Chapter 489: Election, Continuation
Chapter 489: Election, Continuation
The foundation of Chen Youqing's family is Bangkok Bank of Thailand.
The bank ranks first in Thailand and seventh in Southeast Asia in terms of business volume, and has branches in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Asia Financial Group in Hong Kong is just an investment company set up by the family and cannot do without the support of Pangu Bank.
As a banking family, the Chen Youqing family had to accept financing from multiple sources. The Thai royal family, Standard Chartered, HSBC and other international capitals all held shares in Pangu Bank.
Given the strength of the Chen family, they will definitely be the target of domestic wooing.
But under the principle of “Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong”, if you want to govern Hong Kong, you must first be a Hong Kong citizen.
The country does not recognize multiple nationalities, and whether Chen Youqing is a Hong Kong citizen and whether he is qualified to govern Hong Kong has become a focus of controversy.
Yin Zhaotang had been dealing with bureaucrats for a long time, and he keenly caught Wu Xiang's hint and laughed out loud: "Mr. Wu, Mr. Chen is an outstanding banker. Whether he can concentrate on governing Hong Kong is indeed debatable."
"The country has considered everything very carefully, and the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce will definitely discuss this."
"After all, this is a major event that concerns all Hong Kong people and all chambers of commerce. As a member of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, I will also actively advocate and run activities."
The fact that Wu Xiang brought up the matter means that he does not support Chen Youqing.
"If there is a choice, the higher-ups also hope to elect someone who has a firm stance, supports unification, and has made contributions to the region."
Wu Xiang smiled and said, "Next month, the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce will hold an election. The higher-ups decided to wait and see the election results before making a comprehensive decision."
"Does Yin Sheng plan to run for election?"
Yin Zhaotang nodded on the spot: "Elect, and you can be patriotic and govern Hong Kong!"
Wu Xiang raised his glass and said, "I wish Mr. Yin success and victory in the election!"
Wu Limin, Peng Yongqin and several other accompanying officials, wearing black jackets and white shirts, raised their glasses and said, "I wish Mr. Yin a successful and successful election!"
"Victory in the election!"
Yin Zhaotang drank the wine and said with a smile, "Thank you."
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, at around two in the afternoon, both the host and the guests were very happy and the crowd dispersed.
With his left hand, he supported the boss back to the hotel, made a pot of hot tea, handed it to the boss, and said in an indignant tone: "The big circle is really stingy to choose that star."
"The community has done a lot to help them speak out, and they even invested in building factories in the mainland and prepared for their return, but they didn't even give them the right to make decisions."
"Take his mother!"
Yin Zhaotang sat at the end of the bed, feeling a little uncomfortable, and could only sigh: "The domestic plate is too big, in Shenzhen, there are people who speak for us."
"In other places, maybe more people hate us."
"I've been trying to be the first in everything, and I've offended too many people."
For example, the leader of the group in Shanshou and Ludao would not be able to preside over the Zhongyi Hall.
With only the support of Shenzhen, when it comes to core power, an awkward situation of being neither up nor down will arise.
The society seems to be very powerful and the strongest in Hong Kong Island, but compared with the mainland, Hong Kong Island is just a small fishing village.
The value brought by geography is strong in economy but weak in politics.
Climbing from the underworld into the political arena is no different from climbing from hell to heaven. I don’t know how much merit I have to accumulate, how much debt I have to pay off, and how much catastrophe I have to overcome!
He tore a piece of chewing gum with his left hand, put it into his mouth, and chewed it, saying, "My vision is narrow, and I can't see the whole of Hong Kong. I only see that in Hong Kong Island, our Lao Zhong has made great contributions." "Boss, if you run for election, the brothers will support you. If you don't get elected, the brothers will make trouble."
"Just like in business, if he loses more than he earns, he has to think about us."
Yin Zhaotang was silent for a moment, then laughed and said, "Let's choose first. It's difficult for Lao Zhong to be the president of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, but he is qualified to compete for the vice president."
He couldn't make a move to go directly at the president.
Because, like the chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk, the president of the Chamber of Commerce is the result of a balance of power among various parties. Often, each president will be re-elected for a long time until the external situation changes, a better candidate is found, or he resigns for personal reasons.
Chen Youqing's advantage is that his family has great influence in Southeast Asia, and can help Hong Kong and Chaoshan expand outward and provide financial loans.
Zhongyitang has no advantages for the time being. If there is any advantage, it is the influence of underworld forces and the police. Because the society has been fighting with the police for a long time, its influence within the police force is indeed stronger than that of ordinary businessmen.
Every industry has its own strengths.
Lao Zhong's strengths are always related to violence. But violence can be done, but not spoken. The position of the president can be earned, but not discussed.
As long as the vice president is elected first, once the preparatory group is officially established and the quota is expanded, there will be at least one more seat. If the president has some emergency, it is normal for the vice president to take over as the president.
If the Chinese government is willing to make an effort and skip Chen Youqing's nomination of vice president, then there is hope for him to be included in the "preparatory group". In short, the mainland still gave Lao Zhong a chance for his many years of serving the country. How much he can grasp depends on whether he knows how to play.
On the second day after returning to Hong Kong Island, Yin Zhaotang personally submitted his campaign materials to the Chamber of Commerce and officially ran for the vice chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. This year is the general election year in Hong Kong Island, and the Chamber of Commerce, the Municipal Council, and the Rural Council have all held elections.
With the reputation he gained from the Paralympics, Liu Zhihong has successfully run for councillor of the New Territories Heung Yee Kuk.
With the strong support of his family, he served as the president of the Disabled Persons' Association and the chairman of the Youth Chamber of Commerce and Industry, becoming the most prominent young figure in the Heung Yee Kuk.
With this background, Yin Zhaotang's election was not out of the ordinary. However, Yin Zhaotang had never participated in the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, and his sudden election could not escape the attention of those who were interested.
Unlike previous years, the candidate running for vice president this year includes Liu Siren, the former general manager of the Grand Lisboa Hotel, the new owner of the "Lisboa Restaurant" in Macau, and a disciple of the "Ho Yin family".
There is the Zhang family which owns the "Chengli Bank", and the person in charge of this generation is Zhang Zhiguang.
There is the feed king Chen Weinan
Among them, the "Lisboa Restaurant" that Liu Siren took over was not a casino, but a catering business. The fact that he was able to acquire the Lisboa Restaurant shows how much support the Ho Yin family had.
The Zhang family's "Chenglihang" is the largest porcelain trading company in Hong Kong and Macau. It has been exporting porcelain to Britain and the United States since the Qing Dynasty. It has private factories and the agency rights for Japan's largest porcelain brand "Noritake" (Noritake Porcelain).
In the Chinese cultural circle, every household uses porcelain. In the European and American cultural circles, porcelain is a noble ceremonial vessel. The fact that several generations have controlled the porcelain market shows that the family is wealthy.
As for the feed king, Mr. Chen Weinan, he is the largest pig feed manufacturer in Southeast Asia and the largest pig farmer in Guangdong Province. Each of them has an extraordinary resume, which shows how fierce the competition will be.
In Chaoyi Restaurant, Ah Le crossed his legs, flicked the ash from his cigarette, and said, "These losers must have heard something and are here to fight for positions and status."
Zuo Shou nodded: "This year, we are not electing the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, but the person who will run for the transitional government! The latest news is that Vice President Zhuang Shiping announced that he will not run for the election. Chen Youqing and Tang Bingda have already announced that they have decided to continue to run for the office!"
Yin Zhaotang rinsed the teapot and chuckled in the rising steam, "I guessed it. Zhuang Sheng is old and in poor health. He can't do the preparatory work and has long wanted to step down and let someone else take over."
"Tang Sheng was also the boss of Nantai Industry and the number one person in Hong Kong's candy industry. He was the deputy director of the Fighting Committee during the 1989 Incident and was imprisoned in Mount Davis for eight months for opposing the British. He had made great contributions."
"His reelection as vice president is popular and no one dares to oppose him. But he is too old and cannot handle the preparatory work."
There is only one position for the president and two vice presidents in the chamber of commerce. Because Tang Bingda and Chen Youqing are helping each other, whoever gets involved will get beaten.
Only the position vacated by Zhuang Shiping was given to a newcomer. The qualification of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce's clerk was obviously regarded as private by Chen Youqing.
(End of this chapter)