Hong Kong Island Old Events

Yifu looked at the fat man with wrinkled cheeks, narrowed eyes, and a cheerful smile. He knew something was wrong, and still kept a smile and asked: "Azai, I'm looking for Officer He."

"Sir He has fallen asleep."

Lardboy stood in front of the door, holding the door handle in front of his face with his right hand, showing no intention of opening the door.

Yi Fu smiled bitterly and said: "I have something very important to talk to Sir He. If we delay it all night, dozens of people will die. We should talk about it first, both emotionally and rationally."

"I'm so sorry."

Lardboy bowed repeatedly: "Sir He is sick."

"well."

Ifu let out a long sigh, turned around and chatted with the Deputy Chief of State Affairs in English. The Deputy Chief of State Affairs, with a capable figure and stern eyes, glanced at Lardboy, then raised his eyes to look at the bedroom on the second floor where the white gauze was pulled up and the bedside lamp was on. .

"Walk."

Knowing that there was no point in forcing him to stay, the Deputy Chief of Government turned around and got into the car with Ifu, and the motorcade quickly left the gate of the mansion.

Lardboy looked at the two senior officers leaving and let out a long sigh: "Fortunately, they didn't trouble me."

Immediately, he paid another heavy blow and proudly said: "Damn man, look at me, I will dunk your eyeballs next time."

He also raised the index finger, middle finger and index finger of his right hand and pointed them at the rear of the car.

"Sir Bei, He Dingxian refuses to meet with us. He may want to leave room for maneuver, but it is in line with his usual political style." Ifu was sitting in the back seat of the car, holding a cigarette in his right hand, and talked sideways with the Deputy Minister of Political Affairs next to him. said.

The Deputy Chief of Government's English name is Baker Weiduo, and his Chinese name is Bei Weicheng. He is in his fifties. He is an old bureaucrat who came to Hong Kong Island before World War II and has deep-rooted influence in the Government Affairs Bureau.

As the administrative center of the Hong Kong government, the Government Affairs Bureau has always been controlled by senior officials who have been stationed in Hong Kong for a long time and understand the local situation. It can be said that the Government Affairs Bureau is the most powerful administrative department in Hong Kong, with a higher level than all government agencies.

Moreover, Government Affairs Bureau officials can serve consecutively, and it is common for an official to experience three governors and five governors.

Baker Vidor has also lived in Hong Kong Island for nearly thirty years, from a clerk to a deputy director. He is well aware that the social situation on Hong Kong Island has undergone earth-shaking changes. The first change is the wave of Chinese fleeing Hong Kong after World War II, and the second change is the economic opportunities brought about by the wave of fleeing Hong Kong.

The second change is an extension of the first point and is an impact of the international situation on East Asia.

Under this influence, Baker-Victor actually had a very cruel idea of ​​governing. He had a huge favorable impression of British capital and hoped to use economic colonization to suck the blood of Hong Kong Island. However, a hawk was born among the Chinese. strongman.

Of course, he himself holds shares in many British-owned groups.

"Go find Sir Jian."

Baker sighed: "Although Sir Jiang is a representative of the police force, he is also a British official. At least he agrees with us on the position of governing Hong Kong Island. Just for the sake of the Governor, he cannot close the door. .”

"That's fine."

Yi Fu nodded slightly, and immediately the car drove into the Admiralty District, came to the door of a villa, rang the doorbell, and informed his identity. Jian Baoning, wearing pajamas and walking in a hurry, came to the door in person to welcome the two of them into the living room.

"Sir, good evening, I excuse you for disturbing me." Baker was wearing a custom-made suit that fit him perfectly. He stood upright and stretched out his hand in the living room. Compared with him, Jian Baoning was rough and casual. He shook hands with him with an apologetic expression and saluted again: "Hello, sir!"

The Deputy Chief of Staff is indeed two ranks higher than the Commissioner of Police.

But Baker had no airs at all. He waved his hand to signal Jian Baoning to relax, then handed out a cigarette and sent it out: "Sir Jian, you need to take care of the affairs of Hong Kong Island."

"What's up?"

Jian Baoning took the cigarette and bit it with his mouth, showing a look of astonishment.

Baker said: "In the past two days, a large number of Triad thugs have been gathering illegally. Under the banner of celebrating the Double Ten Festival, they have smashed up government offices and attacked factories. They have caused over a thousand casualties and over 100 deaths. The entire Hong Kong Island has been shaken. It was chaos.”

"ah!"

"Such a big thing?"

Jian Baoning didn't even light the fire. He took off his cigarette and stared at his eyes: "I've been on vacation for the past two days and no one reported to me, Yifu. Why didn't the police handle the matter well?"

"Sorry, sir."

Ifu quickly bowed and apologized, not showing off at all as acting director.

Baker said: "Sir Ifu comes from a management background and is not good at making action plans. He encountered a large-scale incident just two days after taking office. It is very difficult to maintain basic order and prevent schools and hospitals from being affected."

"The Governor hopes to ask Sir Jian to come back and straighten things out."

Jian Baoning looked embarrassed: "Sir Bei, I just booked a ticket to travel to North America and promised to take a long vacation."

"emergency."

Baker's smile became even brighter and there was something in his words: "The security of Hong Kong Island is really inseparable from you. Not to mention your contribution in suppressing the unrest, the Governor will recommend you to the next new chief to continue serving in the police force. If Sir Jiang has other requirements, you can speak up. .”

"Whatever the Hong Kong government can do, we will definitely do it."

Jian Baoning sighed and said, "Hey, a plane ticket is a trivial matter. It doesn't matter if you are in the police force or not. As long as you can do things for the Queen, you should serve loyally no matter where you are. But it is really difficult to handle once the Chinese gather together."

"Besides, this time he is a member of an organized triad."

Baker said: "Don't worry about the force, the garrison will fully assist you."

"good!"

Jian Baoning nodded heavily: "I will do my best!"

"Thank you!" Baker was reassured after receiving Jian Baoning's promise. Although he knew that Jian Baoning was on He Dingxian's side, could Yi Fu be on the same side as the Governor? At the critical moment, Ifu didn't disobey the governor's order.

The reason why he first contacted Yi Fu and then came to find Jian Baoning was that he hoped to find out the police team's intentions step by step.

At present, the police force is still eager to maintain balance, maintain the previous power territory, and has a clear intention to make peace. If they can reach a consensus with Jian Baoning tonight, they can see He Dingxian in the conference room tomorrow.

At least I no longer have to be shut out.

"As expected, the police force is controlling everything behind the scenes."

Baker felt helpless and unwilling, but he still thanked him sternly and said: "Tomorrow morning, sir, please return to the police force as soon as possible to perform his duties. According to the regulations of the police force, as soon as the Commissioner of Police ends his vacation, the Acting Commissioner He will be relieved of his duties immediately and return to his original department."

"Most definitely."

Jian Baoning said aloud.

Before the Governor issued a formal appointment and dismissal document, Sir Kin had been the top officer of the police force, but was on temporary leave.

On October 12, the third day after the incident unfolded, the Governor signed a curfew order again, and due to the situation in Southeast Asia, an infantry battalion was once again deployed at Shek Kong Military Camp in the New Territories. There are five infantry troops stationed on the streets of Hong Kong alone, with more than 3,000 troops deployed, accounting for two-thirds of the infantry strength of the Hong Kong Island garrison.

At the same time, the state of martial law for three consecutive days has greatly affected the lives and production of Hong Kong Island citizens. Not only are most factories unable to operate, but sixty-seven out of ten shops are also closed. Citizens took vacations and hid at home, which naturally caused an economic depression, followed by an increase in the prices of rice, cooking oil, and sugar.

The two major container terminals in Central and Victoria Harbor have all stopped working. They are piled with goods and no one is involved in transportation. Hundreds of wild piers, large and small, in Kowloon and the New Territories are in full swing, and the brothers are still working on it. After all, not all of the hundreds of thousands of community members in Hong Kong are present. Each community selects hundreds to thousands of elite gangsters to participate. Nothing to do with the rush on the docks at all.

When the governor was unable to deal with the thugs, a chain reaction began to occur in society, including the public opinion of citizens, the opinions of foreign companies, and the attitudes of factory owners and shop owners. As the most powerful person in Hong Kong, he is also responsible for all affairs in Hong Kong.

More than 200 documents were piled up on his desk, which was so overwhelming that he couldn't even breathe. What's more, there was also the pressure of the Colonial Secretary to resolve the incident within 48 hours. The only good thing is that major Chinese chambers of commerce are releasing affordable rice, cooking oil, sugar, soy sauce, etc. through chambers of commerce channels.

They also sent several groups of people to take advantage of the situation and beat down the unscrupulous merchants who were trying to increase prices on necessities until they closed down.

The Governor secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least the Chinese were not vicious enough to deliberately hype up the people's livelihood crisis and exert political pressure on the Hong Kong government. If the people's livelihood crisis was really used as a weapon, the consequences would be very terrible. Of course, if he had the ability to control people's livelihood, he would not be stingy.

After all, the majority of people on Hong Kong Island are Chinese.

Fortunately, the big Chinese bosses almost take over all the people's livelihood business. They can not only provide for Hong Kong Island, but also do business in the mainland. Everything is shipped from abroad in a boatload, and there is no difference at all. Boss Chu of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce alone imports enough soybeans from North America to feed the entire population of Hong Kong for a week.

Furthermore, he also has a pig farm in Guangzhou with an annual output of over 100,000 pigs.

Jian Baoning went to Tai Kwun to perform his duties at 7 o'clock in the morning, and issued several orders in succession to cancel the vacations of He Dingxian, Ge Bai, Gordon, Kunxian and others one by one. With the return of Sir Kin to the police force, the morale of the police force has been boosted, and many people can smell the sunshine after the rain.

at noon.

Governor's Palace.

Jian Baoning stood at attention and saluted, opened the document, and said very seriously: "Sir Governor, after many rounds of consultations and negotiations between senior police officers, citizen representatives, and triad organizations, the following terms have been reached. 1. Major triad organizations They all promised that they would not hold celebrations on the grounds of the Double Ten Festival in the future, but the Hong Kong government cannot prevent citizens from voluntarily displaying flags, portraits and other items."

"2. The main triad organizations are willing to take responsibility for this trouble and hand over the main thugs and bandit leaders. 3. The citizens need the Governor's Office to send a hundred thousand firecrackers and publish an apology to all Hong Kong citizens. 4. Let Li Zhengwu Tu set up the district affairs chief to kowtow to the Zhongshan statue to apologize. 5. There will be no liquidation of members of the triad organization afterwards, and no arrests of the citizens involved."

Ge Hongliang felt quite satisfied when he heard the first two conditions, but as the last three conditions came out, he fully understood that Jian Baoning and others were just trying to regain power and further force him to bow his head, and had no intention of giving in at all. mean.