Chapter 404 Redistribution of Territory
"In this case, for the sake of Mr. Governor, I will give in. I will definitely want all the outlying islands. Lantau Island is sparsely populated and has few flat areas. Development The prospects are average. It is not difficult for you to hand over Lantau and other outlying islands to the Hong Kong Electric Group, right?
Secondly, Tuen Mun is also given to the Hong Kong Electric Group. You should understand this, right? The Tuen Mun oil base of our Tianwen Petroleum Company is in Tuen Mun. I will spend billions of Hong Kong dollars or even tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars to start there. We must take the power aspect into our own hands. The new market in Tuen Mun began to develop due to the emergence of the Tuen Mun oil base, so we want Tuen Mun, isn't it too much?
Finally, the Sai Kung area must be given to us, Tseung Kwan O and Clear Water Bay. I have bought a large area of the peninsula, and construction and development have already started. If my own site needs power from China Power, it would be unreasonable. After all, in the future, even if you don't let us, we will still draw power from Shau Kei Wan on Xiangjiang Island. Submarine cables to Tseung Kwan O and the Clear Water Bay Peninsula area.
I have been very sincere. If you still refuse, then I will compete with your Kadoorie family at all costs. I think this is not the case. What you, the Kadoorie family, want to see, I hope Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie can think about it clearly.”
At this point, Su Cheng did not need to continue entangled with the other party and directly stated his bottom line.
In fact, these were the conditions that Su Cheng had already thought of when Ma Shiming proposed this method.
Outlying islands, Lantau Island is naturally the most valuable. Even though it is sparsely populated now, in the future, after Kai Tak Airport is relocated, the value there will be greatly increased.
However, as of now, there is no sign of the new airport at all, and there is not even a relevant plan.
Heung Kong International Airport on Lantau Island, until October 11, 1989, when Sir Wilson, the then British Governor of Hong Kong, announced plans to build a new airport in Chek Lap Kok.
On April 4, 1990, the Provisional Airport Authority was established in accordance with the Provisional Airport Authority Ordinance and was responsible for the planning, design and construction of new airports.
By the time the Xiangjiang International Airport was completed and opened, it was already July 6, 1998.
So, neither MacLehose nor Rowlands Kadoorie would have thought at this time that the Hong Kong International Airport would be relocated to Lantau Island in the future.
After hearing what Su Cheng said, Laurence Kadoorie was still aggrieved and wanted to refute, but couldn't.
After all, Su Cheng has already agreed that this is his bottom line. If he doesn't agree, then Su Cheng will compete with him to the end.
How strong is Su Cheng? No one knows.
But everyone knows that Su City has almost no failure in the shopping mall!
The Kadoorie family owns 40% of the shares and indeed has an innate advantage. If it is just a matter of competition for control, the Kadoorie family has a greater chance of winning. But what happens after the fight is over?
The Kadoorie family may consume a lot of funds for this, but Su Cheng, the second largest shareholder, has little competition funds that can't hurt him at all.
Moreover, in the future, if Sioux City will find a way to swallow up China Power's business step by step, what will be left of the Kadoorie family at that time?
This is a shopping mall, and a shopping mall is like a battlefield. Lawrence Kadoorie has experienced much more than Sioux City, so he knows the cruelty of it.
Seeing that Mr. Rowlands Kadoorie remained silent, MacLehose began to dissuade him from the side: "Mr. Rowlands Kadoorie, I think Mr. Su Cheng has indeed given in a lot of steps. You China Electric Power Co., Ltd. I am also familiar with your business situation. Even if you exclude Outlying Islands, Tuen Mun and Sai Kung, your power supply revenue will still be close to 95%, and your losses will not be huge.
Without Outlying Islands, Tuen Mun and Sai Kung, your losses will not be huge. CLP Power's power supply areas include New Territories, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin, Kwun Tong, Tai Po, Kowloon City, etc. In terms of power supply area, you still have more areas and stronger advantages!
Tuen Mun and! It is reasonable and reasonable for Sai Kung to be transferred to Hong Kong Electric Group. After all, Mr. Sioux City has invested a lot of money in these places. As for Lantau Island and other outlying island areas, the interest value is not great. There is no need for Rowlands Kadoorie to start a fight with Mr. Sioux City for this benefit. Conflict.
Since Mr. Su has already made a concession, you must make a concession too, otherwise I will not be a good governor! ”
Malley’s words can be regarded as a step down for Laurence Kadoorie. After all, for a business tycoon like Lawrence Kadoorie, Su Cheng’s threat will definitely prevent him from stepping down. Hao came out to mediate at this time, so that Laurence Kadoorie could gain some face.
"It's easy to talk to Saigon, but Mr. Governor should know that China Power and ExxonMobil are in Tuen Mun. A Castle Peak power plant is planned in Shek Kok, and reclamation has started this year. We plan to build a large power plant there in the future. If Tuen Mun is given over to Hong Kong Electric Group, we will suffer huge losses, and we will have to find a new one. A large power plant is planned locally. "Rowlands Kadoorie sighed and said.
Castle Peak Power Plant, jointly invested by China Power Company and Exxon Mobil, is located at Step Shek Kok, Tuen Mun, at the foot of the southwest hillside of Castle Peak. According to the plan, This large power plant will be completed in 1982, which will end the power shortage problem in Kowloon City. It will mainly use coal to generate electricity. It will be built on the seaside to facilitate the transportation of coal by sea.
After the completion of the plant, it has played an extremely important role in the Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong. Even when Lantau Island develops in the future, the Castle Peak Power Plant will be able to supply enough electricity there
"The New Territories, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Shatin, Kwun Tong, Tai Po and other places are so big and have long coastlines. If you want to find a place to build another power station, I think it shouldn't be difficult, right? The Castle Peak Power Station you are planning How much money has been invested in the factory? We can buy it at the price without making you lose a penny. After all, after our Tuen Mun oil base is completed, it will also be a large consumer of electricity. At that time, we will also need to build a large power plant. The Qingshan Power Plant is currently only in the reclamation stage and has not yet started construction, so if you find a new place to build, it will not delay your construction schedule," Su Cheng said directly.
“If you choose another site, our government will complete the procedures for you as soon as possible.” Mailihao also said.
The location of the power station is nothing more than a sparsely populated place. This is too easy to find in the New Territories, Yuen Long, Sha Tin, Tai Po and other places. If they want to find a new place to build a large power station Factory, it’s not that difficult, the main thing is just approval from the government.
But now, Mailihao has expressed his support, so there is no difficulty.
(End of this chapter)