The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 830 The Future Development of Hong Kong

There are two keys to Hong Kong's further development.

One is that the economy will develop further and become a true international metropolis, forming a metropolitan area with Hong Kong as the core. This was the original conception of the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area".

One is further political development, which requires replacing Singapore and becoming the political and economic center of Southeast Asia, so that the wealthy people from Southeast Asian countries will habitually come to Hong Kong, live and buy property in Hong Kong, and Southeast Asian countries will habitually hold meetings in Hong Kong.

In the original time and space, there were many factors that contributed to Singapore's rapid development.

A large part of the British capital withdrawing from Hong Kong flowed to Singapore, bringing a large amount of funds to Singapore. At the same time, the British also planned to build Singapore into one of the most important fortresses of Britain in Singapore.

Another thing is that Singapore’s own governance is commendable and it is very good at dealing with all parties. Gradually, Singapore has become the political and economic center of Southeast Asia, and also a center for exchanges between the East and the West.

Liu Tao and Ho Ying-Tong talked about the development of Hong Kong.

There are fifteen universities in Hong Kong now, ten of which are famous universities.

Universities in Hong Kong are not limited to recruiting students in Hong Kong, but are open to the whole of China, the whole of Southeast Asia, and the whole world.

Every year, tens of thousands of mainland students come to Hong Kong’s universities to receive higher education, and Hong Kong is also a very good choice for mainland university students to pursue further studies.

There is a collision of Eastern and Western cultures here.

There are various problems, but there are also things worth praising.

Having problems is not scary, having no problems is really scary!

Only when there are problems can we solve them.

Society is never static, but develops dynamically.

Problems arise, they are solved, and the process continues in a spiral between the two.

The helicopter flew over various land reclamation projects and then landed on an open space on the seashore.

Two people got off the helicopter.

This is a fishing village, far away from the bustling city, and there are only dozens of households on the entire island.

But this is a place that wealthy people from Hong Kong like to come to, because it has freshly landed seafood and the simplest cooking methods.

The two ordered a few dishes and sat down at a table, enjoying the sea breeze.

The two communicate every year and exchange ideas about the development of Hong Kong.

Liu Tao admired and trusted Ho Ying-Tong very much.

The two are allies and have been cooperating for more than ten years. This cooperation is based on "win-win cooperation."

At the beginning, Kinglong computers, cars, motorcycles, etc. were exported to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and then to the world with the help of Ho Ying-tung.

Huo Yingdong can be said to be one of Liu Tao's most important fulcrums in Hong Kong. In this cooperation, Panshan Group grew rapidly, and Huo Yingdong's career also grew rapidly.

Especially the low-price bottom-fishing in 1982 brought them a huge harvest, and they are still enjoying the dividends today.

It was also at that time that Panshan Group was able to control Hong Kong's basic livelihood such as electricity, oil, natural gas, milk, transportation, water, communications, ports, and a large amount of land, real estate, banks, and shipping.

It was also during that time that Panshan Group emerged as the savior and various companies came to Hong Kong to build factories, which directly and powerfully reshaped Hong Kong's economic structure.

Ho Ying-tung also acquired several shopping malls, office buildings, etc. in prosperous areas. His status and influence increased dramatically at that time, and he truly established himself as the number one figure in Hong Kong's business world. The Ho family also became the richest family in Hong Kong.

Although his career improved significantly, Ho Ying-tung did not cling to his small piece of land in Hong Kong. Instead, he actively invested northwards, investing heavily in the mainland, which led to a large number of Hong Kong and Chinese businessmen investing northwards.

In addition, Ho Ying-tung also increased his charitable donations to education, medical care, sports and other areas in the mainland.

A considerable number of mainland students who come to Hong Kong every year have received the scholarships established by Henry Fok.

As for sports, Henry Fok's support was very strong.

Every year, Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalists will receive awards from the foundation established by Ho Ying-Tong. This part of the prize money is much more than the prize money given by the state.

Moreover, every time, Ho Ying-Tong organized a tour for Olympic champions to visit Hong Kong, allowing the citizens of Hong Kong to witness the style of the Olympic athletes.

At this year's Barcelona Olympics, the Chinese delegation achieved excellent results. Thanks to the hard work of Olympic athletes, it won 25 gold, 22 silver and 16 bronze medals, ranking fourth in the gold medal list, only behind the Soviet Union, the United States and Germany.

China's sports performance in international competitions is getting better year by year, and each Olympic Games is also better than the last. Now everyone is confident that we will surpass Germany in the medal table in the next Olympic Games.

The two of them couldn't help but talk about the topic of bidding for the Olympic Games.

Two years ago, Beijing City formally proposed to the Chinese Olympic Committee to host the Olympic Games. At the plenary meeting of the Chinese Olympic Committee, Beijing City's application was unanimously approved and the International Olympic Committee and relevant international sports organizations were informed of Beijing City's application. In the same year, the Olympic Bid Committee was formally established.

Milan and Tashkent originally applied to host the Olympic Games, but now these two cities have given up.

Manchester, Sydney, Berlin and Istanbul are all determined to win the Olympic bid this time.

Germany is very determined to host the Olympics in Berlin, because Germany wants to use the Olympics as an opportunity to achieve the peaceful reunification of East and West Germany. For Germany, the reunification of East and West Germany can only be peaceful, and it cannot be unified by force, because the military strength of East and West Germany is similar, and to some extent, the military strength of East Germany is stronger than that of West Germany.

Germany now has hope for the peaceful reunification of East and West Germany, and all it lacks is a miracle. And the perfect opportunity for Berlin to host the Olympic Games is perfect.

Manchester, UK, failed in its bid to host the Olympics last time, but this time it is back with more experience. The UK wants to restore the confidence of its people by hosting the Olympics, and also use it as a booster for economic development.

Other countries are determined to host the Olympic Games, and so is China.

Over the past ten years since the reform and opening up, China has made rapid progress in all aspects, its comprehensive national strength has been greatly improved, and the improvement of its international status and influence is obvious to all. China also hopes that by hosting the Olympic Games, the world will see a different China, and China will show its new look to the world, so that the world can better understand China and China can better integrate into the world.

Liu Tao naturally supported the bid to host the Olympic Games and even gave a large sum of money to sponsor the Olympic Games so that it could be successfully held and create a historical record.

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