Chapter 1514: The last gift from the Governor's Office to Hong Kong?

There is only one year left until 97.

And Zhong Yijie only has more than a year left in this position, but he knows that all important matters now are decided by Yang Ming.

He was only the Governor of Hong Kong in name only.

"Mr. Governor, I came here to discuss three important matters with you."

"Sir Yang, tell me."

“First, build eight bridges.”

Build eight bridges?

Zhong Yijie was really shocked.

When Yang Ming pointed directly to the map of Hong Kong in the study, it showed five bridges being built over Victoria Harbour and three bridges being built in Deep Bay and Pengcheng.

In Zhong Yijie's opinion, this is indeed a big deal.

However, since three tunnels were built in Victoria Harbour, it was impossible to build a bridge.

Now, Yang Ming has directly proposed to build five bridges across Victoria Harbour, which is likely to cause great objections from the outside world.

"Sir Yang, I'm afraid this won't work!" said Zhong Yiji.

"Why not, Mr. Governor?"

“I’m afraid those people will object.”

"reason?"

"Those people may think that building a bridge over Victoria Harbour will affect the scenery on both sides of Victoria Harbour. Besides that, they may even think that it will affect the feng shui of Hong Kong River."

landscape?

If you're talking about the scenery, that's fine.

It may even affect the overall beauty of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.

But, you want to talk about Feng Shui?

That's just an excuse.

Throughout history, hasn’t feng shui been used many times to oppose large-scale land reclamation?

As a result, people like Yang Ming and Brother Dong were unable to do anything they wanted to do. Later, several responsible persons also wanted to propose something, but were ultimately opposed.

In Yang Ming's view, this is nothing more than opposition from capital that controls a large amount of land.

If anyone is to oppose now, he should be the one who opposes the most.

"Mr. Governor, now in Hong Kong, the Empire Group and I control the largest amount of land. If there is any opposition, it should be me, not others."

After Zhong Yijie reacted, he found that it was indeed the case.

"Sir Yang, if that's okay with you, then that's certainly okay with me."

"Mr. Governor, I have been to and from the Hung Hom Tunnel many times, and I have found that the Hung Hom Tunnel is getting more and more congested, and it is difficult to meet the current traffic problems in Hong Kong. In addition, the population of Hong Kong will continue to increase. When Hong Kong becomes a big city with a population of 20 million or even 30 million in the future, do you think it is feasible not to build the most prosperous Hong Kong Central District and Kowloon District?"

Many years ago, Yang Ming proposed the super city plan.

In addition to Governor MacLehose who is very clear about it, Chung Yi-kit also knows about it, and is indeed now developing in this direction.

In other words, Hong Kong's population is still skyrocketing.

"Also, look at Shanghai. There was no bridge over the Huangpu River in Shanghai before, which led to the backward development of Pudong. However, after the Empire Group built ten bridges over the Huangpu River, it greatly promoted the development of Pudong. As for Hong Kong, if it still holds on to the old backward ideas, it will sooner or later lag behind the big cities in China."

Zhong Yijie was even more surprised when he heard it.

He originally just wanted to spend the last year or so in peace. Whether Hong Kong would be prosperous in the future didn’t really have much to do with him, right?

However, Chung Yi-chieh also knew that if the five bridges over Victoria Harbour had been proposed when he was in office, things would naturally be different.

"Sir Yang, let this be my last gift to the people of Hong Kong!" said Zhong Yijie.

For him, this is really the only thing he can do now.

"Mr. Governor, you are right. People in Hong Kong will remember your name in the future."

"However, the construction of the three bridges in Houhai Bay may require communication with the country?"

Because it belongs to Hong Kong and Pengcheng, it must get the support of Pengcheng, Guangdong Province, and even Yanjing.

"This is inevitable. However, Hong Kong needs to be integrated into the country. The construction of these three bridges is also very necessary. I think Yanjing will agree."

"Sir Yang, building five bridges will probably require a lot of money? Are you planning to spend it from the Governor's Office's reserve funds, or from other sources?"

in history.

As the Hong Kong Governor's Office got closer to 97, it began to support various infrastructure projects on a large scale.

Among them, the new international airport is the most expensive.

It is precisely because of this that the country is worried that after 97, when a new leader comes to power, there will be no reserve funds and tax revenue.

Moreover, according to the plan of the Hong Kong Governor's Office at that time, only 50 billion Hong Kong dollars were prepared to be left as reserve funds, and it was obvious that the rest would all be invested.

In fact, it was the people from country Y who transferred all the money to country Y.

But, it's different now.

The Hong Kong Governor's Office now collects more tax revenue and does not need to sell land. The tax revenue it collects from the Hong Kong Science Park alone is more than ten times higher than the same period in history.

There are also other types of taxes. Now the tax revenue of the Governor-General's Office of Hong Kong is very abundant, and it is one of the richest administrative agencies in the world.

In addition, the Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Fund managed by Yang Ming and Kayla is also one of the richest institutions.

However, this money belongs to the people of Hong Kong. As long as they have paid into the Mandatory Provident Fund during this period, they will receive a pension far beyond their imagination when they retire.

In other words, the income of retired people in Hong Kong is now much higher than imagined.

This is also thanks to Yang Ming’s investment in the Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Fund.

According to the current returns of Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund, the returns are stable at more than 10% every year, which can be said to be increasing. In ten years, the Mandatory Provident Fund will be even more.

Of course, these mandatory provident funds cannot be used by the Governor's Office or the future new person in charge.

However, for the world, this amount of money is still terrifying.

Nowadays, the Governor's Office has very high annual tax revenue. If the money is used to build a bridge over Victoria Harbour, the Governor's Office certainly has enough money to invest in it.

"Mr. Governor, regarding the cost of building bridges, here is what I think. The Governor's Office does not need to pay for it, but rather raises funds from the public for investment. After several years, when the investment funds and interest are paid off, these bridges can be provided free of charge to Hong Kong citizens and tourists."

No need for the Governor's Office to pay?

After all, if eight bridges are built at the same time, a lot of funds will be needed.

Yang Ming did not want the outside world to feel that the Governor's Office was going to empty its reserve funds.

Moreover, Yang Ming felt that it was very feasible to raise funds from the public for investment. Even the Empire Group could invest in a portion of the shares. In addition, there were other large companies in Hong Kong, and even ordinary people could buy a portion of the shares. After all, they could earn a certain amount of interest.