After the meeting, Shi Yueqiang, the chief Chinese representative of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong government, greeted Gao Xian walking behind, "Sir Gao, come and sit in my car?"
Gao Xian guessed that Shi Yueqiang had private words to say to himself, so he ordered the driver and assistant to drive behind, and he boarded Shi Yueqiang's car.
"I was really worried just now. Sir Gao couldn't hold his breath at the meeting." Shi Yueqiang joked with an active atmosphere in the car.
Gao Xian said with a smile, "my business is not all bet on the stock market. What can't hold my breath."
Shi Yueqiang nodded slightly and opened his mouth meaningfully: "many times, the British look at problems from a different perspective than our Chinese. For example, the stock market has given too many Chinese the opportunity to rise."
"I also feel that the motivation of this meeting is not so simple." Gao Xiansi said: "Sir Shi, what do you think the real idea in Du Xian's heart is like?"
Shi Yueqiang didn't give a positive answer: "Duxian is about to turn 60. According to the regulations, it's time to consider retiring. No. 10 Downing Street appreciates Duxian's work achievements. If there is no accident, it won't take too long to issue instructions to extend his term of office."
Gao Xian tasted Shi Yueqiang's words and felt that there should be two aspects of the meaning. One is that Hong Kong Governor Mai Lihao is really worried about another trouble in the stock market. The other is that Hong Kong Governor Mai Lihao doesn't mind giving this proposal a favor.
According to the track in the "old script", governor MacLehose's term of office was extended several times until 1982, when his health was unbearable, and No. 10 Downing Street had to be replaced.
Politicians tend to be slack in varying degrees compared with the three fires of new officials when they are about to retire.
From this experience, it makes sense that governor MacLehose agrees with the attitude of strengthening stock market control.
Shi Yueqiang continued: "anyway, it's better for Sir Gao to calm down. After all, with Sir Gao's young and promising, he has to speak for the interests of xiangjianghua people in more time and on more occasions."
Gao Xian quickly waved his hand and said, "Sir Shi is serious. With you, a Xiangjiang Chinese leader like a sea god needle, it's my younger generation's turn to show off."
Shi Yueqiang sighed, "I'm not a few years younger than your father-in-law. I'm old. I have to rely on young people like Sir Gao."
Gao Xian continued to be modest and said, "Jiang is still old and spicy. Sir Shi's position is irreplaceable."
Shi Yueqiang said leisurely, "I heard that the weather has changed in Yanjing?"
Gao Xian replied truthfully, "I got such news, too."
Shi Yueqiang said tentatively, "what does Sir Gao think of this?"
Gao Xian considered and expressed his opinion and said, "the times have changed!"
Shi Yueqiang was lost in thought. Gao Xian saw that the car drove to the intersection where he should get off, so he said goodbye.
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Gao Xian really belongs to the young group described by Shi Yueqiang. After the meeting, he went directly back to the office of Xinhua people's Bank to continue his work.
Anticipating that Xiangjiang stock market will usher in a low tide caused by policies, Gao Xian specially called Zhan Peizhong in front of him and made a reminder, "the Zhengfu is about to increase the stamp duty from 4% to 8%, and will also levy a supplementary profits tax. You can deal with the transaction on hand as soon as possible at your own discretion."
After getting the inside news ahead of time, Zhan Peizhong's face couldn't help crying, "the stock market is just a little, how can Zhengfu be suppressed?"
"It's meaningless to tangle with this!" Gao Xian waved his hand. "When Zhengfu sees the actual impact, he will know what he has done."
"During this time, if you have nothing to do, I'll give you a chance to go out and have a long experience. There are many ways in the stock market. The tricks on Xiangjiang's side are learned from outside."
Zhan Peizhong nodded, "Sir Lao Gao is worried about me."
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As Gao Xian told Shi Yueqiang, he has a lot of business, not all of which is on the Xiangjiang stock market. If the Hong Kong government wants to carry out strict control, it's no big deal. Anyway, he won't be scolded.
In the following time, Gaoxian will mainly focus on its own industry, such as the construction of real estate projects in Causeway Bay and the development of Gaoxian industrial estate.
With the increasing pressure on Xiangjiang's textile industry in the international market, the future of Xiangjiang's economy still needs to take the road of diversification. Gaoxian is optimistic about the electronics industry, and the development of Gaoxian industrial estate is also moving in the direction he expects.
In fact, the pattern of Gaoxian industrial estate is still small. Gaoxian's eyes have looked to the north of Luohu port.
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On the Hong Kong government's side, the financial secretary soon announced that the stamp duty on securities transactions would be increased from 4% to 8% from the first trading day after Christmas, that is, December 27, 1976, and a series of detailed rules for supplementary collection of securities transaction profits tax would be introduced, which immediately aroused thousands of waves.
In fact, the relevant gossip has been circulated before, but many people are unwilling to believe it. Now, the boots have finally landed, the speculative atmosphere of Xiangjiang stock market has been swept away, the trading volume has decreased significantly, and the policy effect can be described as immediate.
For such a hot spot, Lin Xingzhi, editor in chief of Xinbao, has always wanted to find Gao Xian for an interview, but Gao Xian's work schedule is very tight. He didn't arrange a gap in the high house at No. 10 Pule road until new year's day in 1977 to meet each other's interview requirements.
In fact, Lin Xingzhi is so tireless that he just wants to get an authoritative point of view from Gao Xian, so as to lay a solid foundation for the subsequent comments of Xinbao, so as to avoid deviation in the report and being slapped in the face by the reality, which will damage the industry reputation that has not been easily established.
Although computer technology has not been introduced into securities trading and electronic disk matching, it has been widely used in data retrieval. With the strong promotion of Gaoxian, Xiangjiang has not lagged behind the world trend.
Therefore, just after 1976, Gao Xian had some approximate data about Xiangjiang securities industry, such as trading volume. Although it is not very accurate and needs to be corrected, it already has a certain degree of reference value.
In the face of Lin Xingzhi's question, Gao Xian's answer is, "the Xiangjiang stock market in 1977 will be very cold in terms of trading volume."
"In 1976, the success of Xiangjiang stock market exceeded 13 billion yuan. Although it was far less than the highest annual trading volume of nearly 50 billion yuan in the previous bull market, it also greatly exceeded the annual trading volume of more than 10 billion yuan in 1975."
"This was originally a good omen, but I'm afraid the trading volume of Xiangjiang stock market will be halved this year."
Lin Xingzhi seriously asked, "Sir Gao's prediction is that the trading volume of Xiangjiang stock market this year is likely to fall to only more than 6 billion yuan?"