At the gate of the Governor's House, Gao Qiaohao stood under the spotlight of reporters and announced the final result that "Home Ownership for All" was recognized and accepted by the Governor. Reporters from major newspapers immediately passed the news back.
On the other end of the phone line, the senior media professionals from major newspapers who received the call were all in disbelief. They didn't expect that the Governor of Hong Kong would actually agree to cooperate with Kobayashi Tenmo.
In the office of the editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post.
“Home ownership for all?! Murray MacLehose nodded?!
Quick! Check it out! Immediately confirm with the Hong Kong Government Information Services Department and the Government Secretariat!
Bonus! The headline is explosive: 'Governor's Office joins forces with Kobayashi! Ten-year Home Ownership Scheme breaks ground, with Hong Kong Land shouldering the heavy responsibility of improving people's livelihoods!'
The subtitle reads 'Sir Murray MacLehose approves Hong Kong's land proposal, millions of 'cage dwellers' may see the light of day!'
The tone of the content should be official and positive, emphasizing the determination to innovate the government-enterprise cooperation model and solve social problems!
The editorial department of Sing Tao Daily was also in an uproar after receiving the news.
"Crazy! That Xiaolin Tianwang really poked a hole in the sky!
'Home ownership for all' isn't just empty talk?! And Murray MacLehose took the bait?
Quick! Get out all those prepared analyses on 'Home Ownership Scheme's impact on the market' and 'the impact on British financial groups' to go along with this news!
The headline of the special edition is "Kobayashi shakes up the Hong Kong real estate landscape! Government and business join forces to promote 'Home Ownership Scheme', and small property owners are worried!"
The article specifically questions Kobayashi's motives - is it for fame? Or is it to tie up government resources? Does Hong Kong Land have deep pockets?
The editorial office of the left-wing Ta Kung Pao also began to discuss the matter.
"The Governor nodded? Humph! In the final analysis, I was forced into a corner by Mr. Kobayashi and had no choice but to make a gesture!
But this is indeed progress!
Headline: "Compatriots cheer! Comrade Kobayashi's 'Home Ownership Scheme' achieves initial success, the colonial government rarely bows its head!"
The introduction should point out that this is the result of the long-term struggle and difficult living conditions of the vast majority of people in Hong Kong Island, especially the lower working class!
I continue to praise Mr. Kobayashi and call him a conscientious representative of Chinese capital!
The special edition should highlight the contrast between oppression and resistance, and the dawn of hope!
The front page studio of Oriental Daily News was also filled with excitement. After all, for a newspaper, such explosive news meant increased sales!
"Breaking news! Shocking reversal! Xiaolin's financial skills are amazing, even Doc McStuffins believes him?!
The special edition headline must be powerful and vulgar enough - "Hong Kong is crazy! Xiaolinsheng is the winner! The Governor personally stamped the seal of approval for everyone to have a home. Hong Kong Hong Kong has won not only its reputation but also the hearts of the people!"
What's going on? Do you need a lesson? A deep dive into how Xiaolinsheng conquered Mai Du, hinting at a deal or threat, and speculating on how Xiaolinsheng might find another way to cash in on the property market!
Gossip a little! Incite a little! Guess what Xiaolin-san is eating today and win a prize!"
As for the editorial department of Lin Huowang's own "Asia Daily", it had already been arranged by Gao Qiaohao.
"Quick! Follow the plan!
Front page special: 'Home ownership for all: From conception to consensus - Hong Kong Land Group's active promotion of social benefits has received preliminary recognition from the Governor's Office.'
Tone of the text: Rigorous and neutral, emphasizing the source of information, and detailing the core goal of the program - to help eligible low- and middle-income families realize their dream of buying a home at an affordable price.
The emphasis is on portraying the plan as a 'ray of hope': it is a positive effort to combine the capital power of large business groups with the government's public management responsibilities, attempting to alleviate the pain points of the grassroots people who are 'looking up at the building and sighing'.
The writing avoids over-glorifying Xiaolin personally and focuses on the public value and social significance of the plan.”
The madness of several major newspapers also caused the machines in the printing factory to roar again after nightfall, even more frantically than during the day.
As soon as the supplementary issues, each one carrying the strong aroma of ink, came out of the press, they were immediately snapped up by newspaper vendors and quickly distributed throughout the streets and alleys of Hong Kong Island, in teahouses and restaurants, office buildings, and subdivided tenement buildings...
After all, only a minority of people watch television, and the most common way for most Hong Kong residents to receive news is still these cheap newspapers.
This evening, people from different classes and identities were all moved by the news of the "Home Ownership for All" cooperation, and their expressions were different.
In a clapboard "cage house" on the ground floor of a tenement building in Sham Shui Po, under the dim light, a special edition of Ta Kung Pao was spread out on the oil-stained table.
Old Wang's rough fingers scratched across the headlines "Compatriots Cheer" and "Dawn Breaks" word by word, and a turbid light flashed in his bloodshot eyes every moment.
"Supply...supply housing?" he asked hoarsely to the young neighbor who was reading the newspaper, "Does that mean people like us...can also...have a small home in our own name?"
There was a tremor of disbelief in his voice, and a trace of desire that had been suppressed in his heart for decades. After all, people like him who did hard labor and lived frugally had saved a lot of money over the years, but it could not keep up with the rising housing prices in Hong Kong Island.
Looking at the increasingly expensive housing prices in Hong Kong Island, Old Wang has long given up the idea of buying a house.
The young man next door nodded excitedly and said, "Uncle Wang! That's what I mean! The newspaper said that Mr. Xiaolin stood up for us poor people! The government had no choice but to agree! There's hope!"
Several other residents who were also squeezed into the small space lost their numbness on their faces for the first time and began to talk in low voices.
Like Old Wang, they have fled to Hong Kong Island for so many years, and their only wish is to have their own house, but they have been getting further and further away from this goal over the years.
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