We're building a super chaebol in Hong Kong

“Everyone, please quiet down.” Seeing the scene was almost out of control, Murray MacLehose stopped them.

His words were very effective, and the scene immediately returned to silence.

Su Cheng knew it was his turn to speak.

“What the Governor said is right. I plan to invest heavily in Hong Kong to develop the oil industry. There are actually two things to do here today:

First, to sign an investment contract with the Hong Kong government; second, to hold the groundbreaking ceremony for the oil base.

Thank you very much for coming from afar to witness the birth of this moment.

The oil industry is a very promising industry. Here, I also call on all Hong Kong business tycoons to enter this industry. Let's develop together and make Hong Kong's oil industry stronger and more competitive internationally.” Su Cheng kept it short.

The oil industry cannot be monopolized, so Su Cheng never thought that he could develop Hong Kong's oil industry alone. If other bigwigs in Hong Kong also enter this industry, he would be very welcome.

Like Singapore, which can become the world's third largest crude oil refining base, is all their oil supplied domestically? Of course not!

The vast majority is mainly for export, and the proportion of what Singapore uses domestically is not much at all.

If Hong Kong can develop the oil industry, there is no need to worry about internal competition. How much can Hong Kong's small market consume?

Compete with oil companies in the Netherlands, Singapore, and other places in the global market. We need to look further ahead.

“Mr. Su, can I ask you a question?” At this time, a reporter stood up and said loudly.

At this time, other reporters also raised their hands to ask questions.

“Due to time constraints, I will only answer three questions here. The first reporter who raised his hand, please ask your question first,” Su Cheng said with a smile.

“The Governor said that you are going to invest 10 billion Hong Kong dollars. As far as I know, you are currently fully acquiring Hutchison Whampoa, which should cost a lot of money. Can you still come up with such a huge amount of money to invest?” the reporter asked.

“Whether I have the strength to come up with this money to invest, there is no need to ask this question, because the Governor's Office has already verified my financial situation, otherwise they would not hold this signing ceremony with me, otherwise wouldn't it become a farce?” Su Cheng said with a smile.

“Mr. Su, are you not afraid of losing all your money by investing so much in this industry?” another reporter asked抢.

“It is normal for investments to have profits and losses, but I am very confident in the oil industry. Ships, cars, airplanes, and even asphalt will use oil. With the advent of the technological era, all future usage will only increase. Under such circumstances, I am not afraid of losing money by entering this industry,” Su Cheng continued to answer.

“Having bought Hutchison Whampoa and preparing to invest 10 billion in the oil industry, this feat is really shocking. I wonder if Mr. Su thinks he has become the richest man in Hong Kong?” another reporter then asked抢.

“There are many business tycoons present, and I am just a junior. I believe there are many people who are richer than me. I still need to work harder. Okay, the question session is over. Next, we will proceed with the signing of the investment contract between me representing Tianwen Petroleum Company and the Hong Kong government,” Su Cheng said with a smile.

Whether he is the richest man or not cannot be said from his own mouth.

There were other reporters who wanted to ask questions, but Su Cheng did not continue to give them a chance.

The reporters were invited by the Governor's Office. If they have any questions, let them ask the Governor's Office themselves. He doesn't want to pay attention to these trivial matters.

Next, Su Cheng, representing Tianwen Petroleum Company, and Murray MacLehose, representing the Hong Kong government, signed the investment contract with each other.

Each clause in the contract was written clearly.

For example, Tianwen Petroleum Company must develop into an oil company with a scale of over 1 billion within three years, otherwise the tax exemption treaty will be invalid, and all previous preferential treatments must be repaid.

Basically, the clauses inside were all those that Su Cheng and Governor Murray MacLehose had discussed before.

Su Cheng said that he had no pressure at all to develop into an oil company with a scale of more than 1 billion within three years.

Under the witness of many media reporters and business tycoons, the two parties signed and exchanged contracts, and finally shook hands.

The signing procedure ended, and the next was the groundbreaking ceremony.

Su Cheng led several important subordinates, and Murray MacLehose led several important senior executives under him. Each person held a shovel and completed the entire groundbreaking ceremony under the attention of everyone.

After the ceremony, the media were reluctant to leave for a long time. They still wanted to stay and get more news.

After all, this news is destined to be a sensational news in Hong Kong.

An investment of 10 billion Hong Kong dollars in this era is at least equivalent to an investment of several hundred billion in later generations.

However, at this time, Su Cheng's car had already left Tuen Mun with the Governor's Office's motorcade.

The location of the wharf has been determined. Su Cheng has already discussed with the Governor's Office on the phone to build a 50,000-ton wharf as soon as possible, and it is ready to start construction immediately.

Su Cheng will bear the labor and material costs, and Murray MacLehose is naturally very active in helping him contact the best wharf construction engineering team.

However, he still owes Su Cheng something, after all, he had previously said that he would bear the wharf construction.

So Murray MacLehose also issued an order to let the municipal departments under the government build asphalt roads around the area as soon as possible, and prepare to build a police station here to protect the safety of the oil base.

The construction of warehouses and oil tanks will be synchronized with the construction of the wharf.

Because after the location of the wharf was determined, the construction location of 500 oil storage tanks was also quickly arranged. This task will be負責 by the engineering team of Hutchison Real Estate.

Building 500 ultra-large oil storage tanks within two months, although the investment is not too large, the project is still relatively tight, so in terms of manpower, continue to recruit from outside.

In this era of Hong Kong, there is nothing more than cheap labor. Many stowaways are already happy to have a stable job.

So, recruiting low-level workers is really simple.

On the media side, after discovering that they could not obtain more news from Su Cheng, major mainstream media began to use their network of contacts to obtain more inside information from Hong Kong government officials.

In the evening, through evening newspapers or television news and radio news, many Hong Kong talents discovered another explosive news.

The news that Su Cheng took over Hutchison Whampoa as Taipan and privatized Hutchison Whampoa has not subsided for long, and now it has not subsided. Unexpectedly, he actually created another big news.

It's really one wave after another.

At this moment, almost everyone who knew this news was shocked by Su Cheng's creation.

What is the concept of 10 billion? In this era where 100,000 can buy an apartment and 200,000 can buy a Rolls-Royce, 10 billion is simply an unimaginable number.

The next morning, with the eye-catching headlines of major newspapers, the news has spread throughout Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore and other places.

In the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, South Korea and other places, with the reports of mainstream news media, although most people do not pay much attention, it also let everyone know that there is such a thing, and Su Cheng's reputation in the international community has also been improved to a certain extent.

At this moment, the oil industry seemed to feel that the wolf was coming.