MacLehose swept his gaze across the entire audience with such domineering authority: "Ineffective!"
Then, his voice softened a bit, and he said with a smile, "But, having said that, if any of you are willing to join this project like the Hong Kong Land Group, to assist the Hong Kong government in building this type of affordable housing, improve the lives of the lower classes, and share social responsibility... I would also welcome it! The door of the Governor's Office is always open to businessmen who are willing to shoulder social responsibilities. Otherwise..."
When he said this, he looked at his Rolex watch and ordered everyone to leave: "It's getting late, let's stop here today. Everyone, please go back!"
The conference hall was instantly filled with silence due to the strong words of Hong Kong Governor Murray MacLehose.
Newbigin, Welwyn, Powell, and Lord Kadoorie looked at each other with extremely ugly expressions.
They had not expected that MacLehose's attitude would be so tough and his arguments so clear, that his criticism of their core interests would be completely refuted, and they even felt a sense of embarrassment as if their disguise had been torn off.
They were extremely curious. What kind of magic potion had Xiaolin Tianwang poured into MacLehose to make him so partial to him?
In the awkward and oppressive silence, several British tycoons stood up with grim faces without saying another word. In the end, they had no choice but to file out with full of resentment and doubts.
Soon, only Sir Murray MacLehose and HSBC CEO Stephen Sham were left in the spacious conference hall.
Chen Bi did not leave. Instead, he waited until the footsteps of others disappeared at the end of the corridor. He then slowly raised his head and asked the question that everyone wanted to know the answer to. His voice was not loud, but it carried a question that went straight to the soul:
"Sir Murray MacLehose, I don't think there's any need for me to defend or analyze the reasons you just gave!
I roughly understand your intention. This was also my idea when I arranged for Kobayashi Tenwang to take over the Jardine Matheson Group.
However, Kobayashi Tenwang's performance now makes me a little hesitant.
Sir, this Kobayashi Tenwang. Do you think... is he really useful?"
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