Chapter 470 Flood and Charity Events

Chapter 470 Flood and Charity Events

Chapter 470 Flood and Charity Events

For the following period of time, Yang Wendong and the entire Changxing Group fell into a very low-key state, except that Changxing Real Estate began to contact the Hong Kong government to discuss the construction of an undersea tunnel.

However, such a large investment involves too many aspects, and Yang Wendong is not in a hurry. He just needs to start this project instead of completing it now. He just needs to spend some time discussing the technology and allocation issues, and then wait for the right time to decide the price.

On the other hand, the social situation in Hong Kong has not improved. As in history, although the Hong Kong government finally solved the problem this time, the contradictions have been buried deeper, just waiting to continue next time.
Time soon came to June;
On the 12th, a rare rainstorm hit Hong Kong.

Within 24 hours, the average rainfall was as high as 380 mm. This number does not seem high. If it happened in the plains, at most some farmland would be flooded and the first-floor houses would suffer some damage.

But in mountainous areas, it is a different story. A large amount of water falls from great heights, causing landslides and mud-rock flows. The huge water flow will also wash away a large number of things along the way, causing greater damage. Many cars are washed away by the flood like toys.

When the water flows to a low place, it will gather and form a water flow of one meter or even higher, flooding houses and even posing a serious threat to people's lives.

This rainstorm, also known as the 612 flood in Hong Kong, killed more than 50 people and left 2500 people homeless because their houses were destroyed. The economic losses in Hong Kong as a whole exceeded 5000 million Hong Kong dollars.

On the 14th, after the flood, Yang Wendong convened a high-level meeting of the group. The Changxing Charity Foundation, which had never participated before, also came here.

After Yang Wendong entered the meeting room, everyone stood up and was waved to sit down. He said, "Everyone, the important thing now is to summarize. First, each company should tell us whether they have suffered any losses."

After everyone discussed it, Wei Zetao said, "Two warehouses of my Changxing Industrial were flooded, and some of the goods inside were damaged, but there is no clear statistics yet.

Changxing Real Estate and Changxing Shipping were basically unaffected, at most in terms of business, with no direct losses;

Three Carrefour supermarkets were flooded, and the damage is still unclear. A Watsons factory in Shatin was affected.
Some properties under TVB and Changxing Film Company also suffered considerable losses, as many filming scenes were located on the mountain and are now washed away and cannot be found.

Several other companies were not directly affected because their operations are in the town centres of Central and Kowloon, which were not flooded despite heavy rains.

"Well, okay." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "What about that person? Has it affected our employees?"

Since the founding of Hong Kong, the location of the town has been chosen for a reason. Although it cannot be said that it will be absolutely not affected by floods, it will certainly try to avoid most human cities. This is the case. People will gather in one place, so there must be relatively fewer disasters in this place throughout history.

Changxing Group has always been doing business and production in prosperous areas or on the outskirts of the city, so the impact of this flood was not very large, but it was not unaffected. After all, heavy rains covered all areas, and it was good enough not to be hit by the water.

Wei Zetao said: "Many employees' homes were flooded. It is estimated that there are about a thousand people. In addition, it has been confirmed that more than a dozen people were injured."

"Natural disasters are inevitable." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "The injured may not be able to find a good hospital now. We will arrange for them to be admitted to Kanghua Hospital for treatment. The company will pay for the expenses."

"Okay." Wei Zetao continued, "Besides, due to the flood and road damage, many people may not be able to go to work during this period. This has also affected the company's production tasks, and the same is true for other non-manufacturing industries in the group."

Yang Wendong said: "This is normal. Any company in Hong Kong that has experienced this kind of thing is bound to be affected. In this way, we will arrange for factories in Taiwan and Singapore to work overtime to avoid being unable to supply customers' orders.
In Hong Kong, those who are not affected can also be guided to work overtime appropriately and take time off later. For those who cannot go to work, we can provide certain assistance or paid leave according to the losses of their families, so that they can spend this period of time with peace of mind.”

Changxing Group's corporate culture is to take care of its employees. Its salary and benefits are slightly higher than other companies of the same level. Another purpose of doing so is to attract better quality talents in the long term.

In addition to the remuneration, there are also certain protection policies. For example, if an employee suddenly suffers from a serious illness or an accident, the company will provide certain treatment assistance and normal wages during the period when they are not working. This will also make employees feel more belonging and work hard for the company, ensure quality, etc.

In fact, for a large group that is growing rapidly, this cost is nothing at all. It just depends on whether you are willing to do it.

Even with today's flood, the total loss in Hong Kong was only 5000 million, and the loss within the Changxing Group and its employees was estimated to be around one million.

"I understand. On behalf of these affected employees, I would like to thank Mr. Yang." Wei Zetao also said with a smile.

Yang Wendong nodded, then looked at Lin Haoyu and asked, "Haoyu, how is Hong Kong society now?"

Externally, Changxing Group also has a special charity organization, which initially helped poor people in squatter settlements and victims of the 63 drought. After the drought ended, the Changxing Charity Foundation began to focus on helping children with serious illnesses and a small number of elderly people living in poverty.

Now that floods have broken out, we need to participate appropriately. From our own perspective, we also need to have a glorious image so that outsiders know what we are doing in charity.

Lin Haoyu said: “The current statistics of the Hong Kong government are that 2500 people were affected and about 50 people died, but as far as I know, the actual number is much higher than this;
Especially in some villages near the mountains, many houses were destroyed and there was no place to live. The Hong Kong government has also emptied several warehouses, but it is obviously not enough. "Well," Yang Wendong said, "then you can allocate a special fund to buy medicine, instant noodles, ham sausages and other things from Watsons Pharmacy, and send people to distribute them to those in need;
We will not care about the people gathered by the Hong Kong government, you take care of those who cannot enter the warehouse, and also bring reporters from TVB and Oriental Daily to record these events as much as possible. Whether it can be published in the newspaper or on TV, we will discuss it after the filming is completed. "

"Okay, no problem." After Lin Haoyu agreed, he asked, "Do we need to find a warehouse to arrange some people?"

"No, this is the responsibility of the Hong Kong government. We should not interfere." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "If the situation is very serious and they are truly homeless, we can arrange to send them to the Hong Kong government's warehouse. I don't think they will refuse to accept them.

We need to do this kind of charity, but we can't do too much, otherwise the government will slack off. In many resources, we can't replace the government just because we have money. And we only provide emergency assistance, only help those who need medical care and food, and don't worry about other things."

The power of charity is also limited. Many things still depend on government policies and early preparation. If it was the mainland government in his previous life, Yang Wendong would not mind spending a little more, but for the British Hong Kong government or other governments, forget it. As for the style of some countries that only rescue people after disaster relief and only save cats and dogs to go on TV, I am speechless.

Lin Haoyu said: "Okay."

Yang Wendong added: "Then everyone just needs to ensure the safety of their own industries and employees. If you feel that you can do something to help the victims, you also need to go through the Changxing Charity Foundation. As long as the suggestion is good, I generally don't have any objections.
We all live in Hong Kong, and our group is based in Hong Kong. Whether it is out of sincerity or other purposes, we will try our best to help ordinary people. "

In the late 60s, many big things will happen in Hong Kong. At this time, what Yang Wendong needs is to create a perfect image for himself. From today on, he must also start to be high-profile;
In this way, when he takes action against British capital in the future, he will be able to get the support of Chinese capital and many Chinese people.

"Yes, okay, understood." Wei Zetao, Zheng Zhijie and others also agreed.

"Changxing Media and TVB." Yang Wendong added: "We have also trained a lot of singers in the past two years, so you can take this opportunity to hold a disaster relief concert, and then donate all the ticket revenue;

Lao Zou, you can also make a movie here. You can decide what type of movie it is, and donate the box office and overseas revenue as well. You are a media company, and you must maintain your image of justice. "

The media is the most important mouthpiece, and when it can play its role, it can be very powerful, such as the previous Hang Seng incident;
But since it is a strategic weapon, it cannot be used casually. On weekdays, it needs to be maintained. Now is a good opportunity. The Chinese community is grateful to those who participate in disaster relief. Even if they are not rescued this time, what about the next time? Who can guarantee that they will be free from disasters for the rest of their lives?

"No problem," Zou, Qin and Qi all agreed.

On June 6, Oriental Daily officially announced that Changxing Group will donate HK$15 million to the June 200 flood to subsidize the victims and provide food, and promised to recruit in areas where the disaster is very serious to ensure that the affected families will have basic living security in the future.

TVB also announced that it would set up a special project team for June 12 to follow the disaster relief teams of the Hong Kong government and the Cheung Hsing Group to film the basic conditions of the victims.

That morning, a large number of ham sausages from Watsons' ham sausage factory in Sha Tin were loaded onto more than a dozen small trucks and delivered to some villages that were severely affected by the disaster. At the same time, the Changxing Charity Foundation also mobilized a large number of iron pots from Carrefour and purchased a large amount of coal from the power plant of the Hong Kong Electric Group, which was also delivered to many places.

Tseung Kwan O, Ma Tong Village:
Several light trucks stopped at the muddy intersection, and many people were delivering some supplies to the village one by one:

A woman holding a loudspeaker shouted: "Fellow villagers, this is the instant noodles, ham sausage, iron pot and coal sent by Changxing Group. You can eat it without worry. If you want to drink water, please make sure to boil it before drinking, otherwise you will easily get diarrhea.
If anyone has diarrhea or fever, please let us know in time and we will send the patient to a nearby medical center. If anyone is injured, please let us know and we will get free information. "

"Little girl, are you telling the truth?" asked an older mother-in-law.

"Yes, grandma." The woman smiled and supported her grandma and said, "Grandma, do you want to eat something? I have some sausages here."

"What is ham sausage?" asked the mother-in-law.

"It's good stuff. It contains meat, salt and flour. Eating two of them can keep you full for half a day." The woman said with a smile, then took out a sausage from the frame at the back, untied it and gave it to the old woman.

The old woman took a bite and said, "It's good food. It tastes good."

"Then take another one." The woman handed over another one.

In other places, many houses were destroyed, and people who did not even have cash on them gradually received food, including some sausages, instant noodles, and plastic cups. In addition, about every ten people could get an iron pot and a snakeskin bag of coal.

In this way, what we eat and drink are safe, and we have medicines if we are sick. As for the temperature, it is not very cold in Hong Kong even if it rains in June. The typhoon has passed, and it is unlikely to rain again in the near future. With these basic supplies, we can basically survive.

However, for many real losses, such as destroyed or flooded houses, there is nothing you can do and you have to bear the consequences yourself.

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