The time came when the new airport on Hong Kong Island was about to start construction. On this morning, Zhang Zhonghua, the head of the Swire Group York Schweizer, the Governor of Hong Kong Island John Malone and Prince Charles, the representative of the John Bull royal family, built a large international airport and
It was no small matter. Queen Elizabeth II sent her heir, Prince Charles, to represent the John Bull royal family.
In addition to these "big shots", the special agents were also followed by a group of related personnel. Such a large group of people took a yacht and sailed toward Chek Lap Kok in the north of Lantau Island.
Zhang Zhonghua looked at the northeast corner of Lantau Island with emotion. He remembered that in his previous life, Hong Kong Disneyland was built here.
Although Zhang Zhonghua has never been to this amusement park, it is well known for its projects such as America's Main Street, Adventure World, Fantasy World, Tomorrowland, Toy Story Land, Grizzly Gulch, Mystery Manor, etc. These projects attract countless people every year.
Tourists from Southeast Asia and the Mainland come to visit Disneyland on Hong Kong Island.
However, now that Hong Kong Island already has a Fantasy Kingdom park that is more powerful than Disney, it is impossible for Disney to develop globally.
Without Disneyland, more than 2,000 acres of land will be freed up. What will be used for it in the future needs to be carefully studied.
Now the Fantasy Kingdom is not only about to be completed on Hong Kong Island, Japan has also been decided. Yuhuang Group, Lou Group, Mitsui Infrastructure and the Japanese government have also reached a cooperation. The four companies will jointly invest in the construction of Fantasy Kingdom in Dongjin. From now on
Ah, this is the world of fantasy parks. You, America, can go and cool down in Disneyland.
The people of America today are no better than the people of America in other times. It can be said that they live frugally and by 1974 they were so poor that they could not even afford to drive a car.
Under this economic situation, how can the people of America still have money to go to Disneyland? Zhang Zhonghua got the news from the Asian Associated Press that Disneyland in America, Florida opened last year, and now Disney owes a lot of debt.
After the economy improves, the market has been occupied by its own fantasy kingdom.
Everyone took the yacht and quickly arrived at Chek Lap Kok. At this time, many reporters were waiting on the island, and many workers were doing preliminary preparations, waiting for the groundbreaking to begin.
Prince Charles was amazed when he looked at Chek Lap Kok in front of him. This small island is less than 3 square kilometers. In order to build the airport, 12 square kilometers need to be reclaimed from the island. This is a total of 13,500 acres of newly reclaimed land.
But it would not work without reclamation. Kai Tak Airport made him feel a little numb, and other places were not suitable.
The most important thing is that the prices of various commodities on Hong Kong Island are several times higher than those on Holy Egg Island. There is no Javanese army to help build it. If the Jade Emperor Group hadn't taken the lead, John Bull really couldn't afford it.
McLeho was quite happy when he looked at the reporters in front of him. The new Hong Kong Island International Airport was one of his major political achievements. It was a large international airport built during his term of office, and he could definitely do it.
McLeho was speechless when he thought of the cheating Kai Tak Airport. The difficulty of taking off and landing planes has also seriously restricted the development of aviation on Hong Kong Island. The lagging development of aviation will inevitably have a huge impact on the economy.
A few years ago, America's plane was going to land at Kai Tak Airport. Unfortunately, America's pilot was too unreliable. The plane did not land on the runway of the airport, but landed directly in Victoria Harbour. Kai Tak Airport is really
Can't have it anymore.
York Swire Group's York Swire didn't care about this. He looked at Zhang Zhonghua with envy now. As the exchange rates of various countries continued to rise, the Jade Emperor Group made a lot of profits this time. The 12.2 billion knives it borrowed not only went to waste for three years.
Years, it is even possible to be reversed, which is really magical to think about.
Last year, it was discussed that the investment in the new international airport would be around 300 million U.S. dollars. As the value of the airport continued to depreciate, 300 million U.S. dollars was simply not enough, and the cost of building the airport was getting higher and higher.
Fortunately, Taikoo Shing has moved the Taikoo Dockyard, and the Yuhuang Group has reserved 20 buildings in the new Taikoo Shing community, which has raised a large amount of money. And as housing prices continue to rise, the Taikoo Group can also make a lot of money.
Everyone present has their own thoughts. In fact, Zhang Zhonghua's mood is not much better. Daole will depreciate sharply in the next few years, which will cause the investment on Holy Egg Island to continue to increase accordingly. However, the Jade Emperor Group
With a large number of currencies of various countries in hand, you can bypass the knife to a certain extent and settle in the national currency of the purchasing country.
Zhang Zhonghua felt lucky when he thought of the Yuhuang Plaza project. Fortunately, the Yuhuang Plazas in Japan and Nanbangzi Kingdom have also come to an end, and the Yuhuang Plazas in other places have also been completed. Otherwise, the original 8 billion U.S. dollars would not have been able to build more than 100 yuan.
The Jade Emperor Square.
Nowadays, the Japanese currency and mark are more popular, and the pound and franc are also good. Most of the Jade Emperor Group's industries are really good in Japan and Europe, avoiding the big pitfall of America.
Zhang Zhonghua recalled the Hong Kong Island International Airport in his previous life. It was one of the busiest airports in the world. In the future, more than 100 airlines around the world would operate here, and the number of aircraft takeoffs and landings a year would be close to 450,000.
The passenger throughput of Hong Kong Island International Airport is about 80 million, ranking fifth in the world in terms of passenger traffic; the cargo and mail throughput is about 6 million tons, and the cargo volume has ranked first in the world for 18 consecutive years; the number of aircraft takeoffs and landings is also
Ranked 8th in the world.
The original Hong Kong Island International Airport officially started construction on December 21, 1993, and was officially opened on July 6, 1998. It cost up to 20 billion U.S. dollars and was recorded in the Guinness World Records.
In the airport investment contract signed last year, Jade Emperor Air held 44% of the shares, the Hong Kong government held 25%, Cathay Pacific held 19%, and John Bull Royal held 7%, although the Jade Emperor Group's shareholding has dropped to less than 50%.
, but it’s already quite a lot.
However, with the arrival of the stock market crash next year, although the Swire Group's development is very stable, investment may also be somewhat difficult.
When the global oil crisis breaks out at the end of next year, it will not be easy for the John Bull royal family. After all, the Platinum Palace will have to be rented out to maintain operations.
In other words, the Jade Emperor Group and the Hong Kong government have no pressure at all. The Hong Kong government can make money by auctioning off a piece of land at will. A hundred million dollars is nothing to the Hong Kong government.
As all the big shots took their seats, the on-site interviews began.
"Zhang Sheng, the Japanese dollar, pound and other currencies have appreciated recently, and the currency has continued to depreciate. Will the interest rates on the financial bonds issued by Yuhuang Group continue to increase?"
A reporter from Oriental Daily asked Zhang Zhonghua.
"Affected by global exchange rate fluctuations, the construction cost of the Yuhuang Plaza project in Japan under the Yuhuang Group is also increasing, and it will also face certain financial pressure.
At the same time, many subsidiaries of our Yuhuang Group are also affected by America's economy, so interest rates will not increase for the time being.
Also, fellow journalists, today is the day when construction of the Hong Kong Island International Airport begins. Please ask questions related to the airport.
Also, everyone can interview Governor McLeho more..."
Zhang Zhonghua said to the reporters present.
Zhang Zhonghua glanced at the reporter from Oriental Daily. In fact, most of the borrowed 12.2 billion dollars was used to hoard gold and exchange it for fixed assets, Jade Emperor Infrastructure fund settlement and financial bond fund settlement. This was close to 20 billion dollars.
The current Yuhuang Group is also misappropriating funds to demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall. The subsidiaries of the Yuhuang Group still owe a lot of money to the Yuhuang Bank. There have been so many infrastructure projects in the past two years, and the Yuhuang Group is not rich either.
Ah, this is exactly what Teacher Ge You said. The landlord’s family has no surplus food.
"Your Excellency the Governor, how much is the estimated investment for the Hong Kong International Airport and when will it be completed?"
A reporter asked MacLehose,
"The investment in the entire Hong Kong Island International Airport is about 350 million U.S. dollars, and the construction period is about four years. The first phase is to build two 3,800-meter runways, and the second phase is to build the airport's cargo port..."
Mai Lehao replied with a smile.
"Your Excellency, Governor, what is the estimated passenger throughput of Hong Kong International Airport?"
"The passenger throughput of Kai Tak Airport last year was 2.6 million. After the new international airport is built, the annual passenger throughput is expected to reach 10 million.
This new international airport can at least meet the development needs of Hong Kong Island in the next fifty years and provide an engine for Hong Kong Island’s economic development..."
"So who will be responsible for the management of the new international airport?"
"The Hong Kong Island Airport Authority will take the lead in managing the airport, and will be assisted by Cathay Pacific and Jade Airlines. The Hong Kong government, Cathay Pacific, and Jade Airlines will jointly establish a ground handling service company to be responsible for the maintenance of passing aircraft..."
Mai Lehao kept answering various questions from reporters on the scene, while Zhang Zhonghua and York Schweizer also briefly answered a few questions. Today's protagonist is Governor Mai Lehao. As a newcomer, although he is the absolute top leader,
They still need some opportunities to establish their image, so both of them are very sensible and not as strong as MacLehose.
Afterwards, McLeho, Prince Charles, Zhang Zhonghua, York Schweizer and the person in charge of the airport authority picked up shovels and started shoveling a shovel of soil. This was regarded as completing the groundbreaking ceremony of the new airport. Then everyone applauded enthusiastically.
Come.
With the official start of construction of the Hong Kong Island International Airport, the original Kai Tak Airport is also counting down to its closure. This old airport, which has the reputation of being some of the most dangerous airports in the world, will also withdraw from the stage of history.
The matters related to the airport came to an end, and Zhang Zhonghua devoted himself to other matters. On this day, he took the fax from the Asian Associated Press, feeling a little happy but helpless.
In the morning, Yan Xia and John Bull signed a joint communique in Sijiu City.
Xia and Britain announced that the governments of Yan Xia and John Bull have decided to upgrade their countries' diplomatic representatives stationed in each other's capitals from charge d'affaires to ambassadors with immediate effect.
John Bull recognized Yan Xia as the only legitimate government...
Xia and Britain reached an agreement to exchange charge d'affaires in 1954. Today, diplomatic relations have been officially upgraded from the charge d'affaires level to the ambassador level, which symbolizes the completion of the official establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Today's diplomatic relations are relatively complex in terms of levels and positions. Hundreds and thousands of diplomats are needed, which is very troublesome.
According to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, diplomatic relations between countries can be divided into three categories: ambassadorial level, ministerial level and charge d'affaires level. Of course, there are many classifications of diplomatic relations, such as ambassadorial level diplomatic relations, consular level diplomatic relations, alliance,
Severance of diplomatic relations, state of war, trade embargo, etc.
The current international practice is also very different. Only two big countries will send ambassadors to each other. Some small countries will of course send ministers. Only countries that have not established diplomatic relations will send some d'affaires to make soy sauce, which can be regarded as maintenance.
A communication channel to respond to emergencies.
The so-called ambassador is the abbreviation of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. It is the highest level diplomatic representative between countries and a representative sent by the two heads of state to each other.
The ambassador enjoys full diplomatic privileges and immunities. The ambassador represents the heads of state and therefore enjoys the highest level of courtesy.
Minister is the abbreviation of Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and is also a diplomatic representative sent by heads of state to each other. However, the courtesy he receives is inferior to that of ambassador, and the diplomatic privileges and immunities he enjoys are the same as those of ambassador. In fact, the difference between him and ambassador is only symbolic.
There are different levels of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and others are not very big.
The charge d'affaires is the abbreviation of permanent charge d'affaires. It is the lowest-level diplomatic representative in existence. It is dispatched by the foreign minister of one country to the foreign minister of another country. The purpose is to promote the establishment of diplomatic relations and to maintain an open and formal communication channel.
Although the charge d'affaires is the lowest-level diplomatic representative, he enjoys the same diplomatic privileges and immunities as ambassadors and ministers. For example, Bush Sr. is about to leave the United Nations to serve as charge d'affaires...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Once diplomacy is established between two countries, of course, an embassy must be established. The embassy or legation must be established in the capital of a country. It is important outside the capital.
The city will definitely need to establish another embassy, which is a consulate that is not at the diplomatic level.
The embassy represents the interests of the entire country and is mainly responsible for promoting political relations between the two countries, and secondly promoting exchanges in economy, culture, education, science and technology, etc.; the consulate is a working institution, mainly responsible for safeguarding the citizens and legal persons of the country in foreign countries.
Legal rights and interests, by the way, can also handle the passport affairs of domestic citizens, of course, is also mainly responsible for issuing visas to foreign citizens, etc.
In short, the embassy is like a regular employee, and the consulate is like a temporary employee who works more than an ox, wakes up earlier than a chicken, and goes to bed later than a dog.
Although the ambassador of the embassy certainly has many responsibilities, it is impossible to handle everything, so special envoys are also set up, which are the so-called imperial envoys.
Special envoys are usually temporarily dispatched by the president of the country, such as attending the inauguration ceremony of a foreign president, National Day and other major events. By the way, they also have to participate in some larger celebrations, as well as some funerals of important political tasks.
Zhang Zhonghua was silent for a long time while looking at the telegram in his hand. Half a month ago, Xia Mei issued the "Joint Communique" in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which caused the Hong Kong stock market to skyrocket for several days.
The formal establishment of diplomatic relations with John Bull today may not be as influential internationally as the establishment of diplomatic relations between Canada and the United States, but in the specific area of Hong Kong Island, its influence is no less significant than the easing of relations between Canada and the United States. For Hong Kong Island,
It is also great news for economic development and stock investors.
