Chapter 243 Officially Acquires Hong Kong Water Company!

The Netherlands in the 17th century was known as the coachman of the sea. At that time, the Netherlands was one of the most powerful countries in the world.

Since the 1970s, the maritime kingdom built by Bao Yugang is now the world's top shipping king.

However, it is a pity that there is no successor.

Yang Ming came back from Bao Yugang's Deep Water Bay villa.

Under the service of Azhu and Zhong Chuhong, after taking a bath, he returned to the study and looked at a map of the world in front of him.

Although he has read this world map many times, he feels different every time he reads it.

Hong Kong.

This is a small place where East and West meet.

Yang Ming regards this place as his headquarters. He wants the ships of the First Shipping Group to be spread in port cities around the world.

Introduction time.

Yang Ming knew that he would be the new world shipping king after Bao Yugang.

Azhu and Zhong Chuhong kept watching the young master looking at the world map. They didn't know what was so interesting about the world map.

Yang Ming took away the world map.

See the map of Haojiang above.

Haojiang.

In 1978, the population was 246,000 and the land area was 15 square kilometers.

Yang Ming looked over and found that on the current map of Haojiang, in addition to Haojiang Peninsula, Taipa Island, and Coloane Island, there was also a Governor-General of Gallepi Bridge between Haojiang Peninsula and Taipa Island.

The three major islands in the Haojiang River now seem to be much smaller than he imagined.

When I went to Yanjing this time, Mr. He Xian from Haojiang paid a special visit to him and warmly invited him to visit him in Haojiang after returning to Xiangjiang.

Yang Ming knew that he could just take time to visit Mr. He Xian.

"Master, this Haojiang is so small."

Haojiang is already small, but it is not static and will continue to grow.

. . .

Have a night's rest.

The next morning.

Yang Ming and his parents finished breakfast.

Take a car to the Empire Group at the Federal Building.

Yang Ming returned to the chairman's office.

Lin Xiuzhi made him a cup of coffee.

Yang Ming sat there, reading the newspaper. Not surprisingly, news in Xiangjiang was still brewing because of the news that the Imperial Group had established the First Shipping Group.

Last night, many big names related to the shipping industry in Hong Kong couldn't sleep.

Yang Ming slept very comfortably.

9:30 am.

Mai Lisi came to Yang Ming's office.

"Boss, after I sent a ten-person team to acquire the Xiangjiang Water Company to negotiate with the Water Supplies Department of the Xiangjiang Governor's Palace, the results are now out."

The results of the acquisition negotiations are out?

Yang Ming knew that if Governor Mailihao had no problems, the Water Supplies Department under the Governor's Mansion, even if some of them might have problems, would not be able to raise objections.

Meris initially assessed the market value based on the revenue and profits of Xiangjiang Water Company, which was estimated to be around HK$1 billion, which is half of the market value of the Kadoorie family's China Electric Power Company.

After the negotiations between the Imperial Group's acquisition negotiation team and the Water Supplies Department of the Hong Kong Governor's Palace, the two parties have now agreed to acquire the Xiangjiang Water Company based on its total market value of HK$800 million.

800 million Hong Kong dollars?

In Mai Lisi's view, this is indeed neither more nor less.

Yang Ming knew that the Xiangjiang Water Supply Company was a public welfare company, and the Governor's Office had always invested in it every year. The construction of reserve reservoirs such as Plover Cove Reservoir cost a lot of money in those years.

However, a company like this cannot be calculated that way.

Just like the original Lai TV station, the majority shareholder Lai's Voice invested a lot of money since the 1950s. This year, it was sold to the Empire Group based on a total market value of HK$200 million.

Now the Xiangjiang Water Supply Company is like that.

For the Water Supplies Department of the Hong Kong Governor's Office, the Hong Kong Water Supply Company is not a profit-making company, but a company that requires financial subsidies. Now selling those shares to the Imperial Group is equivalent to pushing the burden onto the Imperial Group.

"Among them, the Water Supplies Department of the Hong Kong Governor's Office owns 51% of the shares in the Hong Kong Water Company. Calculated, the acquisition will cost HK$408 million. We have not yet contacted the other shareholders of the Hong Kong Water Company. However, after discussing with the Governor of Hong Kong After the acquisition contract with the Government Water Supplies Department, Xiangjiang Water Company is already a holding company of our Empire Group.”

"Merith, you did a good job."

In Mai Lisi's view, the acquisition of the Hong Kong Governor's Water Supplies Department's shares in the Hong Kong Water Company is not challenging at all.

The main reason is that Yang Ming and Governor Mailihao have already negotiated privately, and the only thing left is to formally sign the acquisition contract. Even if someone else is assigned to take charge of this matter, it is very easy.

"Boss, what are the current personnel appointment arrangements for Xiangjiang Water Company?" Merlis asked.

"Mailisi, our Imperial Group's acquisition of the Xiangjiang Water Company does not need to hold a press conference. However, you will represent me and the Imperial Group to meet with other shareholders. Among them, the chairman of the Xiangjiang Water Company, I will serve as the general manager, and other positions will remain unchanged for the time being. Apart from that, neither you nor I will spend time intervening in the current development of Xiangjiang Water Company. Tang Shilian will send people to take charge of it. supervision.”

If it were in the past, Yang Ming would have attracted the attention of many people if he swallowed the Xiangjiang Water Company.

Compared with the First Shipping Group that Yang Ming has just formed, not many people really pay attention to it.

For those ordinary citizens of Xiangjiang.

There are only two of them that are most sensitive.

First, to meet the needs of daily life, including bathing, cooking, washing clothes, etc.

Second, the price of tap water should be lower than their income level, and the price of tap water should be stable.

It is not that the price of tap water cannot rise, but it should be within a reasonable range of increase.

Yang Ming knows that many water companies often hold so-called hearings when they raise the price of tap water.

In fact, there are also such hearings in Hong Kong, including staff of water companies, staff of the Governor's Office, and representatives of citizens, etc. Many times, when the hearing ends, the price of tap water will still rise.

This has a lot to do with prices and other aspects.

Moreover, this tap water is not produced in Hong Kong itself, but sold to Hong Kong by the mainland.

If the mainland charges more for tap water, then the price of tap water in Hong Kong will definitely rise accordingly.

"In addition, Mai Lisi, you are going to send someone to Yangcheng, Guangdong Province, to negotiate with the Xiangjiang Water Supply Company and the Dongjiang Water Supply Company in Guangdong Province on my behalf, including the annual increase in water supply, the price of tap water, and the signing of contracts."

Since Yang Ming discussed the situation of the Hong Kong exodus with the old man and Governor Mai Lihao, if nothing unexpected happens, hundreds of thousands of people from the mainland will still flock to Hong Kong in the next two or three years.

By then, tap water will be the most basic living condition. Before that, we must try our best to meet the living water needs of local citizens and new immigrants in Hong Kong.

"Boss, I've made a note. I'm going to send those team members, representatives of the Xiangjiang Water Supply Company, and representatives of the Water Affairs Department of the Governor's Office of Hong Kong to Guangdong Province together."

In addition to this.

Yang Ming has already called Tang Yun, who is far away in Yanjing.

Tang Yun learned that her boss, Mr. Yang, had just returned to Hong Kong, and immediately acquired the Xiangjiang Water Supply Company, and asked the country to increase the water supply, so that she could represent herself to meet the old man.

The old man will visit Japan in a few days. In these days, Tang Yun will meet the old man on behalf of Yang Ming.

As expected, the old man must agree and approve of Yang Ming's intention.

Before leaving Yanjing, Yang Ming proposed to let those new immigrants who were determined to leave the country to develop in Hong Kong, which means that a large number of immigrants will enter Hong Kong.

The first thing to be solved is of course fresh water.

When the old man in Yanjing knew about it, he just needed to call Mr. Xi in Guangdong Province. Mr. Xi in Yangcheng, Guangdong Province had already learned that Mr. Yang of the Empire Group had acquired the Hong Kong Water Supply Company and soon sent people to Guangdong Province to negotiate with their water supply company.

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