Chapter 488: Build a new Hong Kong Island and fight for a new identity!

Chapter 488: Build a new Hong Kong Island and fight for a new identity!

Chapter 488: Build a new Hong Kong Island and fight for a new identity!
Without further ado, at lunch the next day, Yin Zhaotang saw that the situation was right and asked, "Mr. Wu, Hong Kong people are very concerned about the Handover Preparatory Committee mentioned in the Sino-British Agreement. I wonder if the list of the preparatory group has been drawn up. The uncles and elders of the group and fellow New Territories people are all concerned."

Wu Xiang put down his wine glass, unconsciously loosened his collar, and glanced at Wu Limin, Peng Yongqin and others at the table. The list of the return preparation team is an important secret, and it will not be made public until next year at the earliest.

It will take a few more years before the list of the preparatory group will be announced to the public, after the transition work has officially begun.

Shenzhen is adjacent to Hong Kong Island and is a special administrative region, so its location is critical, so the higher-ups sent people to conduct research and communication. As soon as a plan was drawn up, Yin Zhaotang got wind of it, and it was obviously a few trusted men at the table who tipped him off.

The fact that Yin Zhaotang can sit at the table clearly shows that he is one of us, and he has just received a benefit from Pegasus, so it is really hard to be careless.

Wu Xiang nodded slowly and replied, "The general plan has been finalized, but the specific details are still to be discussed. Mr. Yin is paying attention to the preparatory group. Do you intend to join the preparatory work?"

Yin Zhaotang took the initiative to volunteer: "The Zhongyi Group strongly supports the policy of "one country, two systems" and "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong". If I have the opportunity to serve the country, I will definitely be willing to do so."

The return preparation group has three main functions: first, to select the Chief Executive, second, to formulate the Basic Law, and third, to host celebration activities.

The first is to exercise electoral duties, the second is to exercise legislative power, and the third is to exercise diplomatic power.

Each point represents great power for the SAR. Those who can enter the preparatory group will be the most powerful people in Hong Kong in the next ten years.

Although we have to play a game with the foreign authorities, a game between the transitional government and the current government, between new power and deep power, the preparatory group will have more power than the foreign authorities!

This is because the new Chief Executive will have to accept favors from the preparatory group, the new legislators will have to accept favors from the preparatory group, and the business, financial and political circles across Hong Kong will engage in extremely fierce struggles over every clause and every word of the Basic Law.

One word may mean tens of billions of dollars in profits, and one law may affect millions of people.

New Port Island!
It will be born in the hands of the preparatory team.

After 97, the business giants and political stars who are still active are basically members of the preparatory group. People often say that Mr. Dong was appointed by Mr. Huo because "Mr. Huo" is the deputy director of the preparatory group.

Of course, in the past ten years, the preparatory group has expanded and had special appointments, adhering to the system of "the capable are promoted, the mediocre are given way, and the mediocre are demoted."

Wu Xiang could understand Yin Zhaotang's desire for power, and explained: "Next year, a preparatory group will be set up, with a tentative list of 20 people, 60% and 40% of them, with 60% from Hong Kong and 40% from mainland China."

"Except for the director of the preparatory group, who will be the foreign minister, all other positions will be held by Hong Kong people. All major matters will be decided by Hong Kong people themselves, and this will be achieved first in the preparatory group, so that Hong Kong people will govern Hong Kong in the true sense."

“Domestic representatives only promote transactional work.”

"The candidates are appointed on a commission basis and are selected from those who love their country and their jobs and have made outstanding contributions to the country and the region."

It turned out to be a preparatory group, not a real preparatory group?
Yin Zhaotang suddenly realized that maybe Hong Kong Island hadn't received any news yet. It turned out to be the core power circle! They must have waited until the preparatory group had almost finished the work before publicly setting up the preparatory group and absorbing more members.

However, based on his understanding of Mr. Wu, if there was a person named Yin on the list, Mr. Wu would have definitely spoken. Sometimes not receiving a notification is also a notification.

But Yin Zhaotang showed his thick skin and asked: "Mr. Wu, whether Zhongyi Group has made any contribution to the region, the country dare not say, but the Zhongyi Group manages the New Territories very well." "On Hong Kong affairs, the group has always supported the mainland, right?"

Peng Yongqin was so absorbed in drinking that he felt embarrassed just listening to this.

Wu Xiang was still talking and laughing: "New Territories affairs are already in charge of New Territories Heung Yee Kuk Chairman Liu Huangfa and First Vice Chairman Liao Runchen. The country has noticed the contribution of the Zhongyi Group to the New Territories, but the number of seats in the preparatory group is limited. When the preparatory group is officially established, the list may be expanded, and then Yin Sheng can work harder."

Liu Huangfa is the newly elected chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk. He was formerly the chairman of Tuen Mun Township. He is a sworn brother of Sha Tin District Councillor and Chinese barrister "Kane Song-nian".

The Jian family is a family of scholars who have been "farming and reading" for many years and have been helping the Deng family as a village legal representative. Liu Huangfa is the person recommended by the New Territories to be responsible for domestic contacts.

After all, the previous "New Territory King" Zhang Renlong had made anti-leftist remarks in the 1960s. Liu Huangfa was a long-term leftist with a good family background.

There are many talented people among the gentry in the New Territories, and they can recommend the kind of people they want.

If I remember correctly, during his tenure as chairman of Tuen Mun, "Uncle Fat" helped the five major clans buy more than 200 pieces of land, and is still purchasing land. He earned the nickname "local emperor" and is sometimes ridiculed by bad guys as "Uncle Liu".

It was impossible for Yin Zhaotang to stand up and fight for power with Uncle Liao and the Emperor's uncle. He sighed and said, "If there is really no chance, I won't force it. When it is officially established, it will be good to have a title."

“But Lao Zhong lacks any qualifications, so Mr. Wu needs to give him more guidance to avoid another failure.”

Wu Xiang frowned and spoke frankly, "I have suggested to the higher-ups that we nominate one or two community members with achievements and determination to participate. But the director vetoed it. Community members who are willing to be patriotic will be accepted, but if they want to participate in governing Hong Kong, there is no chance at the moment. Because you are not capable enough."

"If you want to participate in the governance of Hong Kong, you can't rely on your community identity, you must rely on your social identity!"

The value of Zhongyi Group is mainly based on two aspects, one is the community value and the other is the commercial value. Although the commercial value has been established, it is not enough to be on the list of the preparatory group just based on the commercial value.

The businessmen on the list were all worth tens of billions, the bosses of an industry, and the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people. After deducting the value of the society, Lao Zhong had not yet reached this level.

From an extreme point of view, the association still has negative value and should be deducted from the impression score. For example, the list of representatives from the media industry included Shaw Yi-fu, but not Yin Zhaotang, who has shares in TVB.

"Social identity." At this time Yin Zhaotang fell into deep thought, thinking: When you are out there in the world, you give yourself an identity. If I can get a social identity from somewhere, will there be a chance for me to join the preparatory group?
Wu Xiang wanted to help Yin Zhaotang, so he simply explained: "The list of the preparatory group is only a preliminary draft, and three or four positions are still under investigation, such as representatives of Chaoshan folks, representatives of the education sector, and representatives of the science and technology academic community."

Yin Zhaotang was distracted for a moment, raised his head and looked at Wu Xiang, and said incredulously: "Has the Chaoshan representative not been decided yet?"

“It’s still up in the air and very controversial.”

"The current president of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Chen, has a complicated family background and holds passports from multiple countries. He needs to be carefully investigated," Wu Xiang said very thoroughly.

(End of this chapter)