Chapter 151 I have a small request
"Mr. Su, I am very sorry. Due to its special geographical location and as the third largest island in Hong Kong, the government has other uses for Lamma Island and it is impossible to rent it out. There." MacLehose shook his head and refused.
As expected by Su Cheng, it is impossible for the Hong Kong Governor's Office to agree to lease out Lamma Island.
“Mr. Governor, the tourism industry in Xiangjiang is becoming more and more developed, so I am going to make a big investment in tourism and vacation to create an iconic tourist resort that is famous all over the world. Since the south Yadao is not good, it seems we can only choose other places to invest," Su Cheng said regretfully.
"Mr. Su, what other candidate addresses do you have? If possible, on behalf of the Governor's Mansion, I will try my best to meet your request." Mailihao replied.
"Mr. Governor, do you know if the land in Tseung Kwan O can be sold? I believe Mr. Governor also knows that I have a water park there. Since Lamma Island cannot be developed, can I build a water park on the basis of the Tseung Kwan O water park? Expand and eventually build a world-class tourist resort?
By the way, our group has already planned this tourist resort. Our initial investment plan is more than one billion Hong Kong dollars, integrating theme parks, luxury hotels, Business conferences and exhibitions, high-end catering, entertainment and leisure, real estate projects and other operations are integrated, so the required area needs to be very huge.
It is definitely impossible to invest in some undeveloped places in the city center. , to be able to acquire such a large area for development, it can be regarded as a small contribution to the eastward expansion of the city center.”
Su City directly stated his goal.
Because the presence of Tseung Kwan O is simply too low now. If it weren’t for the recent popularity of the Tseung Kwan O Water Park and the Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery, many old residents of Xiangjiang would never have set foot there in their lives. .
As for the land in Tseung Kwan O, except for some villages, most of the land is owned by the government, so if you want to buy it, you can only go to the government.
"Tseung Kwan O?" Mailihao stood up and went to the wall behind, where a very huge map of Hong Kong hung.
"Do you want this land?" MacLehose pointed directly to the canyon area north of the entrance of Tseung Kwan O Bay, where the map showed only a few small villages scattered here and there.
“Yes, Mr. Governor, if I can buy this place, I will invest heavily here. In up to three years, an international tourist resort of preliminary scale will be formed here. In the future, I hope everyone When they talk about interesting places in Xiangjiang, my tourist resort will be the first place they think of. "Su City has great ambitions.
Just like when people talk about New York, they will think of the Statue of Liberty for the first time; when talking about California, they will think of Disneyland there; when talking about Paris, they will think of the Eiffel Tower; when talking about Beijing, they will think of Forbidden City and so on.
Such is the beauty of iconic landmarks.
"Mr. Su, I have to say that you have great ambitions. Although Tseung Kwan O is not far from the city center, it is separated from Kwun Tong by a small mountain range, making it difficult for urban development to go there. In the past, normal urban planning was more risky. For tourist resorts, it is a good idea.
If Mr. Su is willing to develop there, our government will definitely welcome it, and the land is also available. We will sell it to you at a very favorable price, but you must promise to invest here within a certain period of time after purchasing the land, otherwise we have the right to take back the land," Mailihao said directly.
Today's Tseung Kwan O is just a wilderness for the Xiangjiang government, with little value for use. If anyone is willing to develop this place, they will naturally welcome it.
According to the development progress of Xiangjiang in the world before Sioux City crossed over, Tseung Kwan O did not begin to consider developing this area until 1980 and reclamated the Tseung Kwan O Bay. Then, it was not until 1982 that the development of Tseung Kwan O officially began.
Now, in August 1978, Kwun Tong is nothing more than an industrial area, let alone the more remote Tseung Kwan O.
Moreover, even if the government plans to develop this area, it still needs to attract investment, rather than the government itself building it. Therefore, Sioux City volunteered to develop this area, and the government was naturally happy.
As for what follows, it is just to prevent Su Cheng from deliberately hoarding land.
“Okay, thank you very much to the Governor’s Office and Mr. Governor. President Yang of the Su Group will discuss relevant matters with your government in detail. In addition, I have a small request. I hope that the Governor of Hong Kong The government can seriously consider it!" Su Cheng said seriously.
"Mr. Su, please speak." Mailihao was a little curious about what Su Cheng was requesting.
“I hope that the MTR revised early system line currently being built can be extended eastward to Tseung Kwan O on the basis of Kwun Tong. I believe this request is not difficult for the government. Kwun Tong The straight-line distance from Tseung Kwan O is only three or four kilometers, and the opening of the subway there will also be conducive to my investment and development in Tseung Kwan O!" Su Cheng said directly.
"Mr. Su, you are making things difficult for me. The cost of building a subway is very high. Secondly, only places with concentrated populations will plan to build subway stations. As for Tseung Kwan O, the current population is not that big. , and the vast majority of them are ordinary villagers and fishermen, and there is no need to take the subway.
At present, only your Tseung Kwan O Water Park drives some traffic, but as far as I know, it is normal on working days. The traffic flow of only two to three thousand people can reach up to six, seven, or even seven or eight thousand on weekends. However, most of these people come by self-driving or taking buses. Even if the subway is opened, there will not be a lot of traffic. !" Mailihao didn't expect Su Cheng to make such a request.
"Mr. Governor, to be honest, the current restriction on the development of Tseung Kwan O Water Park is the inconvenient transportation. If the subway is opened, I believe that it will not be a problem to increase the number of people there several times, and we will negotiate with the government next After purchasing the land there, we will increase our investment, and more people will naturally visit there.
As for the funding issue, I can invest the money from Kwun Tong to Tseung Kwan O. Don’t worry, Mr. Governor, I will never make it difficult for the Hong Kong Governor’s Government on the funding issue! ”
Su City directly answered the question raised by Mailihao.
Su City can still afford to invest in a subway line that only extends for three or four kilometers.
According to the information obtained by Sioux City, the total investment of the government in building and revising the early system was HK$6 billion.
This HK$6 billion was not ultimately spent, and the reason why so much was needed was because the route was built in the city. One of the most densely populated areas in the world, construction has encountered many difficulties. It has to overcome different geological conditions and high groundwater levels. Subsidence has also occurred in some sections of the road. It even has to build an undersea tunnel across Victoria Harbor. These are the places where you spend the most money.
As for the road from Kwun Tong to Tseung Kwan O, the population is not large. You only need to pass through the mountains to reach Tseung Kwan O directly, and it will not cost you HK$100 million at most.
Is HK$100 million too much? For Sioux City, it's not much.
But in the sense of developing Tseung Kwan O, it is so worth it.
Otherwise, it would be boring to have to wait more than 20 years for the Tseung Kwan O MTR station to open.
(End of this chapter)