History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 442 New Territories Gunpowder Keg

During this period of time, many real estate companies such as "Chinese Land", "Xingcheng Land" have followed suit, and came to the Eastern Bank for guarantee, hoping to join the army of "off-plan properties".He Dingxian did not dare to guarantee too many real estate companies due to financial risk considerations, and refused all of them. "Chinese Land" and "Xingcheng Land" also switched to the arms of Hang Seng and East Asia. Zheng Yu's New World Real Estate also became Hang Seng important customers.

Jardine Land, Swire Land, and Wheelock Land have also embraced Matheson.

Within two or three years, uncompleted properties will surely bloom in Xiangjiang.

It is not easy to find a financial solution that pays back quickly, has high turnover, and promotes the high-rise property market. The success of uncompleted properties is completely predictable.

half year later.

A piece of news caused great shock in the Chinese community. The Hong Kong government announced the official development of the New Territories and launched the "New Territories Development Plan".

After the land is auctioned, it will be used to build ports, set up warehouses, and build factories in the future.

Since the Hong Kong government obtained the "Special Regulations on the Expansion of Hong Kong Island Boundary Site" and has jurisdiction over the New Territories, it has always been cautious about the development of the New Territories.Because the New Territories are too close to Bao'an, if there is any disturbance, the funds invested in the New Territories will be in vain.

Moreover, the Great Britain has the legal right to govern Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula, and dares to develop Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula.

Fortunately, in the first 20 years, whether it was resettling immigrants, or timber, iron ore, and stone.

Both the New Territories have made indelible contributions to the development of Hong Kong Island.

You must know that in the early days of urban construction, when Hong Kong Island was opened as a port, not to mention high-rise buildings, brick and stone houses were rare. The most needed things were not oil, electricity, running water, etc., but wood, iron ore, marble, and clay.

These resources are extremely scarce on the islands and peninsulas, and must be mined in the New Territories. As for transporting them from Southeast Asia and others, the cost is extremely uneconomical.

From the very beginning, the ghosts robbed the New Territories in order to make up for the shortcomings of the port city and speed up the economic development of Hong Kong Island.In fact, Gui Lao is very far-sighted. The Hong Kong Island with the New Territories is definitely different from the Hong Kong Island without the New Territories.

But now that Hong Kong Island has used the resources of the New Territories, it has not brought any construction to the New Territories.

At present, the New Territories do not even have a single connected main road. Most of them are dirt roads. More than 90.00% of the housing estates above five have no water supply, no electricity supply, and still use wells, coal lamps, and firewood for fire.At one time, Damao Mountain and Lianhua Mountain were cut to pieces, and they looked like bare stone mountains from a distance.

In the struggle against ghosts in the New Territories, every generation has to pay blood.

Gui Lao officially announced the development of the New Territory, undoubtedly touching the most sensitive nerve.

"Agen, have you read the development plan for the New Territories? What do you think the ghost wants to do in the New Territories." He Dingxian threw a copy of the plan on the table in the Oriental Bank, put his hands on the armrest of the sofa, leaned on the back of the chair, and raised his legs .

Qiu Degeng stood up behind the desk in a gray suit, came to the water dispenser with a smile, opened the tea pot and shook it, and said: "Bai Liji is interested in Victoria Harbor to make money, and wants to start repairing another one in the New Territories. Great port."

“Tsuen Wan is definitely a great place.”

Tsuen Wan has a large coastline.

Not only can a large cargo terminal be built, but it is also convenient for expansion. It is a very suitable location.

Historically, the Hong Kong government issued a report at the end of the 60s to build a new type of container terminal. In 70, it selected the Kwai Chung District of Tsuen Wan to start construction. It was repaired all the way from Pier No. [-] to No. [-], extending from Kwai Chung to Tsing Yi Shan.

This is the later Kwai Tsing Container Terminal.

"Yeah."

"Ghosts only have money in their eyes, so how could they think of developing the New Territories."

As long as the main towns in the New Territories can be connected to water and electricity, reaching one-tenth of the level of the Kowloon Peninsula, he will wonder in his heart whether the ghost is planning to do something practical to benefit the people and win people's hearts.

Even if you pretend to be a good person.
It's also TM better than a white whoring face.

Unexpectedly, looking at the entire development plan of the New Territories, all the relocation and land acquisition are in preparation for the future construction of the wharf. After all, it is for making money.

Will the tax be distributed to you?
At most, build a few roads with large trucks coming and going every day, and the roaring roads are placed in front of your house to see if you are happy.

Of course, the ghost didn't state the purpose of building the pier, but as long as they use their brains, people in the business world can guess where the next move will be.After all, the Victoria Harbor is indeed not enough for trade volume, and with the opening of the mainland in the future, it will not be enough!

Moreover, since Laomei developed the container terminal model in 1950, the model of separating warehouses at the Victoria Harbor Wharf has become outdated.

Because the container terminal uses a unified container, which can be unloaded and stored.

The container system can not only save the space of the cruise ship, but also save the storage space of the terminal.

Laomei has done a good job in standardization.

In the future, the new Kwai Tsing pier will once be the busiest pier in the world.

He Dingxian is of course aware of the success of Kwai Tsing Ferry Terminal. It was not surpassed by Shanghai Ferry Terminal until 03. It can be seen that Bailiji's vision for economic development is really strong, and he can catch the pain points of the city at once, but why is TM so picky?
"big boss."

"Drink tea."

Qiu Degen put a cup of chrysanthemum in front of him, and sat down with a smile: "Don't worry about the villagers in the New Territories. The villagers in the New Territories have always called themselves Chinese, and they are closer to the mainland than to the Hong Kong government."

"Since the mainland announced the abolition of all unequal treaties, villagers in the New Territories do not call themselves Hong Kong people, but New Territories people."

"People from China, Guangdong Province, and the New Territories!"

The funny thing is that there are quite a few aborigines on Hong Kong Island, especially in the New Territories. However, the aborigines do not call themselves Hong Kong Islanders, but "New Territories people". Most of the people who call themselves Hong Kong Island are descendants of immigrants. I don't know where the courage comes from.

"It's not that easy for the Hong Kong government to take over the New Territories, at least they have to pay an equal price in exchange."

People in the New Territories are certainly not stupid, let alone weak.

It has always been a hard stubble in the eyes of the Hong Kong government. In history, the Hong Kong government tried to develop the New Territories many times but was repulsed. People in the New Territories not only dared to fight with you, but also dared to steal, make bombs, and play with you with live ammunition. in the end.

You have your semi, I use my dirt shotgun.

Mainly one for one.

See if there are more ghosts or more people in the New Territories.

"Of course I'm not afraid of anything happening to the people in the New Territories. All the ghosts are dead, and the New Territories are still fine." He Dingxian drank a sip of tea and said happily, "I just think the face of the ghosts eating alone is too disgusting. Relying on the army, we can conquer The land that has been passed down from generation to generation, and the fields that have been reclaimed by life, will be given to a vain building?"

"Don't mention the size, just the cramped house type, the depressing design, and the reinforced concrete that can last for many years. Old mother Thurley, it's really a shame for the Chinese!"

"At least get something useful in exchange."

Qiu De smiled even more: "The four major surnames in the New Territories will naturally solve these matters. Although, the New Territories boys are very brave and ruthless. When they were young, they joined the club, and when they grew up, they farmed and worked part-time. But the grandpas who talk about things in the family All of them are old foxes, and Governor Ghost's little plan can't be hidden in their hearts."

In ancient times, the imperial power did not go to the countryside, and so did Hong Kong Island. In an era that was not modernized enough, the Hong Kong government did not develop roads for the New Territories. The few sweatshops, apart from squeezing, squeezed. The villagers did not enjoy benefits. If you want to survive, you can only farm the land. Without pro-government jurisdiction, you can only use the clan system.

This has led to the extremely powerful clans in the New Territories. Lu, Mo, Situ, and Wang, the four major surnames control almost half of the land in the New Territories.This allows the local aborigines to continue, and it also makes people in the New Territories extremely repulsive of new immigrants and ghosts.

"I want to use this opportunity to teach Governor Ghost a lesson." He Dingxian smiled: "By the way, cut a piece of meat from Ying Zi."

"big boss."

Qiu De was stunned for a moment, thinking of the actions of the bosses who had been assembling the chamber of commerce before, his heart beat wildly, and he said bitterly: "You not only want to cut a piece of meat from Yingzi, but also from the governor. .”

"What's your expression?"

"Crying for mourning!"

He Dingxian raised his eyebrows.

Qiu De even lowered his head to drink tea: "I don't have any expression, I'm just afraid of you."

He was afraid of the vileness of the big boss, let alone other people.

"Although I haven't broken faces with the governor, have we never stopped fighting openly and secretly? You said that I have a very good relationship with him, and we can't even fight." He Dingxian smiled and said: "I have been waiting for an opportunity to fight .”

"Now it seems that the Hong Kong government is taking the initiative to develop the New Territories to touch the bad luck of the villagers in the New Territories. That is our opportunity."

He had been unable to get involved in the New Territories before, and his greatest energy was nothing more than raising a few more bad guys in the New Territories, but he had no influence on the gentry class at all.If one can gain more power that the Governor cannot control, the Chinese will be more powerful in the future.

What's more, the villagers in the New Territories are also part of the Chinese. Even if the family system leads to rigid behavior, the enemy's enemy is a friend, and there is a lot of room for cooperation between the two.

"It's up to you. Anyway, I'm only in charge of the banking business. If you want to send money, you just have to call me." Qiu Degeng spread his hands, very cheerful.

He Dingxian had never thought about why May Storm had contact with the villagers in the New Territories and won the "Dingquan" system for the villagers in the New Territories.It turned out that during the period from the financial war to the May Storm, the Hong Kong government also drew up a development plan for the New Territories, involving the New Territories as another Chinese force. Flying the northern banner is just an excuse, the key is to fight for the interests of the Chinese on Hong Kong Island.

Of course, this is subjectively unfriendly to the north, but objectively it promotes the hearts of the people on Hong Kong Island to go north. Although it is not "patriotic" enough, it is true enough, because there is no love for no reason in the world. Isn't love a kind of love?

"I want to kill fewer people and fight for more benefits for the Chinese." He Dingxian hopes to help the villagers in the New Territories to win more and better benefits than a single right, and it will not waste the blood and efforts of the villagers in the New Territories.

(End of this chapter)