History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 407 Candidate Controversy

Sir Jian, Sir He of the Operations Department is looking for you. "The secretary of the director opened the door to announce, and Jian Baoning immediately got up and said with a smile: "Please Sir He come in." "

He Dingxian walked into the office, stood at attention and saluted, and said respectfully: "Sir, good afternoon!"

"He sir, you're welcome, please sit down." Jian Baoning walked out of the desk, came to a sofa, said politely habitually, then took out a cigar and said: "New goods from Cuba, handmade rolls by masters. "

"Thank you, sir!"

He Dingxian sat on the sofa, raised his legs, took a cigar, nodded, and took a puff.

Jian Baoning put down the lighter and said with a smile, "Don't you have to go to the police academy for the graduation ceremony today?"

"Mr. Kun has gone, so I won't go." He Dingxian has attended graduation ceremonies for several consecutive years as an officer, and personally presented awards to outstanding graduates. Play house with children.

Anyway, when those youngsters joined the police force, they had to work under him.

Jian Baoning nodded thoughtfully: "Oh, then what sir is looking for me?"

"Discuss the change of the police force."

He Dingxian took a puff of cigarette and spoke very directly.Jian Baoning's expression became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "The police force is in the development period, and I want to do it again."

"The governor will not agree."

He Dingxian said in a cold voice: "Sir Bai wants to be transferred to your Security Bureau as the deputy director. It can be regarded as a promotion, and he will enter the leadership ranks of the third division and the twelve bureaus. He just wants to strip you of your power in the police force." This set of three divisions The system of the Twelve Bureaus is the political system that has been used on Hong Kong Island since then.

In fact, the responsibilities of the departments are not different from the previous ones. They are divided into the Department of Government Affairs, the Department of Finance, and the Department of Justice.

Public Services Bureau, Commerce Bureau, Constitutional Affairs Bureau, Development Bureau, Education Bureau, Environment Bureau, Finance Bureau, Health Bureau, Civil Affairs Bureau, Welfare Bureau, Security Bureau, Transport Bureau, Housing Bureau.

The functions and powers of the various bureaus corresponded to the former Governor-General's Office system, but a new set of sorting and division was made, the Counselor Secretary with too much power was split up, and the Hong Kong-wide disciplined forces, such as the Police, Customs, and Correctional Services, were Everything is under the management of the Security Bureau.

It can be regarded as a lock on the disciplinary forces with too much power to leave room for politics.

This system of reform has promoted many people and is very popular, but it is not very friendly to the previous real power departments, such as the Financial Secretary, who used to not only handle accounts, but also manage the treasury. Now foreign exchange reserves, gold, etc. are all transferred to the Financial Bureau.

In addition to being nicknamed the treasury by the Finance and Economics Bureau, it also reduced the Financial Secretary to an accounting department, with only the power to sign and seal, but not the key to manage money.

The Chief of Police is also greatly affected, because the Security Bureau can comprehensively coordinate the disciplinary departments and sow dissension among the disciplinary departments. In recent years, there have been several conflicts between the Correctional Services Department, the Customs, and the Fire Force over policies, but He Tingxian has come forward It was settled, so to speak, the Security Bureau eroded the authority of the underground.
But Jian Baoning still refused to give up: "If the governor decides when to decide, I will not be able to sit in today's position. Sir, as long as the Chinese are willing to support me, I will definitely be able to stay in my position. You also know that The situation is grim, and the trust between us is very important, how can we guarantee the cooperation with the Chinese if it is another person?"

"As far as I know, the Governor is already very dissatisfied with the money empire on Hong Kong Island. He believes that the income from fees has greatly eroded the economic development of Hong Kong Island, and let labor interests fall into the pockets of a few people."

"It's not good for his record."

He Dingxian was a little silent, because what Jian Baoning said was the truth. At that time, he thought that the "clean government storm" in history was just to clean up the Chinese. Now it seems that there is still the purpose of narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor and opening up the consumer market. .

Eyelids are shallow
It's just that the ghosts dare not cleanse the British lineage, and want to keep the direct lineage to ensure the rule. Therefore, under the targeted action, there is an illusion that they are doing things to wipe out the Chinese.This move was indeed beneficial to the development of the city. Later, Hong Kong Island did usher in a golden age.This can also be seen from the public's support for the ICAC. Unfortunately, if the revolution is not thorough, it means there is no revolution at all.Simply cleaning the Chinese will not help at all, and the seeds left behind will still take root and germinate, and the counterattack will begin within ten years.

As a result, during that period of time, all the Chinese bosses went to the mainland to pan for gold, and the British-owned foreign firms continued their lives in Hong Kong Island. The money finally flowed into the hands of a few people, but the majority of the few people were ghosts.On the surface, it seems that Gui Lao has done his best, but in fact, Gui Lao still does not have the courage to initiate a self-revolution.

Of course, neither did He Dingxian. Human nature cannot be wiped out. Admitting one's greed is a prudent expression.Since money must always be left in the hands of the few, why are the few not him, his brother, or his friend?
Why not Chinese?
At least the Chinese are willing to spend money in China, and at least Hong Kong Island is regarded as foreign exchange, which can support domestic economic development.The economic circulation rate is better than falling into the hands of ghosts.But it is impossible to use the lives of his brothers to strengthen Baoning's position!
The reason why he has always maintained a tacit understanding with the governor is that he wants to exchange time for space, and it is absolutely impossible to take the initiative to start a war again.

"Sir Jian, in eight years, tens of millions should be in your hands, right?" He Dingxian smoked his cigar and said calmly, "[-] million, or [-] million? You will share the ghost's money. Seriously, I don't even know how much you can make."

"But you are already the richest Police Commissioner in history, not to mention the honorable retirement in the Security Bureau, the money alone is enough for you to be rich for generations, aren't you satisfied?"

Jian Baoning hadn't seen this kind of wild gaze for a long time, he couldn't help but feel a sudden shock when he heard the words, his brain quickly calmed down, and after half a minute of silence, he sighed: "He sir, I understand what you mean."

"Now, it's not whether I can continue to be the chief of police, but who will be the next chief of police."

He Dingxian nodded: "Yes, if I want to fight, why should I ask my brothers to fight for you? I can promote myself, but my brother's life is also my life, so I can't play like this. Brothers follow me to make money, happy."

"Even if you are going to die, you have to be willing, rather than throwing away casually as a bargaining chip. I think Kunxian is more suitable for the position of the next police chief. He has not only served as the person in charge of the Kowloon District, but also served as the senior assistant commissioner eighth." In [-], he successively managed multiple departments of the Criminal Division, the Operations Division, and the Personnel Division, and has profound management experience."

Jian Baoning frowned: "Why don't Sir Patton take over the position? As the deputy director of operations, Patton is the most suitable regardless of qualifications and abilities, just because Patton is mine?"

"Which of these two is not yours?" He Dingxian sneered. Although he can intervene in the appointment of the Chief of Police, he can only make a choice among a limited number of candidates. Not to mention those from the colonial faction, Yifu is dead In the position of deputy director of management.

One wrong step back then completely ruined his political career, and he would have to retire in a few years.The people of the colonial faction have grown in strength in recent years, and after collaborating with Chinese capital, they even used the police union fund to acquire shares in several Chinese-funded enterprises.

Although those shares are under the management of the police union, as the actual operators, the prestige of Yifu's people has risen sharply, especially the senior assistant director Skeming, who has become the vice chairman of the police fund based on his political performance votes.

It is a pity that it is still impossible for them to compete for the post of police commissioner.

Because, He Dingxian, Jian Baoning and others are not blind, they also exposed their own strength while showing off.

Many specially recruited Chinese police officers have close relations with the colonial faction and walk very close.Most of these people are well-born and highly educated people who drink foreign ink and drink magic barriers. They talk and talk about freedom, completely forgetting who invaded the nation and how their parents got out of the quagmire of war.On the contrary, I feel that the world is getting better every day under the leadership of European and American banners, and I believe in the West very much in my bones.He Dingxian sees it very clearly, but he can't change others at all, because people will be confused by their own vision. Those highly educated people are smart people, how can they be stupid?Because, during the period when they grow up, the world they see and the news they hear are really the best of the West!

Who sees who is not a demon?

If He Dingxian hadn't traveled through it once and seen the faces, he would have been demon-struck!
But this does not mean that those people can sell the interests of the Chinese. The colonial ghosts clearly do not have the support of He Dingxian and want to cultivate their own "He Dingxian". Is it really so easy to be a representative of the Chinese?He Dingxian didn't feel it in his heart, but he had to pay attention to it. Opposing political banners had already appeared, and there was no clear banner bearer to step forward.If there is no preparation to deal with the "corrupt government storm", leading to the collapse of a large number of Chinese police officers, then the Chinese representatives of the colonial faction will undoubtedly take advantage of the situation and replace the vacancy of the old forces as new forces.

He Dingxian chose Kunxian as the candidate for the next director, not because of any private deal with Kunxian, but simply because he did not have a deep foundation in Tai Kwun, and he needed to rely on the help of the Chinese after he took office.This is the same reason as the choice of Jian Baoning to cooperate with. On the contrary, Patton has real power and is already the successor of the pro-China faction, supported by the British police officers of the entire faction.

"My last bottom line."

Jian Baoning said in a deep voice, "The next seat is for Barton."

"Ugh."

He Dingxian sighed, his expression softened suddenly, he stood up and left the sofa, and said regretfully: "Whoever you say sits can sit, I don't need to agree, so what are you waiting for my news? You are the chief of police. Let's decide."

Jian Baoning looked at Sir He's leaving back, his face was very ugly, he squeezed his cigar, and said in a loud voice: "I will ask Kunxian and Barton to have dinner together in the evening, and the four of us will sit together and chat."

"No, there's soup at home."

With his back on his back, He Dingxian raised his hand and waved it.

Jian Baoning gritted his teeth and said, "Let Sir Patton be promoted, and we will work together to push you to be the assistant director."

He Dingxian still didn't look back, just clicked his tongue in the corridor, and said disdainfully: "What do you mean by the pro-Chinese faction ghosts, don't you know?"

"Only obedient ghosts deserve to be called pro-China faction."

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