterrand a little regretful.
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On 14 May, at 9am Paris time, which is around 3pm Hong Kong time,
François Mitterrand was inaugurated at the Élysée Palace, the French presidential palace, and became the fourth President of the Fifth French Republic.
To consolidate his victory, his first order of business after taking office was to dissolve the National Assembly and prepare to re-elect the cabinet with the help of the general trend.
Only by allowing the Socialist Party, which was subordinate to him, to occupy a majority of seats in the National Assembly, could he have greater authority in the subsequent cabinet reshuffle and lay a solid foundation for the full implementation of his policies and ideas in the future.
The re-election of the National Assembly and the appointment of cabinet members would take at least a month, which meant that François Mitterrand would have to engage in a series of intense activities.
As for repaying Xia Yu's help, it would have to be done slowly after everything had settled down.
Xia Yu knew this very well.
He has all the patience in the world...
On 17 May, the sky was clear and the air was fresh.
On this day, two pieces of sensational news broke, reigniting the news buzz about the Hong Kong government's plans that had been gradually dying down.
The Xiangjiang Tiangong Automobile Group announced that it would be moving into the Yuen Long Science and Technology Industrial Park. The first phase of the project would involve an investment of 500 million Hong Kong dollars to build a large vehicle manufacturing plant with an annual output of 100,000 vehicles. Technical support would be provided by two supercar companies, Italian Lamborghini and British Lotus Cars, to produce practical vehicles of excellent quality at affordable prices.
The next piece of news was even more exciting.
The British Rolls-Royce Motor Group has registered and established the Rolls-Royce Motor Group Hong Kong Branch in Hong Kong, and will communicate with the Jiuding Real Estate Group to jointly create its own production base. The first phase will also invest 500 million Hong Kong dollars to build an automobile manufacturing plant with an annual output of 100,000 vehicles. After the completion of this manufacturing plant, it will take over the orders transferred from the UK and produce the currently popular Bentley Continental, Riley, Jaguar, MINI and other brands of cars on the market.
The news about the Tiangong Motors Group is a little better. The company is not well-known, and the only thing that has caused a stir is the HK$500 million investment.
But the Rolls-Royce Motors Group has an extraordinary reputation!
In the series of movies produced by the Galaxy Movie Company, Rolls-Royce brand cars appear as the most high-end luxury cars, and are particularly well-known in Hong Kong.
Moreover, the Rolls-Royce Motors Group itself is a giant in the British automotive industry, and now it has invested a huge HK$500 million to build a factory in Hong Kong, which has had a huge impact on the hearts and minds of many people.
Many people were originally worried about the future of Hong Kong, but this huge investment by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has given many people confidence, and the mentality of some wealthy people has also changed.
This change was undoubtedly quite positive, greatly reducing the outflow of capital from Hong Kong.
On the other hand, the two car companies combined invested one billion in real money to support the Hong Kong government's policies. In addition to making MacLehose feel very honoured, it also made some tycoons confident in the Hong Kong government's 'one core, six pillars' industrial planning and began to ponder whether they should also get involved in these industries.
In Yuen Long District.
The infrastructure team of the Jiuding Real Estate Group has already moved in, and at the same time, it has released the first batch of job listings for up to 5,000 people. The pay is very good, and only local residents of Xia Cun and Ping Shan townships are recruited.
And to enhance the incitement and appeal, the job prospectus has a very heartfelt title – One heart, one mind, building our own cosy homes with our own hands!
After the job prospectus was announced, the townships of Ha Tsuen and Ping Shan were suddenly abuzz with excitement, and the applicants were pouring in. Ordinary residents also responded positively to the Hong Kong government's policies, and their attitude towards the staff who came to the door to acquire land was several times better than their usual response to other staff.
The construction of Tin Shui Wai New Town and Yuen Long Technology Industrial Park has got off to a flying start!
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On the azure sea, a luxury cruise ship is docked.
Xia Yu, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong are each with their respective families gathering on the cruise ship, some fishing, some barbecuing, some playing cards, enjoying themselves.
After fishing for a while, the three principals Xia Yu and the others came to the upper deck and sat around a folding table.
Xia Yu opened his briefcase and took out a stack of documents and placed them on the table. He said casually to Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong, 'Bao, Huo, a month ago you asked me to collect information on valuable land and companies in Xiangjiang. It's basically all here.'
'You choose the targets yourself. Circle the ones you want!'
'At the time, we will split up according to our goals!'