Chapter 352: Progress of Honor Home Appliances

"Justice of the Peace?" Yang Wendong was stunned for a moment and said, "Is there no age limit for this position?"

The assistant smiled and said, “According to British regulations, Justices of the Peace have an age limit. Those under 18 and over 65 are not allowed, but anyone in between is allowed;

However, under normal circumstances, young people are unlikely to obtain this position, so it is generally believed that one has to wait until the age of 40 to become a Justice of the Peace.

Mr. Yang, your influence in Hong Kong is growing, and you have been of great help to the Hong Kong government, society and the people during the drought, so the Hong Kong government nominated you to be a Justice of the Peace this time."

"So that's how it is." Yang Wendong nodded.

In the original history, it is said that Ho Kit-yung was awarded Justice of the Peace in his 30s, which was considered very young. According to common sense, it is indeed unlikely for people under 30 to receive this honor.

However, what he is doing now is indeed incomparable to other businessmen, and the Hong Kong government must also want to win him over.

The assistant added: "The Hong Kong government has applied to the UK to confer a knighthood on you, but the title of knight is much more serious in the UK, and there is also an age limit, so this is not possible for the time being."

"Well, it's okay. Justice of the Peace is enough for now." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "Since there is an age limit for the title, let's talk about it later."

The essence of the Justice of the Peace is that the area and population of the British mainland are relatively small, and in the early years there were too many colonies around the world and it was simply unable to use all of its own people to garrison and manage public security, social issues, etc., so many positions were introduced to win over the locals.

Including the use of locals in many core power departments, such as the police
The purpose of the Justices of the Peace is to win over local celebrities, such as barristers, local dignitaries, business tycoons, etc.

But the title of knighthood is an honor that all the British people are vying for, and it must be much more difficult for people in the colonies to obtain it.

The assistant continued, "The Governor's Office said that if you apply this year, the decision will probably be made next year, so you'll have to wait for a while."

"Well, it's okay, no rush." Yang Wendong said indifferently.

Being a Justice of the Peace is not just an honor, it also has many practical rights, such as maintaining public order and judicial supervision, etc. However, these rights existed in the early days when the laws were imperfect and ordinary people were unaware of them.

However, with the development of modernization, the greater role of justices of the peace is shifting towards social supervision, administrative suggestions, etc.

Of course, there are some exemptions, which is why many Chinese people value them, but in practice they are basically not used.

"Okay, then I will keep in touch with the Hong Kong government on this matter and inform you when there is new progress," the assistant continued.

"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
Although it is only an application at present, Yang Wendong also knows that this kind of thing is basically safe once the Hong Kong government proposes it. Even if the UK comes to investigate, it is just a formality. The final decision lies with the British royal family.

Although becoming a Justice of the Peace in this era cannot be said to bring honor to the family, it will be of great help to him in many business aspects.

In the afternoon, Yang Wendong came to Honor Electronics' TV factory in North Point.

After being brought into the workshop by Wang Zhiqun, Yang Wendong saw several television stations being gradually assembled on the assembly line.

Yang Wendong asked, "Have you tried all the TVs?"

Wang Zhiqun replied: "We have tried it. 1200 people in the group have applied for free TV sets and are playing the program at home. In addition, we will also randomly select 100 TV sets to do various tests. We have not found any problems so far."

"Well, this cathode ray tube and all the important components are all from overseas original manufacturers. We are just assembling them, so the probability of problems is indeed small." Yang Wendong said with a smile.

Just like the automobile industry in the past, our own televisions also initially adopted the CKD (imported from overseas and assembled locally) model. However, the assembly technology of televisions is much simpler, so the probability of problems is indeed very low.

"Yes." Wang Zhiqun agreed and said, "But if you learn all the assembly techniques, you will be more familiar with it when you produce parts yourself in the future."

"Well, this is the best." Yang Wendong asked again: "How is the localization progress?"

Wang Zhiqun said: "We have already found suppliers for the TV casing, some supporting parts, wires, etc., and are gradually replacing them according to the plan. There are currently no factories in Hong Kong for some technical parts, so I am considering introducing equipment and technology to make them myself."

"Okay, I support you on this. If there is no supplier, then we will do it ourselves." Yang Wendong said affirmatively.

Hong Kong is a small light industrial city, and it certainly does not have the supporting facilities for complex industrial products. If you want to produce electrical appliances in Hong Kong for a long time, you will have to figure out many things yourself.

Just like BYD in its previous life, when it first started making electric vehicles, it had no supporting facilities, so it had to make them itself, and then as it went on it developed the entire industry chain, which was also a kind of helplessness.

In fact, if there is a choice, no one would be willing to go through so much trouble. But after doing so, with the entire industrial chain in hand, the product can be made at the lowest cost, and research and development will also be simpler.

"Okay, I'll start planning this right away." Wang Zhiqun said with a smile, "I'll show it to you once the project plan is out."

"Well, the demand for televisions will be extremely high in the future. We must produce them and prepare for export," Yang Wendong added.

Although it does not have any foresight advantage in this field, Samsung originally made its first pot of gold in the electronics field by relying on black-and-white TVs, thus laying a solid foundation for future entry into home appliances and chips.

Today, our strength is not inferior to that of Samsung. There is no reason why we cannot do what Samsung can do. Moreover, after waiting for another ten years or so, with the arrival of the electronic technology era, our advantages will be even greater.

Wang Zhiqun said: "No problem, I have contacted distributors in more than a dozen Asian countries. As long as our TVs are produced and the quality is good and the price is right, we will have no worries about sales." "When will it be available in Hong Kong?" Yang Wendong asked again.

Wang Zhiqun replied: "It is estimated to be in August, but after market research, we found that not many people in Hong Kong are willing to buy TV sets. The core problem is that the cost of cable TV is too high. In a year, you can buy half a TV set;

Changxing Media's wireless TV station will not start broadcasting until at least next year, so there is not enough time."

"So the TVs will also have to be exported in the early stages." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "In that case, in addition to the mainland, we should give priority to sending TVs to Taiwan, which is close to us and will be easier to solve if there are any problems."

"I understand. I plan to do the same." Wang Zhiqun said with a smile.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work on the TVs." Yang Wendong asked again, "Have you made the 100 magnetrons shipped back from the United States into microwave ovens?"

"It's already been made," Wang Zhiqun pointed in a direction and said, "It's in the laboratory over there. Do you want to go and have a look?"

"Well, let's go and take a look." Yang Wendong nodded.

Afterwards, the two came to the designated laboratory. Inside the laboratory, there were a large number of tables with white metal boxes placed on them. There were also many heat dissipation holes on the outside of the metal boxes.

Yang Wendong looked around and touched a few of them, then asked, "It's only been half a month since the magnetron was successfully developed in the United States. How did you make these supporting parts so quickly?"

The core of the microwave oven is the magnetron. If this thing is not available, the entire microwave oven cannot be designed. The original plan was to wait until the magnetron is available, and then design the microwave oven based on it, and then make other parts.
Wang Zhiqun said with a smile: “The magnetron was indeed recently introduced, but in fact, the shape and size had been finalized three months ago, but there were still some minor problems;

We knew the size, shape, and fixed position of the magnetron at that time, and then we designed other things based on this, so that when the magnetron product came out, we could quickly make the microwave oven."

"It's a very smart decision." Yang Wendong praised, and then picked up the microwave oven, which was very heavy.

Wang Zhiqun said, "Mr. Yang, be careful. This thing is very heavy. It weighs 22 kilograms."

"It's a bit too heavy." Yang Wendong said after putting it down gently.

In the past, high-end microwave ovens generally weighed more than 15 kilograms, while ordinary ones weighed just over 10 kilograms.

Wang Zhiqun said: "Yes, but there is no way to reduce the weight. The magnetron and transformer are not light in themselves. For safety reasons, heat dissipation devices are also needed, which requires a metal structure shell.

Maybe in the future the magnetron can be made smaller and have a higher heat conversion rate, which will reduce the weight, but this will take a long time of research."

"Yeah, I know." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "The first product doesn't need to be so perfect."

"Yes." Wang Zhiqun also said.

Yang Wendong looked at the empty shell again and asked, "Have you ever done this microwave experiment?"

"We have done it. The U.S. has also done life tests and startup tests on magnetrons. They last much longer than an average person's lifetime. I am also doing various finished product tests here." Wang Zhiqun said, "So far, we haven't encountered any problems with machine damage."

Yang Wendong asked: "If it is used for a long time in summer, won't it overheat?"

Wang Zhiqun replied: "It will stop if it overheats, even in winter. There are temperature protection sensors on the magnetron and transformer."

"There is no problem with the equipment, but will there be any problem with the food stored in it?" Yang Wendong asked again.

Wang Zhiqun said: "There are some foods that cannot be put in for heating, such as eggs, uncut fruits, or metal objects. These are all described in the instructions."

"The manual alone is not enough. Who reads the manual?" Yang Wendong shook his head and pointed to the lower left corner of the microwave oven. "Engrave a metal nameplate here and mount it so that anyone can see it when using it."

"Okay." Wang Zhiqun agreed quickly.

Yang Wendong added: "Although some issues are not ours from a legal perspective, we still have to try to avoid them for our clients, otherwise we will be in trouble ourselves, and some clients will be confused."

Many people in the previous life knew that according to the principle of microwave ovens, sealed items containing water cannot be put into the microwave. Therefore, eggs, grapes and other fruits must never be heated in the microwave, as the former will explode and the latter will catch fire.

In the previous life of the Internet, there was a person who went blind because eggs exploded in the microwave.

Whether from the perspective of one's own interests or the interests of customers, some notifications must be implemented.

"I understand, Mr. Yang, it's because I didn't do well enough." Wang Zhiqun said again.

"It's okay. We must pay attention to safety in the future." Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "When will the microwave oven be available on the market?"

"According to the plan, it will be around August, which is about the same time as our TV." Wang Zhiqun replied.

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