Chapter 1207 The Kowloon Walled City is to be demolished!

Lai Guowen can be regarded as the representative of the lowest class in Xiangjiang.

When I was young, I smuggled myself from my hometown of Zhucheng to Haojiang, and then from Haojiang to Xiangjiang. I originally wanted to live a happy life in Xiangjiang, but unfortunately, I didn't even have a normal place to stay in my life.

When Yang Ming came to Kowloon Walled City for the first time, he saw that the other party lived in a cage house with an area of ​​less than two square meters. Moreover, because he lived in this kind of cage house for a long time, his waist and drum could not be straightened and he appeared. With his hunched back, Lai Guowen's biggest wish is to have a wooden bed that allows him to lie up straight while sleeping.

When Yang Ming visited Kowloon Walled City for the second time and met Lai Guowen and others, he said that within five years, they would definitely have a place to live.

Now, when Yang Ming came back for the third time, Mr. Lai had died of illness last year, and his ashes were taken back by his family back home.

Yang Ming sighed in his heart.

There are so many people like Lai Guowen in Hong Kong.

Not seeing Lai Guowen, Yang Ming asked about the old lady again.

Soon, Yang Ming learned that the old lady was still there.

At first, Tang Shilian wanted to arrange for her to live in an orphanage, but the old woman was unwilling and felt she was not used to living in an orphanage, so she continued to live in the Kowloon Walled City.

Now, Yang Ming learned that the other party was still there.

I just went to see that old lady first.

When Yang Ming and others arrived, they saw that the old woman was indeed still there. She was older and thinner than when Yang Ming first saw her, but she could still recognize her. Out of Yang Ming.

"Mr. Yang, you are here."

She immediately recognized the crowd surrounding the young man, Sir Yang, the big shot who often appeared on Hong Kong TV and in Hong Kong newspapers.

When Yang Ming came here for the first time, the old woman lived in a harsh environment with no domestic water or electricity. However, under Yang Ming's forced changes, the Kowloon Walled City gradually restored normal water supply and power supply, and the living environment of this old woman improved. Better.

However, the other party is old and can only survive by picking up garbage and donations from others.

Of course, for people like grandma, they may not have the luxury of a normal house like other people in this life.

The old lady wiped her hands on her clothes first, then shook hands with Yang Ming and said, "Mr. Yang, congratulations on allowing us to live a normal life."

The so-called normal life means that you don't have to worry about water and electricity problems, nor do you have to worry about personal safety issues.

Before that, Kowloon Walled City was the darkest place in Hong Kong and a place where people often died.

However, after Yang Ming came to inspect for the second time, it turned out that this area was a no-care zone, and even Sir did not care about coming in, and it had returned to normal.

"No need to thank me, you deserve it."

Yang Ming expressed condolences to the old lady.

I learned that with the help of the Imperial Group Foundation, I feel much better.

In addition to the old lady's situation, Yang Ming, Mai Lisi and others walked around the Kowloon Walled City again.

It turned out that those wires and lines were very messy. After the Kadoorie family's China Electric Power took over, they sent people to repair them and they were indeed much better.

However, in Yang Ming's opinion, this Kowloon Walled City still looks very messy. Even if Yang Ming wants to preserve it, he is afraid that he will not be able to preserve it.

Because as long as it is not demolished, sooner or later those criminals will come back here and hide.

In other words, this place still needs to be demolished.

Historically, China and Country Y reached an agreement in 1984, and in 1987 they jointly demolished the Kowloon Walled City and moved all the people inside. However, in fact, it was not finally demolished until 1993.

Why is it so difficult?

Mainly because there are more than 50,000 residents. Based on the Walled City's area of ​​0.026 square kilometers, the population density of the Walled City is 1.9 million people per square kilometer, making it the most densely populated place in the world.

In other words, if this place is demolished, arrangements must be made for the accommodation of more than 50,000 people inside, and most of them are from the bottom of Xiangjiang.

If they don't even have this place to live, they may really have to live on the streets, which will cause even bigger problems.

It's different now.

Dozens of high-rise buildings have been built on Kau Yi Chau, which can accommodate 200,000 to 300,000 people. Even if everyone in Kowloon Walled City is arranged there, there will be no problem.

Therefore, Yang Ming's third visit to Kowloon Walled City should be his last visit.

When I come back in the future, there won’t be these old buildings here.

At that time, it will either be turned into a park as it was historically, or new buildings and commercial areas will be built.

"Boss, are we really going to demolish everything here?" Lin Xiuzhi asked.

"Yes. This is not just my plan. In fact, the country and country Y have already reached an agreement that this place can no longer exist."

Yang Ming felt that it would be good to stay and use it for filming or something else, but this place really couldn't be preserved.

Moreover, with his understanding of the future, Yang Ming knew that he could not stay in this place.

Yang Ming patrolled the Kowloon Walled City for most of the day, and before leaving, he told the people here.

"You no longer need to live in a cage house. You will probably have a house to live in and live a normal life."

This is what Yang Ming said before he left, about the cage houses and even most of the ordinary lower-class citizens living here.

After hearing this, these people were excited and surprised.

Although they didn't know exactly what was going on, they knew that Sir Yang kept his word.

Before lunch at noon.

Yang Ming and others left Kowloon Walled City and took a car back to the Repulse Bay Mid-Levels Villa.

After returning to the Repulse Bay Villa, have lunch first.

Then he went to the study with Mai Lisi, Ma Shimin, He Chaoluo, Lin Xiuzhi and others.

"The Kowloon Walled City will be demolished soon, and the people who originally lived there, as long as they are low-income people, will be arranged to live in Kau Yi Chau. In addition, according to our plan, the lowest-income 10% of the total population in Hong Kong will % class, they will all be arranged to live in Jiaoyizhou. Of course, there are many conditions involved. We will not raise lazy people or parasites, but we will protect and support the truly low-income class.”

Of course, Yang Ming knew that no matter what he did, he would never be truly fair.

He is now using some of the practices from Singjiapo to ensure that everyone has a house to live in as much as possible.

As for doing this, are you worried that it will cause housing prices in Xiangjiang to plummet?

In Yang Ming's view, this is simply impossible.

Because those with the lowest income in Xiangjiang would never be able to afford a house in their lifetime. If Yang Ming hadn't appeared now, they would have continued to live in cage houses.

In addition, according to Yang Ming's Xiangjiang big city plan, a large number of new people in Xiangjiang will flood in every year in the future. If these people are capable, they will continue to buy their own properties.

As for the properties in Jiaoyizhou, the property rights are in the hands of the Imperial Group. These people only have the right to use them, not to own them. Moreover, when they use them, they must follow the rules of the Imperial Group.

For example, if their income exceeds the 10%, they still have to move out and find a place to live on their own.