Chapter 474 The Beginning of Hong Kong Container Terminal
In the next few days, Yang Wendong and several people visited various town centers in Singapore, and also got an understanding of the regional situation in Singapore, which was also convenient In the future, when Zheng Zhijie reports to himself where he bought the land, he will know the location.
Others in the Changxing Group also began to seek a suitable location to build a factory in Singapore according to their own needs, and also had the cooperation of the Singapore Business Department. It was not until December 20 that all talents gathered together again The largest Raffles Hotel in Singapore.
"Yang Sheng, I visited several places with Singaporean officials. Miaowan District is suitable for our paper mill site selection requirements." Wei Zetao said: "It used to be a wilderness, and Singapore's prisons were Over there, the local population is relatively small;
In the early years, the Japanese army also stationed here to guard the prison, so there is a small wharf that can meet our needs for cargo entry and exit, and the road transportation is not bad. .”
"A small number of people is a double-edged sword." Yang Wendong asked again: "Will there be any impact on recruitment in the future?"
Paper mills are heavily polluting plants, so this industry does not consider hoarding land. It needs to be far away from the urban population, and you can just do your own thing with peace of mind, so the Bay Bay is also placed on a remote seaside, and it must be the same in Singapore.
There are only a few workers in places with few people, so it will be more difficult to recruit workers.
Wei Zetao said: "I also told the Singaporean officials about this. They said they would allocate a piece of land for us in a suitable location in Miaowan District to build dormitories. This will ensure that many people can rest nearby. Arrange a bus for proper pick-up and drop-off. This will make the recruitment process much better."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Then you can discuss the specific situation with the Singapore government."
Wei Zetao added: "Yang Sheng, there is another problem. There is a serious water shortage here in Singapore, so we can't produce pulp here, not even refining waste paper. We can only buy finished wood pulp directly and send it over. Papermaking, in this case, the demand for water will be much lower."
"Singapore's water comes from Malaysia, right?" Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Can we go directly to Malaysia to make paper? ”
Wei Zetao said: "It's okay, but relatively speaking, Malaysia's average population education is not as good as Singapore's, and its various supporting facilities are not comparable, so these two places have their own advantages and disadvantages.
And we have never cooperated with Malaysia before. Direct investment like this is relatively risky."
"That's right, we need to consider this aspect," Yang Wendong nodded.
Even in the mainland of the previous life, there were many cases where places were unfriendly to capital investment;
There are only a few places in the world that are relatively restrained on capital investment. Most of them are where you come. I have to kill you, they will not consider the future, they will satisfy the present first;
A country may not do this at the level, but it is hard to say locally. This is also a major risk choice for overseas investment. .
It’s not that you can’t invest in Malaysia, but you should do it step by step. If this happens, the early investment will not be big. At worst, you won’t need the running equipment, but if you invest heavily, it will be troublesome;
Relatively speaking, Singapore is certainly much safer, which is one of the important reasons why Singapore is unique among so many cities around the Strait of Malacca.
"Or we can invest in a small pulp mill there first and use local fresh water and trees to produce pulp." Wei Zetao added: "If there is no problem, we can increase the scale and supply paper mills in other places, or wait. In the future, we will directly invest in paper mills in Malaysia;
Now our paper products are very popular around the world, and the Southeast Asian market is gradually growing. If development goes smoothly, in a few years, the factory capacity in Singapore may not be enough. , if there is no problem in Malaysia at that time, then To increase investment."
Yang Wendong said: "In that case, send someone to Kuala Lumpur to check if there is a suitable location and build a pulp mill in Malaysia first. Various resources and economic conditions, if it is really suitable For capital investment, Malaysia is also suitable to be our production base.”
Compared with Hong Kong and Singapore, Malaysia has a larger area, more resources, and a larger population. If there is no risk in investment, it would be perfect. ;
After all, even if the mainland is reopened, the production capacity that can be invested in the first ten years will be limited. Only in the 1990s, when various conditions in the mainland reach a certain level, can it be possible to support the huge industrial needs of its own group;
And Prior to this, there is a high probability that the two cities of Hong Kong and Singapore will not be able to meet his future industrial needs, especially as the electronic age is approaching, and his existing industries may also develop stronger in the future.
"Okay, I will send someone to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow." After Wei Zetao agreed, he added: "The Singapore government also wants us to continue to transfer the production capacity of Changxing Industrial. Judging from their appearance, it seems that they want to Our entire group is relocating.”
“It’s normal for them to have this idea. There should be many Hong Kong people immigrating to Singapore during this period. "Little." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "We shouldn't take the initiative to bring this up. We can't control what they guess or think. Just make investments in all aspects with peace of mind.
For Changxing Industrial, that's fine. The insufficient production capacity in Hong Kong will be relocated, but the existing factories in Hong Kong still need to be produced at full capacity.”
No matter what, Hong Kong will always be its basic base, and investment and construction of factories in other places will be a supplement. Only when Hong Kong needs to transform or is completely unsuitable for a certain industry will it consider relocating its previous production capacity.
Of course, after the mainland reopens, all factories will be relocated. This is the general trend, especially for low-end industries. The mainland after the reopening is the most suitable.
Wei Zetao said: "Okay."
Yang Wendong looked at Zhou Haoran and asked: "Where is your side?"
Zhou Haoran replied: "My side is Food and beverage factories basically have no pollution, so they are chosen to be located near the Central District or in several surrounding core economic zones. The Singapore government is also happy to see companies like ours investing in these densely populated areas.
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However, the location has not been decided yet, and there are still many aspects that need to be discussed. "
"Okay, it seems like the location is better than Sha Tin in Hong Kong. "Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Singapore is equivalent to Hong Kong ten years ago. If Changxing Group had the scale it has today at that time, it could easily invest in a large number of factories in several prosperous towns on Hong Kong Island. The Hong Kong government estimates I would be very happy, but after the 1960s, housing prices skyrocketed and the real estate market was booming.
Singapore today can do this as long as there is no pollution. If it can create a large number of jobs, the local government will welcome it. As long as it is not in the real center of the town, there is no problem in the fringe areas.
It is like investing in Shanghai after a large factory opened in the 1980s. If there is no pollution, then even if you want to go to a remote area, the Shanghai government will not disagree. In order to facilitate employment and transportation, you will be forced to go to Puxi and the local houses will be demolished and a factory will be built for you.
Zhou Haoran said: "Yes, but there is a disadvantage in this case, that is, when the factory expands in the future, it will be inconvenient to gather together."
"There are advantages and disadvantages, and it cannot be perfect." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "The factories are scattered, which means you have to pay a little more for transportation, but it's nothing."
Compared with the real estate income that can be obtained in the suburbs of cities and towns in the future, a little more freight is nothing. It can't be perfect either.
At this time, Wang Zhiqun also said: "Yang Sheng, I have also investigated the foundation of Singapore's electronics industry. It is much weaker than that of Hong Kong. The foundation of machining is also very poor. Our industry is I'm afraid the development is not going well here, especially for televisions and the like."
"Director Li, too. He told me that he wanted me to drive the development of Singapore's electronics industry, but if there is no foundation here, it would be too laborious. "Yang Wendong said: "In this case, we will first move some small electrical appliance assembly lines and various parts. The components were shipped from Hong Kong, and then slowly we found local suppliers;
Remember, the purpose of our investment in Singapore is not to really help them develop, but to ensure that the products invested and produced here can be easily sold in Southeast Asia, or even sold to Europe in the future.
So only if Singapore has developed to the point where we can produce televisions, rice cookers or other electrical appliances here, then we will consider it again. ”
Investment and auxiliary development themselves are mutual, especially now that international free trade has just begun. Different countries and regions have different tariffs and ocean mileage in different places. Although I intend to develop in Hong Kong Core electronics industry, but some also need It will be produced overseas; but Singapore is not Hong Kong, and he will not take the initiative to help with industrial upgrading here, but will only do it in passing.
Wang Zhiqun agreed: "Okay, then I will. First consider moving some of the production capacity of small items such as electric mosquito swatters and hot water kettles. ”
"Okay, after all of you are sure, give me a detailed investment plan." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Hong Kong, Bay, and Singapore will be the three places where industrial capital will focus on investment before the mainland opens up. Perhaps in the future, we will also consider investing in Eastern Europe, North America, and even South America for the European and American markets, but these are generally large scale It won't be very big, it's just zz's demand.
Before the rise of the Mainland in the previous life, there were four little dragons and four little tigers in Asia, which is enough to show that in the manufacturing industry, Asia is the most perfect production base.
On December 22, Yang Wendong and his party returned to Hong Kong, while some people stayed in Singapore to continue negotiations with the local government, which involved major investments. Although the boss had set the direction, details still needed to be discussed. Long conversation.
As soon as we got off the airport, a group of people gathered around us. We were quickly surrounded by a bunch of reporters, but we were immediately surrounded by bodyguards.
"Yang Sheng, is Changxing Group planning to move to Singapore?"
"Yang Sheng, what do you think of the future of Hong Kong?"
"Yang Sheng, Hong Kong's current economy , when do you think you can recover."
Various questions were asked constantly, but Yang Wendong remained unmoved and did not say anything. Under the care of the bodyguards, he went smoothly. came to his car.
Su Yiyi came to pick up the plane and naturally saw everything. After the car door closed, she asked: "Are these reporters not going to reply?"
"If it was a general economic crisis, it wouldn't matter if I said a few words." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "But in this situation, it's better for us to say less. What I said is not important. What is important is that I said it. Once I say it, it will be ignored. If you misinterpret it, it will be troublesome.
And some reporters come from overseas. The questions asked are very tricky, and once you answer them, you may be fooled.”
Most reporters are still very qualified, but a small number of them do whatever they can to get hot news. This was often the case with self-media in the previous life. The nature of the current media is similar, except that it is in the hands of a small number of people.
"Yes, that's true." Su Yiyi nodded and said: "The media in Hong Kong are paying close attention to your activities in Singapore during this period, especially the photos of you and Singaporean officials, and Wei Zetao and others also went to Singapore. There are rumors that you are going to move the entire group to Singapore. "
"Let them speculate, and we will just not reply," Yang Wendong said.
Su Yiyi said again: "As for the Hong Kong government, Dai Linzhi would like to ask you to go there."
"Okay, then I will go there tomorrow." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Of course the governor has to give him face, even if his wealth expands a hundred times in a few decades.
The next day Yang Wendong brought Zheng Zhijie to the Hong Kong Government.
"Hello, Mr. Governor." Yang Wendong shook hands politely.
"Hello, Yang Sheng." Dai Linzhi also shook hands, and then nodded to Zheng Zhijie behind Yang Wendong.
A few people then sat down. After some pleasantries, Dai Linzhi went straight to the topic: "Is Yang Sheng very optimistic about Singapore recently?"
"Yes, Singapore can be said to be the second Hong Kong. "Yang Wendong smiled lightly and said: "They are all Chinese, so I invested a little bit there."
Dai Linzhi nodded: "It is also right for Yang Sheng to invest in Chinese areas, but with the current situation in Hong Kong, we also urgently need exciting news. As a Hong Konger, Yang Sheng, I also hope that Yang Sheng can consider increasing investment in Hong Kong."
< br>"Mr. Governor, it's not that I don't want to, but the current real estate market in Hong Kong is indeed not very good." Yang Wendong said softly.
At the height of the crisis in 1967, the British had considered evacuating Hong Kong, but it was still 1966 and Hong Kong was still the Oriental Pearl of the British Empire and could not be abandoned at will.
But the current situation and the sluggish economy will inevitably put huge pressure on the Hong Kong Governor. If it is not handled well, it will definitely be a black spot in ZZ's career.
Dai Linzhi said: "The real estate aspect is indeed not suitable. If the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel we negotiated before can be started, it will definitely have a great stimulating effect on Hong Kong's economy."
" I also want to start construction of the Hung Hom Tunnel, but our pricing before was still not appropriate." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "Mr. Hong Kong Governor, the future will be prosperous. The economic uncertainty in Hong Kong is still too high. For such a large-scale project, I also need certain guarantees.”
“The Hong Kong government has kept the price very low, and is willing to sell it at a low price. The land on both sides of your tunnel." Although Dai Linzhi was not very happy, he still asked: "What kind of guarantee does Yang Sheng need?"
Yang Wendong said: "I need a low-interest loan from HSBC. The mortgage is this tunnel. There is no other responsible party."
"Low-interest loans can be negotiated, but HSBC cannot agree without other responsible parties." Dai Linzhi He shook his head and said: " If this is the case, the tunnel will not make money in the future, wouldn’t HSBC have to take over the tunnel?”
Yang Wendong said: “If this is the case, I have another proposal”
“What. Proposal?" Dai Linzhi asked.
Yang Wendong said: "I want to start another large-scale project, the container terminal. As long as the Hong Kong government agrees to my investment in the container terminal, the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel will also be carried out."
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Judging from the timeline in the book, it may take a year to finalize the Hung Hom Tunnel. It feels a bit longer, but in reality, it is normal for this kind of project to be negotiated for several years
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