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Text Chapter 706: Hong Kong¡¯s economy depends entirely on mainlanders!

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    In the 1930s and 1940s, many craftsmen and cultural figures fled to the safe zone of Hong Kong to escape the war, and then they took root, and their craftsmanship was naturally passed down.

    Hong Kong mainly focuses on Cantonese cuisine, but the eight major Chinese cuisines have the best chefs here, which are no worse than the masters of state banquets. Although the price is more expensive, it is definitely worth the money.

    ¡° But Qiao Guoer is not the kind of delicate young lady. She has to rinse her mouth with bird¡¯s nest, season with abalone, and use matsutake as a base before she can eat.

    There are a lot of snacks in Sichuan. People who are born in Sichuan generally don't like to eat big meals. Instead, various street snacks and fly restaurants are places they are more willing to explore.

    Qiao Guoer felt that it would be an indescribably awkward feeling if she and her lover were sitting solemnly in a high-end restaurant, eating their meal solemnly under the watchful eye of the waiter.

    So she took the information Zhu Hong helped collect some time ago and took Xiao Qi to the streets and alleys of Hong Kong.

    Beef brisket noodles, pig intestines, dry-fried beef river, silk stockings milk tea After the two of them wandered around, their stomachs were bulging, and Qiao Guoer shouted that she couldn't stand it.

    Before you know it, it¡¯s already ten o¡¯clock in the evening, but Tsim Sha Tsui is still crowded with people. Many restaurants, gold shops, and shopping stores are visited by many people.

    "Why is it so late and everyone is still in such high spirits?" Qiao Guoer said in surprise when seeing such a grand occasion.

    "Because everyone has so much expectations for Hong Kong, it's hard to come here, so you have to hurry up." Xiao Qi said with a smile, "Don't look at how prosperous and lively Hong Kong is now. In fact, after the financial crisis in 1997,  , the entire Hong Kong economy is almost collapsing!¡±

    "oh?"

    "Hong Kong's economy was originally built on the virtual economy, with real estate and financial investment being their main directions. The benefits brought by the duty-free port have long since become less important with the opening up of places such as Dongfang, Nanwan, and Dalian.  In this case, after Soros led the international financial giants to wreak havoc in Hong Kong and almost destroyed the Hong Kong stock market, the property market also collapsed by at least one third.  I can't stand it any longer." The young man said, "For example, the celebrities we liked when we were young, such as Andy Lau, Zhang Manyu, Zhong Zhentao, etc., all lost money in the real estate market and almost didn't even wear pants.  , and there are countless more.¡±

    ¡°Giggle~~¡± Qiao Guoer smiled softly.  "In the past few years, I often heard that some retired singers and movie stars were coming back. I guess that's why."

    "So when I grew up, I realized that stars are actually not as mysterious and haloed as they appear on the surface. They are just like the stars, they don't have much cultural accomplishment, let alone much brains, and they only eat the food of youth. Once they stop filming and singing  The previous accumulation was simply not enough to maintain a decent life, so many were in poverty.¡±

    Listening to Xiao Qi¡¯s story, Qiao Guoer also nodded and said: ¡°Okay, these people are responsible for themselves, no need to say more. You haven¡¯t said why Hong Kong has improved in recent years!¡±

    At his wife's request, Xiao Qi continued: "After 1997, the Hong Kong government originally wanted to try to revive itself. But gradually they discovered that no matter how hard they tried, Hong Kong, which lacked real economic support, was still in decline.  In decline, even the cultural exports that were so popular in the 1970s and 1980s were gradually replaced by Japan and South Korea. Starting around 2002, the Hong Kong government felt that it could not survive, and finally shamelessly asked the central government for help.

    Hong Kong¡¯s attitude towards the central government.  They have always been quite resistant. They always feel that they are superior to others, so they usually don't pay much attention to the central government. But if it is not a last resort, they will not lower their heads and ask for help from the mainlanders they look down on!

    Hong Kong is a territory that China finally regained, and it is also an important window to the outside world.  Of course, the central government is not willing to let them weaken and eventually become a stagnant pool of water.  So after serious discussions and thinking, the policy was finally decided and in July 2003, mainland residents were allowed to travel freely in Hong Kong.  Let mainland residents travel and shop in Hong Kong.

    This trick really worked. Two years later, in 2005, Hong Kong relied on the tourism economy to return to the level of 1997.  And with the high consumption of mainland residents in Hong Kong, it has gradually driven various industries in Hong Kong, such as catering, gold, luxury goods, etc., and Hong Kong has become the prosperous situation we see today.  "

    Xiao Qi said a lot, and Qiao Guoer listened with great interest. She had never heard these summaries from later generations.

    But that doesn¡¯t mean she fully agrees. ¡°Isn¡¯t it said that Hong Kong¡¯s biggest business is port trade? Why did it become tourism? I remember that Hong Kong?The tourism industry has always been less than 5% of GDP, right?  "

    "If you only consider air tickets, accommodation and meals, of course it is only 5%." Xiao Qi said with a smile, "Hong Kong people are very cunning. They never include aviation, gold, various luxury goods, electronic products, etc.   Usually every mainlander who comes to Hong Kong will buy many such products with large price differences. Together, these can account for at least 30% of the revenue of the above-mentioned industries, and the proportion will further increase in the future. Is this pull still possible?  Not big?¡±

    I remember that according to statistics in 2012, mainlanders¡¯ consumption in Hong Kong accounted for more than 50% of gold, various luxury goods and electronic products. This is equivalent to the mainlanders actually increasing the turnover of these industries in Hong Kong.  Doubling the consumption is equivalent to millions more Hong Kong people spending money. Wouldn¡¯t this be of great help to Hong Kong¡¯s GDP?

    Didn¡¯t South Korea and Japan, which saw the financial crisis in later generations, cry and beg for Chinese people to travel?

    It¡¯s just that at that time, the sharp conflicts between Japan and China over the island issue directly caused a sharp drop in Chinese tourism, which severely hit their tourism industry and caused Japan¡¯s economic decline.

    South Korea is different. Through currency devaluation, every Chinese tourist who goes to them comes back with large and small bags, which greatly promotes the growth of their economic GDP and makes them smile as happily as Hong Kong.

    The young man did not mention another big income in Hong Kong, which is the merchants bringing goods.

    During the peak period, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong people went back and forth between Hong Kong and Nanwan customs ports every day, like ants moving, breaking up the container goods on the Hong Kong cargo terminal into pieces and transporting them into the mainland.

    By 2011, there were more than 200,000 Hong Kong people relying on the piracy trade alone, and the total value of goods smuggled out in a year exceeded hundreds of billions, forcing the Hong Kong and mainland governments to join forces.  A blow to calm public opinion.

    If it weren¡¯t for the hard work of these sailors, the docks in Hong Kong would definitely be much empty.

    "But I see that these restaurants in Hong Kong don't have a very good attitude towards mainland tourists." Qiao Guoer remembered the previous experience and suddenly smiled, "It's like what was shown in Hong Kong movies. The waiters are all slovenly.  It¡¯s like everyone else owes them money.¡±

    "All they have left now is the sense of psychological superiority accumulated over the years." Xiao Qi smiled faintly, "It is said that the quality of the mainland people is poor, but the quality of the Hong Kong people is not much better In the 1980s and 1990s, they went to the mainland to deceive and abduct.  Aren¡¯t they just Hong Kong people? They treat mainland tourists as nouveau riche with a disgusting attitude. This mentality is problematic in itself!¡±

    After a pause, Xiao Qi sighed again: "They are worse than the Japanese in this regard. Even if the Japanese don't like you in their hearts, they are very polite when it comes to tourists, and the quality of service will make people feel worthy."  The price In Hong Kong, it¡¯s more about spending money to find trouble. It¡¯s just that there are too many people in the motherland, so the price is relatively cheap, so Hong Kong¡¯s tourism is very popular!¡±

    Xiao Qi also expressed his feelings.

    Hong Kong has returned to China, but their mentality is still alienated from the mainland. This kind of mentality is really unacceptable!  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read it.)
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