In fact, Zhao Yi knew the plans of the British Hong Kong government for a long time, so he looked like he was sure of victory. Anyway, he just let the Hong Kong Housing Company and the British Hong Kong government fight to the death, forcing the British Hong Kong government into a blind corner.
The result is of course not unexpected. The British Hong Kong government has played all its cards. Coupled with the British government's death order, the British Hong Kong government has no choice but to issue such a policy.
This policy has stirred up a hornet's nest and put all walks of life in Hong Kong in a state of agitation. It has not exploded yet, but it will soon, in just the past few days.
In fact, Zhao Yiyi is happy to see the results of this policy promulgated by the British Hong Kong government. Strangely enough, most Chinese people are very harsh on their own people, but they are tolerant towards outsiders, which has been the same from ancient times to the present.
It seems that the Outer Saint and the Inner King have been engraved into his bones. Zhao Yi can't tell when this started. Anyway, Zhao doesn't like this very much. His own people are his own people, and outsiders are outsiders. Zhao Yi has always been concerned about this. The division is very clear.
Because they lack understanding and tolerance for their own people, and care more about personal interests, and when outsiders apply pressure, they often obey, and even if they are dissatisfied, they dare not rise up to resist.
Even if a few individuals rise up to resist, it will not become a torrent, and even if a torrent does occur, no one will have to bear the responsibility.
Sure enough, the day after the policy was promulgated, this incident was only circulated among the people in Hong Kong and did not form a big trend of condemnation. Some British-friendly newspapers came out to clear the ground for the British Hong Kong government, saying that the British Hong Kong government had no choice but to do this. The purpose of this move is to solve the housing problems of Hong Kong residents.
In fact, it is not difficult for anyone with a normal mind to guess the reason that prompted the British Hong Kong government to do this. However, this kind of newspaper told lies with open eyes, which really opened Zhao Yi's eyes.
The villagers and some individual Hong Kong citizens who own some land are waiting to see if the British Hong Kong government is really going to do this, so no further action has been taken yet.
But those real estate developers who have accumulated a large amount of land are not so calm. When they accumulate land, the price is not low.
Now if they want to take it back at the current market price, they will lose a lot of money. They are also prepared to wait until the Hong Kong property market picks up before choosing whether to develop or resell it to make a fortune.
Therefore, these real estate developers with some energy expressed their dissatisfaction through some British Hong Kong government staff or parliamentarians.
Some well-connected people went directly to the Governor of Hong Kong to express their dissatisfaction with the matter and hoped that the British Hong Kong government would stop this policy that has no legal basis.
It is a pity that in the face of the big issues of right and wrong in the Western camp, the interests of these businessmen do not matter. To put it bluntly, they are the interests of some small countries. They will sacrifice them if they say they will.
It’s just that these real estate businessmen are not aware of this problem, and they will not understand the deeper meaning.
Their understanding still remains that the British government only wants to force the mainland government to make concessions in negotiations. If it were just for this purpose, the British Hong Kong government would really not introduce such a policy.
Because the promulgation of this policy will not only shake the foundation of its own rule, but also have a negative impact on the international community. The West's claim of the sanctity of private property is also a propaganda tool.
But if the purpose is to bring down the economic development of mainland China, then the Western camp will not hesitate to lose their face, because the benefits will be enough to make them shameless.
Now that the Cold War is at its peak, the Reagan administration is working closely to stage a big drama to get the Soviet Union to take the bait, using a method that will bring down the Soviet economy. Not to mention, the Soviet Union has obviously been fooled, and the Reagan administration has been able to foresee it. to the end of the Soviet Union.
It's just that China, which they originally roped in to contain the Soviet Union, is actually experiencing rapid economic development. If it develops at this rate for more than 10 years, they will worry that China will have grown into an opponent that cannot be ignored before the Soviet Union has arrived.
It's just that they couldn't contain it openly before. After all, China's role is still very important, so before they were just anxious and had no way to contain it.
Of course, we can also impose restrictions on foreign trade, but doing so will not only put the relationship with China back into tension, but also destroy the friendly relations that were finally established.
At the same time, the past few years have also been strange. In addition to textiles and clothing that have labor advantages, most of China's exports are high-tech products.
These high-tech products, such as chips, computers, software, communication products, etc., are now essential products in Western countries. If the technologies are similar, tariffs can be raised to help domestic technology companies develop such industries.
However, these high-tech products are much higher than the technical level of domestic technology companies, and the technology is generally about 5 years ahead.
And technologies such as LCD screens are more than 10 years ahead, which makes them unable to restrict them through tariffs. Because the technological advantages are there, raising tariffs will only make their citizens spend more money to buy products. There is no other way.
The high-tech development in the Mainland in recent years, especially the development of the electronics industry, has made Western countries feel that it is unusual because it is completely unreasonable and seriously violates the laws of scientific development.
Although there were related industries in the mainland before the reform and opening up, the technology was generally much behind them. However, in just a few years, they were far behind.
Since it is unusual, of course they have to investigate the secrets involved. However, currently only a few ports have been opened in the mainland, and most areas in the mainland have not been opened, so their intelligence work is not progressing smoothly.
But they still found some important information.
Two of the companies have played a huge role in the technological improvement of these mainland enterprises, namely Cornerstone Materials Company and Tiangong Precision Instrument Company.
These two companies can provide not only the materials needed for high technology, but also the production equipment needed for high-tech products, allowing other high-tech companies' products to turn from design into reality.
It's just that if you want to continue the investigation, it's very difficult. Although these companies are private companies, their confidentiality work is stricter than that of national departments.
It was impossible to pry out information or obtain technical secrets, and they had even lost several intelligence officers.
It is precisely because we cannot slow down or bring down the economic development of the Mainland from other aspects, so we must use our full strength when we seize the opportunity this time. We hope that through this opportunity, we can completely solve the hidden dangers caused by the economic development of the Mainland.
This goal is obviously much more important than the things being negotiated. Not to mention arousing the anger of the people of Hong Kong, they will not hesitate to lose Hong Kong.
These real estate businessmen, who had relatively large interests involved and came to attack the frontline, no matter how good their relationship with the British Hong Kong government was before, and no matter how they usually called themselves brothers, they all came back defeated this time.
No matter whether it is British or Chinese capital, they have not gotten the news they want. It is obvious that the British Hong Kong government is determined to have its own way this time.
After returning, these real estate businessmen had no choice but to make a decision, either to start construction as soon as possible, or to sell the land to the British Hong Kong government.
If the land hoard is small, construction can be started as soon as possible, but real estate developers with large land hoards cannot start construction in such a short period of time.
After all, the deadline is only more than 10 days away, and the design drawings are not yet available, and the engineering team has not yet been formed. Moreover, during this period, everyone has to compete for architectural design talents and engineering team manpower, which is completely unable to meet everyone's needs.
It's not like they didn't think about it, so they arranged for a few people to pretend to be at work and get through.
It's just that the policy clearly prohibits them from doing this. Doesn't the cat know what the mouse can do? As long as it's true, the British Hong Kong government will definitely know all about the real estate developers' tricks.
Since nothing can be done, they can only organize citizen demonstrations to force the British Hong Kong government to compromise, as they did in the 1970s.
So the next day, major newspapers in Hong Kong reported repeatedly on the consequences of this policy of the British Hong Kong government. Anyway, the reports were quite serious, and even ATV was no exception. After all, this matter is not a trivial matter. It would be strange if it was not reported. .
The war of public opinion has just begun. This time, there are no left or right groups in the newspapers. They all have the same goal of criticizing the British Hong Kong government and this "absurd" policy.
The right-wing newspapers originally wore the same pants as the British Hong Kong government, but this policy also hurt the interests of the sponsors behind it. Of course, their butts must sit with the sponsors, otherwise they will be in trouble without dog food.
The left-wing newspapers have both the reasons behind the damage to the sponsors and the instructions from other parties. Although the British Hong Kong government's doing this is actually "harming itself and benefiting others", it cannot be said explicitly that it supports this policy of the British Hong Kong government. If you come out, you can only join the ranks of opponents and make the British Hong Kong government's reputation even worse.
With such an overwhelming crusade, to be honest, Zhao Yi, who was sitting at home, could feel the pressure of an approaching storm. Anyone without any determination would be overwhelmed by this momentum and follow this momentum. In the direction of your heart.
Under such circumstances, the British Hong Kong government was so determined and was not affected by the overwhelming public opinion at all. It still insisted on implementing this policy. This made Zhao Yi a little impressed. It shows that the people in the British Hong Kong government are calling the shots. He is not an easy person either.
In fact, the British Hong Kong government was also forced by the situation. Didn't they see the overwhelming criticism from outside? As they walked on the street, they also felt this powerful wave of opposition.
It's just that they don't know what to do, they don't have the final decision-making power, and the decision-makers in the UK will not feel the current atmosphere in Hong Kong, and they will not be affected by this public opinion.
Therefore, the British Hong Kong government can only bite the bullet and persist in its own way. (End of chapter)