Chapter 1110 – The Hong Kong Governor’s Discontent

“Instead of us stepping in directly, I can see that the Ho’s are well suited to be the ones to stand in front of the stage.” Alan Wilson said to his wife, “In the final analysis, whether it’s Xiangjiang or Macau under Portuguese administration, it’s not our place, sooner or later it will be lost, rushing to the front of the stage won’t do us any good.”

“You look favorably on that councilor’s son, then we’ll support him.” Pamela Mountbatten balked.

She was never prepared to make much money on a casino, the size of the Commonwealth Lottery system in Newfoundland was many times bigger than this corner of the world, and Alan Wilson also said that the role of the casino was to provide a place where the powerful and wealthy in Southeast Asia could meet face-to-face, and this was the most important thing.

“Next I’m going to consolidate Asia’s overseas assets. Unlike raw materials in Africa, energy in the Middle East and the industries and finance here are more important.” Alan Wilson was supposed to come over to integrate the British-owned industries over here under the name of the Overseas Asset Management Board.

The situation in Malaya was a little better, and he had really poured his heart into supporting some of the buyers before. What is the percentage of British capital in Hong Kong? To say that it is all a bit exaggerated, that is, more than 80 percent, with the four big family groups as the core.

In fact, whether it is British capital or local capital, Alan Wilson can be treated as British capital, integrated into the Overseas Asset Management Committee for jurisdiction.

Who the owner is is not important, the main look at the class feelings, Su Yang, these people’s industry into the Overseas Asset Management Board, the same will be in accordance with the British capital to be viewed.

The current United States is also a veritable factory of the world, whether it is black or white home appliances, the United States is the largest producer, Japan has not climbed to the position of home appliances out of the sea.

Allen Wilson has now been thinking about, Xiangjiang’s three million two hundred thousand people in the end can do what. Xiangjiang plus Malaya two places, there are about 20 million people can use.

Malaya no longer had the excess labor to do the production of home appliances, so let Xiangjiang do this production.

All kinds of arrangements are using Japan as an economic imaginary enemy, setting up a blocking cable to make Japan’s ten-year multiplication plan a little more difficult, which will not necessarily make Japan’s plan fail.

Because with the current U.S. economy, to feed an economy only one-tenth the size of their own, not a burden at all.

And Britain to feed the Malayan colonies to talk about the same burden, this difficulty, as long as the U.S. open market, Japan’s internal regulation of the difficulty is really not high.

Alisa brought the documents that Alan Wilson asked for, and greeted her old boss whom she hadn’t seen for a long time, “Sir, I thought you wouldn’t come back.”

“How could I. Alisa, I don’t forget where I fought no matter how busy I am.” Alan Wilson opened his mouth to flirt, his eyes were like knives on Alisa’s hips, “Before I even stopped by to clean up a country’s prime minister, it’s not like I came right over directly to see you.”

“Well said, I wouldn’t dare make a move in front of madam.” Alisa rolled her eyes and said, “I’ve already settled down here, and my husband likes it very much. It’s just that living in the colonies always makes me feel unsettled.”

“Just think of the Royal Pacific Fleet, the Vulcan bombers in Perth, the nuclear warheads in East Malaysia and you’ll be at peace.” Alan Wilson couldn’t help but smile, still unsettled, subversion of Malaya’s countries are naturally there, but certainly does not include only one-tenth of the income of Malaya’s Indonesia.

The difference to ten times, this is not a statistical difference can be explained, as long as there is an eye, can see the difference between the two places, after independence Indonesia is still colonial state than Malaya is very poor.

“But then again, will the private sector allow you to consolidate?” Alyssa asked, sitting down and dragging her chin with one hand.

“Of course you can, the local area is not all nationalized enterprises, as well as accept a variety of committees to guide. Britain is not the United States.” Alan Wilson smiled, including the Swire Group, Jardine Matheson Group of the four big family groups, to be included in the integration is not to nationalize them, but only in times of crisis, to better help them.

Receiving guidance from the United Kingdom, in the Far East and Japan’s eagerness to go out to sea in a close fight. The threat had to be recognized and dealt with early, not waited until Japan got bigger to try and contain it, then it would be too late.

Allen Wilson is also for the sake of the United States, Japan really swell up, the United States is not easy to deal with. So it is better not to become so strong, this is all for the special relationship between Britain and the United States to consider.

“I really don’t understand, Japan is worth all this effort for you to come here personally.”

Alan Wilson formulated a Southeast Asian strategy centered on British-owned enterprises in Malaya, and needed an executive to see it through, and Alisa was the right person for the job, and the key was reliability.

Naturally this strategy is aimed at Japan, and can not be hidden from Alisa, but she does not understand a Far Eastern country to such a great enemy? To have Alan Wilson make a special trip over?

“Japan’s population is almost twice as large as Britain’s, national strength depends on the total amount and not per capita, understand?”

Alan Wilson opened his mouth to explain, “If Japan can develop to half the income of British citizens in the future, then in total, Japan is already the same economy as Britain. The amount of money that Britain takes out and the amount of money that Japan takes out, are the same in national terms, there’s no such thing as one being worse off than the other.”

India was poor enough in the later times, but it was also dominating South Asia by virtue of its large size. The total volume is big enough, the power that explodes out is enough, this is impossible to fake.

Britain now can only rely on the previous technology accumulation, put some industries down to Malaya to cope with the Japanese enterprises to go to sea. Anyway, Alan Wilson can not think of any other way.

Japan is difficult to deal with should also be divided into how to see, definitely not difficult to confront, or Alan Wilson surrendered.

Some industries exhausted Japan can not develop, such as civilian passenger aircraft. Britain has the accumulation of this area, Japan did not, and then Japan’s peak wanted to develop large airplanes, but it is useless.

The technical content of airplane manufacturing is much higher than that of automobiles, and the capital investment required is also at another level. Japan finally threw tens of billions of dollars, but also did not hit a splash on the big airplanes.

But Japan has one thing in place, obviously failed, as long as I do not say failure, that is not a failure.

No. 10 Downing Street, Norman Brooke was invited to come, Prime Minister Aidan has been waiting for a long time, saw the head of the civil service arrived to speak directly, “Berlicki sent a telegram over, expressed dissatisfaction with Alan, that the Overseas Asset Management Board integration of British-owned enterprises in Xiangjiang is not justified.”

“It’s this matter!” Norman Brooke replied with a sigh of relief after hearing this, “The Governor’s dissatisfaction is normal, it’s just that Allen also has his own reasons, this time the UK compromised the Iranian issue to the US, which made him deeply stimulated, and he went directly to the Far East after he left from Iran to integrate the British-owned enterprises and increase his economic strength.”

Because of the issue of money, the Park Lap Kee and Alan Wilson outbreak of conflict, the root cause is, Park Lap Kee served as Governor of Hong Kong soon announced to the Legislative Council that Hong Kong has obtained the “financial autonomy”, the Hong Kong Government will no longer need to submit their budgets to London to review.

In terms of economic affairs, the Hong Kong Government would no longer need to seek the consent of the Colonial Secretary in making economic decisions, and it could formulate its own economic policies independently and autonomously, and the Colonial Office would only intervene in matters relating to Hong Kong’s external borrowing.

London does not agree with the idea of financial autonomy on the Xiangjiang side, especially the Cabinet Secretary Norman Brooke, so Allen Wilson went to the Far East and used the Overseas Assets Management Board to cover the British-owned enterprises in Xiangjiang, and he naturally gave his full support.

“You guys are fighting around overseas British capital?” Aiden’s use of you guys as a term of endearment showed that he wasn’t unaware of what the root cause of this conflict was.

“It’s not so much a fight as it is a more effective use of economic power overseas in the service of Britain.” Norman Brooke explained calmly, “And I’ll be honest, the Governor’s resistance is futile. Honorable Prime Minister, think about who Alan’s wife is, many of the British-owned companies in Xiangjiang rely on their partners in the Mountbatten Group, and as long as Pamela gives the word, they don’t give a damn what the Governor says.”

Capital and capitalization are also different, and right now the biggest conglomerate in the UK is undoubtedly the Mountbatten Group. Alone in the oil industry, Mountbatten Oil is no match for BP. Alone in the automobile industry, Land Rover and other automobiles have no advantage either.

But the Mountbatten Group not only has only two industries, civil airliner manufacturing in the world is a two-division pattern. Not to mention that there was also the mining industry, the Mountbatten Group, which was deeply cultivated in Australia, was already considered the strongest in the world.

“Indeed, that little girl, Pamela, is now saying a word that is more useful than me, the Prime Minister, in certain areas.” Aiden let out a bitter laugh, “She’s been living in Perth, Australia, hasn’t she?”

“She goes to the southern hemisphere when the weather gets cold in London.” Norman Brooke replied with a look of uncertainty, “She’s also helping to weave an intricate web of business connections around Malaya as a centerpiece. There is no doubt that this is a good thing for Britain.”

The round of conversation ended, and Norman Brooke immediately informed Alan Wilson of the Governor’s displeasure.

“What’s his grievance?” Alan Wilson held the telegram and looked askance at his wife, “He’s just a governor, isn’t he still waiting for Whitehall’s arrangements for his retirement when he leaves office? Or get the hell out of the House of Lords, do you really think your term of office is unlimited?”

“You’ve got your hand on someone else’s plate, and you’re not going to let anyone get a little upset?” Pamela Mountbatten snatched the telegram up with one reach and read it over, unimpressed, “I don’t see much of a problem, you’ll make it.”

“I’m not prepared to fail at all.” Alan Wilson held his head high, “Our country, in the end, depends on money, you have the money and I have the power to do whatever we want in England.”