On the second day after Qi Xiaming secretly went to HSBC to borrow money, rumors spread that Qi Xiaming had not borrowed funds from HSBC. Now the Hong Kong housing company is in trouble and is about to enter a dormant period. It is impossible to work as hard as before. Got the land.
At first, small newspapers published the news, and later some big newspapers followed suit and added a lot of "details."
He also published a commentator's article stating that HSBC's refusal of the loan this time was appropriate. After all, it had already said that it would adjust its financial strategy. This time the Hong Kong Housing Company's loan failed, and the British Hong Kong government was about to win.
After Qi Xiaming published the news in major newspapers, he came out to clarify that he was only going to HSBC Bank to handle other business, not loan business. He also said that the Hong Kong Housing Company had sufficient cash to cope with the subsequent land auction.
However, in the eyes of Hong Kong people, this explanation is more like there is no silver here, and it is more like the self-justification of the Hong Kong Housing Company. It is not optimistic about the subsequent development of the Hong Kong Housing Company, especially in response to the conspiracy of the British Hong Kong government. It will definitely end in failure.
The British Hong Kong government seemed to feel that the Hong Kong Housing Company was holding on, so they quickly organized the fourth land auction. The time was quite tight, as if they did not give the Hong Kong Housing Company a chance to breathe.
The land auction in Hong Kong is now a competition between the British Hong Kong government and the Hong Kong Housing Corporation. Other real estate developers have chosen to protect themselves and no longer participate in this matter.
Of course, there are also some patriotic businessmen who are secretly worried about the Hong Kong Housing Company. After all, if the Hong Kong Housing Company fails to fight against the British Hong Kong government, it means that the mainland government has failed in this confrontation.
It is in this atmosphere that the British Hong Kong government's third land auction has attracted particular attention. All parties hope to see from this auction whether the Hong Kong housing company really has sufficient cash flow, or whether it is bluff.
In this auction, the British Hong Kong government did not offer much land, only 50 hectares of land, but it was all land located in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, and its value was much higher than before.
This time the British Hong Kong government took out all the land in these two places in order to prepare to consume all the funds of the Hong Kong Housing Company at once.
When Qi Xiaming came to the auction, many reporters wanted to interview him on the spot, but he refused. Everyone could only hope to see some clues from his face.
As a result, they were disappointed. Qi Xiaming's face was normal. He smiled and chatted a few words when he met an acquaintance. He didn't show any panic at all. He still looked like he was sure of winning as before.
The auction will be like the third auction, this time there will be no other merchants participating in the auction.
Astute Hong Kong businessmen also know the complexity of this matter. No matter who wins in the end, there will be no good results in the end if they wade into this muddy water. It is best not to get involved.
The auction was uneventful. The British Hong Kong government was also afraid that if the land price was set too high, Hong Kong housing companies would retreat, so the price was only slightly lower than the current market price.
This price is not high. If the Hong Kong housing company has sufficient funds, it is impossible not to buy it. Buying it will definitely make a profit.
The only surprising thing about this auction is that the Hong Kong Housing Company actually took over all the land auctioned. The average price reached 150,000 Hong Kong dollars per square meter, and the total transaction price was 75 billion Hong Kong dollars.
After the auction, Qi Xiaming left the auction site first. As soon as he came out, he was stopped by various reporters who wanted him to do a short interview.
Qi Xiaming said with confidence: "Every statement I made before is true. The company does not have a shortage of funds. How much land is auctioned by the British Hong Kong government? As long as the price is reasonable, we will take it. Our company has such strength."
This is arrogant. In these four auctions, Hong Kong Housing Corporation has invested 245 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is more than 30 billion US dollars converted into US dollars.
There are not many companies in the world with such huge cash flows. Only countries can provide such large amounts of funds, and even many small countries do not have many foreign exchange reserves.
When everyone saw the performance of the Hong Kong Housing Company, most people became more certain of their guesses, so they consciously refused to lie in this muddy water.
According to the instructions of the British government, the British Hong Kong government must find a way to let the Hong Kong housing company purchase a large amount of land in Hong Kong and use the land to drain the mainland's funds and slow down the development of the mainland's economy.
Now things have become more complicated, and more forces are expected to participate. It also involves national strategy, and the United States, Britain and other Western countries are involved.
Zhao Yi, who was playing games with Lin Hexia, knew that their Xiao Jiujiu just smiled contemptuously. He was worried that a large amount of money had nowhere to use, and this incident just consumed a sum of money. In the future, whether it is for his own economic benefits or for Hong Kong social stability.
Although the British government's strategy is good, the British Hong Kong government does not have much land in its hands anymore, which makes the British Hong Kong government a little anxious.
It was impossible to achieve the intended goal with just the little land in the hands of the government, so we could only ask the British government for instructions on what to do next.
Even asking the British government for instructions on this matter would not be of much use. After all, there are only so many land resources and it is impossible to conjure them out of thin air.
As a result, the Americans suffered more. They actually tried to force undeveloped private land to be re-auctioned by the government. However, the proceeds from the auction were not occupied, and the landowners still benefited.
It's just that this approach has far-reaching consequences in capitalist society. After all, capitalist countries have always preached the sanctity of private property, and doing so obviously violates this principle. They need to evaluate the adverse consequences of doing so.
Otherwise, the Saxon banditry logic is different. As long as it is not good for them, they don't actually care about the existing rules. Moreover, the British government has nationalized some of their domestic enterprises. It is not without precedent. It's just that this This time it was just slightly modified.
After the final solution was passed to the British Hong Kong government, they also sat on their hands. They are the actual management government of Hong Kong. If they really do this, they may not be able to bear the consequences and will definitely arouse strong protests from Hong Kong citizens. .
If it is forced to be implemented, the British Hong Kong government's influence in Hong Kong will be completely lost.
The foundation of rule established over the past few decades no longer exists, which is even more unfavorable to current negotiations. In the next ten years of rule, they will become inactive.
Because the people will not cooperate with a government that has lost its prestige, and any future measures will be viewed with suspicion by the people.
The most fatal thing is that if the British Hong Kong government loses its prestige, the British government's presence in Hong Kong will be infinitely weakened. After Hong Kong's return in the future, they will be unable to carry out effective operations in Hong Kong.
After all, they have lost the support of the people, and they are not the current ruler, so no one wants to pay attention to them.
But this is a decision made by the British government, and it is also a decision unanimously adopted by the Western camp. No matter what ideas the British Hong Kong government has, they must implement it according to this, which makes them more miserable.
The British Hong Kong government did not rush to follow the instructions. Instead, it put all the remaining land in its hands, totaling 80 hectares, up for auction this time, hoping to use up all the funds of the Hong Kong Housing Company.
As long as the Hong Kong Housing Corporation runs out of funds, it will no longer need to implement the British government's decisions.
So just three days after the fourth auction, the fifth land auction started intensively. Qi Xiaming came to participate in the auction in person, and other real estate developers came to participate.
They did not want to participate in the auction, but wanted to witness history. At the same time, other businessmen who were not involved in real estate also came to join in the fun, all wanting to witness history.
The land locations this time were both good and bad, but they were all auctioned off by Qi Xiaming. The average land price was HK$100,000 per square meter, and the total transaction amount was HK$80 billion.
The total amount of funds consumed by Hong Kong Housing Corporation has reached 325 billion Hong Kong dollars, and 436 hectares of land have been purchased. You must know that in 1983, Hong Kong's GDP was only 29.9 billion US dollars, about more than 230 billion Hong Kong dollars.
In other words, the total amount of funds currently consumed by Hong Kong housing companies is already close to 1.5 times Hong Kong's GDP in 1983.
If it is assets, there may be some companies in the world that can do it, but in terms of cash, it is estimated that almost no company can provide so much funds. No matter how the money of the Hong Kong Housing Company comes from, at least it has set a record .
After the auction, Qi Xiaming was interviewed by reporters. He was still full of confidence and did not look like he was at the end of his life.
This makes the British Hong Kong government very uncomfortable. They no longer have land in their hands. If they don't have land, the next auction cannot be held. It seems that they can only implement the British government's decision.
After this auction, there seemed to be a sudden silence, leading many Hong Kong citizens to think that the next auction would be held in three days.
As a result, on the fifth day, there was still no movement from the British Hong Kong government. This made the people who were used to eating a bit anxious. Why did it just disappear? Wasn't the fight just now quite enjoyable
As a result, on the sixth day, the British Hong Kong government suddenly issued a policy resolution, "Policy Decision on the Rational Development and Utilization of Idle Private Land", which contained several very important policies.
1. For undeveloped commercial and residential private land that has not been started within half a month from now, the Hong Kong government has the right to take it back and re-auction it, and the auction funds will belong to the land owner.
2. For land resources such as farmland and small houses, the Hong Kong government has the right to rationally allocate them. If necessary, the relevant land will be auctioned. The land auction funds belong to the land owner. At the same time, the land purchaser must provide a per capita housing area of 60 square meters to accommodate relevant personnel. .
When this policy was announced, everyone in Hong Kong was in a panic. The first time they saw this policy, they thought, "Holy crap, is the British Hong Kong government crazy?" (End of Chapter)