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Chapter 1523 Meeting Chief Executive An

At around ten o'clock the next morning, Zhao Jianhui met with Mr. An Zhigang, the chief executive of Hong Kong, at the Wuzhou Hotel.

An Zhigang is in his 50s, but he looks like he is 45 or [-] years old.He is not tall and thin, but his thin face makes people look very energetic.

Obviously, An Zhigang attached great importance to this meeting with Zhao Jianhui, and prepared well.He was accompanied by the Chief Secretary for Administration Leung Man-keung, the Financial Secretary Liu Yuet-wah, the Secretary for Security Tsang Kwok-tai, the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Han Yuen, the Secretary for Food and Health Su Peipei, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Yang Hoi-keung, and the Secretary for the Environment. Luo Jialiang, director of the bureau, Chen Yifang, director of the immigration department, and more than a dozen officials, as well as reporters from many media.

In addition to Zhao Jianhui, Nanyue, Ma Yulin, Wang Yunxiang, Zhou Hong, Li Qi and others participated in the talks.

The meeting room of the hotel is decorated magnificently, with fresh flowers and stamens, and there are fruit plates and mineral water on the table.The atmosphere at the scene was warm, but also a little gunpowder.

The purpose of An Zhigang's visit this time was mainly to meet with Zhao Jianhui, but at the same time, the people he brought along also had matters within their division of labor that needed to be negotiated with Nanyue.Because the development of Nanyue has affected Hong Kong's environmental issues, food safety issues, tourist entry and exit issues, mainland pregnant women going to Hong Kong to give birth, business and economic development issues, etc. These issues are urgently needed to be resolved.

Hong Kong relies on the mainland, but is troubled by some things in the mainland. Some issues have caused great repercussions among Hong Kong residents. If they are not taken seriously, they will inevitably affect the relationship between the two places.For example, Su Peipei, the Secretary for Food and Health, is now talking about this topic.

"Now, for some reason, pregnant women in the Mainland prefer to have children born in Hong Kong. Most of them choose private hospitals with high fees, and because most of the mainland pregnant women whose fathers are Hong Kong are relatively poor, at the beginning You can also use the services of public hospitals, but after the market charges for non-local pregnant women, these families even have to borrow money to have children, because if their children are not born in Hong Kong, they will not be able to obtain Hong Kong identity, but have to wait in line for 150 I don’t know how long it will take to get a place. Because of this incident, many people in Hong Kong criticized the government’s policy of ‘recognizing money but not people’. The number of pregnant women is increasing year by year. The investment in equipment is increasing every year, but it is still far from meeting the needs... These children are born with the right of abode in Hong Kong. If this is the case, there will be 167 million new immigrants from the mainland in the next ten years, and they will compete with local residents for labor Hong Kong will be overwhelmed with various resources such as employment, medical care, etc..."

Su Peipei's words are more polite. Zhao Jianhui also knows that there are a lot of negative news reports about new immigrants in the Hong Kong media, such as lazy food, abuse of CSSA, etc. New immigrants have once again become scapegoats for government policies.In fact, the change in Hong Kong society's attitude towards new immigrants from the mainland is of course related to the economic growth of the mainland, which also complicates the cost of new immigrants from the mainland.Some commentary articles in Hong Kong believe that with the increasing number of new immigrants, many bad phenomena in mainland society are invading Hong Kong, such as lack of public morality, corruption and bribery. Pursue freedom, and the current new immigrants will become obedient voting machines in the future...

"Efficient economic system, transparent law enforcement procedures and high-quality professionals are the keys for Hong Kong to attract investment from foreign companies and eventually become Asia's financial and trade center. However, some foreign business groups have recently pointed out that clean air and a good natural environment It is also very important, if Hong Kong does not effectively solve the problem of air pollution, it will definitely weaken its competitiveness as a free port in Asia. Now, the source of Hong Kong’s air pollution is in the mainland..." The Secretary for the Environment, Law Ka-leung, was full of emotions. The smell of gunpowder.Listening to his words, Wang Yunxiang couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.This problem is not non-existent, but if it is said at this kind of meeting, is it asking questions or does it have meaning?

Zhao Jianhui has been listening very carefully. Whether he is thanking the mainland for providing Hong Kong with safe vegetables and food, or accusing the mainland of environmental pollution and immigrants' "invasion", his face has always been Smiling constantly.

"...As the relationship between Guangdong and Hong Kong is getting closer, how Hong Kong can find its place and determine its role in the future cooperation between the two places is indeed a question worthy of attention. In turn, this answer will also determine Whether the two places can complement each other to develop in a differentiated way and ultimately achieve a win-win situation.”

"In fact, with the continuous acceleration of the urbanization process in the Pearl River Delta in recent years, with the continuous improvement of the economic strength of the Pearl River Delta region and the change of industrial layout, it is only natural for Hong Kong to have new thinking and worries about its own positioning. Hong Kong media commented that: the Pearl River Delta is de-Hong Kongized, and some said that with the booming of Nanyue shopping malls, Hong Kong’s shopping paradise will always be replaced by Nanyue. In fact, all kinds of worries are just a kind of worry: Hong Kong was originally a The engine of economic development in the Pearl River Delta, and now Hong Kong seems to be gradually being thrown off track. Especially after the expansion of Nansha, the vast area of ​​the Pearl River Delta from Shenzhen Dongzhou to Southern Guangdong has been connected. Hai and Hengqin have been upgraded to state-level new districts, Hong Kong's sense of loss is not without reason..."

Speaking of this, Zhao Jianhui glanced at the faces of the Hong Kong guests one by one, smiled and continued: "So, is it because Hong Kong is worried that it will be left behind by the Mainland, so the Mainland will not develop? Obviously this is Impossible. Seeing all kinds of remarks related to Hong Kong media, I always have the same feeling: Hong Kong must also keep pace with the times, and the relationship with the Pearl River Delta region cannot always stay in the era of shops in front and factories in back. That is just a The unrepeatable historical moment is just the igniter of the engine of the Pearl River Delta. After the economic engine of the Pearl River Delta is ignited, continuous acceleration is inevitable. This is beyond doubt. There is no reason that the mainland must stop and wait, and never catch up Hong Kong. There is no such reason!!”

"However, Hong Kong's irreplaceable status as an international financial, trade and shipping center has never disappeared. It is promoting the industrial upgrading and transformation of the Pearl River Delta, providing efficient financial services for the Pearl River Delta region, and stimulating the development of modern service industries in the Pearl River Delta region. There will still be huge room for expansion. If the relationship between Guangdong and Hong Kong can develop in this direction, the win-win benefits will definitely be far better than the model of a store in front and a factory in back that began in the 80s.”

"I have been to Hong Kong twice, and I have a good personal relationship with the former Chief Executive Yang. I also have other relatives living in Hong Kong. I am not unfamiliar with Hong Kong. It should be said that I am very familiar with it. Viewed in Hong Kong media I have seen such a point of view: the relationship between Hong Kong and Nanyue is now a race between the tortoise and the hare. Nanyue is a rabbit, Hong Kong is a tortoise. This kind of statement makes people laugh. This point of view is indeed objective to compare the current development speed of the two places. But gdp There are not too many rabbits in the world whose growth rate can reach 10%. Moreover, no matter how fast the rabbit runs, it will not eat the tortoise. The development of Nanyue or the Pearl River Delta is definitely not aimed at eating or replacing Hong Kong."

"However, we have to divide the story into two parts, and the Pearl River Delta also needs to clarify its relationship with Hong Kong. For example, I have seen that many town-level plans clearly write the three English letters of cbd. Your Pearl River Delta There is a CBD in the town, so why do we need Central Hong Kong? So there is no need to worry about Hong Kong. In fact, the positioning of the so-called mutual relationship is not the text in the planning document, but just like the relationship between husband and wife, which is constantly adjusted in both directions in the long-term life. The reality of one country, two systems, one strip of water, and interdependence between lips and teeth has provided a lot of space for the social and economic development of Guangdong and Hong Kong to be dislocated and complementary. A win-win situation is not only a beautiful vision, but also a very objective possibility. Such a good development opportunity and space, in It is not easy to find on the earth. History has long proved that the opportunity in the Pearl River Delta is the opportunity for Hong Kong, and I believe it will continue to prove this in the future. Only with the strong support of the mainland of the motherland can Hong Kong achieve more brilliant results. Just now I don’t think the issues mentioned are difficult and irreconcilable contradictions... With the strong support of the mainland, Hong Kong, what are you afraid of? Hong Kong, you move forward boldly..."

Zhao Jianhui's words won rounds of applause from the people present and those interviewing reporters.

Zhao Jianhui waved his hands with a smile, then changed the topic, and continued: "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" has a saying: "That's why the sage does not cure the disease and heals the disease before it is cured. If the disease is not cured, the disorder is cured and the disorder is not cured. This is what is called. , After the chaos has been established, it is not too late to put it under control, just like piercing a well when thirsty, or casting an awl in a fight!" What did he mean by that?Going to the doctor to treat a disease must pay attention to prevention before it happens, and prevention is more important than cure.The theory of Chinese medicine is the continuation of Chinese philosophy in the way of medicine, and it is in the same line as the way of governing the country, and has many similarities with each other.Preventing problems before they happen is indeed an eternal way to govern the country.

At present, some media in the mainland, especially in the south, and some media in Hong Kong are deliberately inducing, and some separatist forces are fueling the flames with ulterior motives, fabricating right and wrong out of thin air, and alienating the family relationship between Hong Kong and the mainland.How should we prevent problems before they happen, and prevent the relationship between Hong Kong and the mainland from being further alienated, or even into a situation where fire and water are incompatible?

Having said that, he stood up and looked at all the officials present, with a distressed and strong look in his eyes.