This subway line will be officially opened on October 1.
The current trial operation is just for advance publicity. This can be seen from the fact that they have invited representatives from all walks of life to take a test ride.
A line from Tseung Kwan O to Shek Kip Mei takes about forty minutes.
Stepping out of Shek Kip Mei MTR Station, Su Cheng was filled with emotions. He never expected that he would take the Xiangjiang subway in the late 1970s, and this subway had not yet been officially opened.
Outside the subway station, Sioux City’s Rolls-Royce has been waiting for a long time.
Under normal circumstances, as long as the road is not blocked, driving is faster of course.
The official car of the Governor's Palace is also waiting.
A stage was set up outside Shek Kip Mei Station.
As the governor of Xiangjiang, Mailihot stepped forward and delivered his speech.
Originally, the MTR Corporation invited Su Cheng to give a speech, but he declined because he was not very interested in these.
By the time MacLehose finished his speech, today's subway ride experience was over.
"Mr. Su, do you want to go to the Governor's Mansion to have a chat?" Mailihao said to Su Cheng with a smile after stepping down.
“Of course, Mr. Governor invites you, how could I refuse?” Su Cheng laughed.
Shek Kip Mei is actually just west of Kowloon Tong. Standing outside the MTR station in Shek Kip Mei, Sioux City, you can even see the two dozen-storey apartment buildings of Hutchison Plaza from a distance.
Originally, Sioux City planned to wait until after arriving in Shek Kip Mei and then go to Hutchison Plaza to see how they were preparing for their official opening.
However, since Governor Maliho personally invited him, he naturally put aside the matter of going to Hutchison Plaza.
Half an hour later, Sioux City's Rolls-Royce was already firmly parked in the parking space outside the Governor's Mansion.
Then, he asked the driver to send Zhong Chuhong back first, while he walked into the Governor's Mansion himself.
Governor’s Mansion, I haven’t been to Sioux City for a long time, but I am still familiar with the walkways here.
"Mr. Su, I heard that your Tianyuan Investment Company purchased a car company in the UK?"
In the Governor's office, after the two sat down, Mailihao asked curiously.
As Xiangjiang’s parent official, and with his special status in the UK, it would be easy for Mailihao to know about this matter.
"Yes, by the way, Mr. Governor, I just want to ask you. I want to build a complete automobile industry chain industrial park in Xiangjiang. I don't know where is the best place to put this industrial park? You also know "At present, the automobile industry is a weak industry in Xiangjiang. As a member of Xiangjiang, I still hope that Xiangjiang can develop in an all-round way," Su Cheng said after thinking about it.
In fact, he has been thinking about where to place the industrial park during this time. The city center is definitely not suitable, and it is difficult to find a suitable place in the suburbs, because if the vehicle business develops, it will definitely Mass production will require a large area just for parking new cars, not to mention anything else.
So, even in the suburbs, it is difficult to find a suitable location. After Zhang Qizheng came back, Su Cheng discussed this matter with him.
Although various companies under Sioux City currently have a lot of land, they are not suitable for it. Either the area is not large enough, or it has been used for other purposes.
For example, the land in Tseung Kwan O has been fully planned and utilized.
The Qingshui Bay Peninsula also needs to build a large-scale film and television city. Otherwise, it is a mountainous area and is not suitable for an automobile industrial park.
The land owned by Hutchison Whampoa in Tuen Mun has now been divided to Tianwen Oil Company for use as an oil refining base.
The remaining land currently being reserved is basically either in the city center or in the suburbs, and the land area is not large enough.
So, after discussion, both Zhang Qizheng and Su Cheng agreed that it would be best to get the support of the Xiangjiang government for this matter. As long as the Xiangjiang government supports it, then everything will not be a problem.
"Mr. Su needs a large area?" Mailihao asked in surprise.
According to his idea, the sales volume of the Austin and Jaguar cars acquired by Tianyuan Investment Company are not large, and the factories in the UK are not large, so even if the entire line is moved here and occupied The area is almost enough for an ordinary industrial park.
As a member of the UK, MacLehose has no feelings about the acquisition of a local British car company.
After all, the UK is a big car country, with numerous British car brands, including Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, McLaren, etc. Although Jaguar can be considered one of the well-known luxury car brands, But missing one or two car companies will not have much impact on the British auto industry.
The world's top automobile industry power, this is the pride of the British.
Besides, Xiangjiang is still a British colony, so it doesn’t seem to matter if one or two British brands are acquired by companies in Xiangjiang.
Therefore, MacLehose didn't care much about Sioux City's acquisition of a British car brand.
Moreover, he, Mai Lihao, is now the governor of Xiangjiang. As the saying goes, each person performs his or her duties in any position. As the governor of Xiangjiang, he is naturally focusing on how to develop Xiangjiang.
Now that the British State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has agreed to sell it, he still thinks too much, that is, he has nothing to do.
“Yes, Mr. Governor, the area of the automobile industrial park we plan is no less than one million square meters, which is much larger than their current scale. After all, Xiangjiang’s automobile industry is equivalent to a blank slate. , we don’t have any parts manufacturers. We can produce complete vehicles through overseas parts malls at the beginning, but in the long run, we still need our own parts manufacturers.
Therefore, for this car. In addition to our vehicle production plant and vehicle parking area, the industrial park must also have enough area to build a parts factory. One million square meters is already the minimum area we have planned. If it can be larger That would be the best." Su Cheng quickly responded to Mailihao's question.
One million square meters, converted into square kilometers, is the area of one square kilometer. For a city like Xiangjiang with a land area of just over one thousand square kilometers, the area of one square kilometer is already very large. Big.
"One million square meters? If such a large area is needed, according to the current land use situation in Hong Kong, it can only be found in the New Territories, Tai Po, Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Islands, Sha Tin, You can consider places like Sai Kung. As for Hong Kong Island, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Kowloon Peninsula urban areas and other places, it is definitely impossible
If Mr. Su really needs it, I can ask the Lands Department to see where it is suitable. But let me explain in advance that even if the government has suitable land, you still need to buy it at the market price. And for the automobile industry, our government is currently There are no preferential policies. Governor Mailihao thought for a while and said.
The automobile industry is different from the oil industry. The Xiangjiang government itself has no plans to develop the automobile industry, so it is naturally impossible for them to give any special preferential policies. (End of this chapter )