The Guo and Zheng families, two of the four major families, met at the Jade Carving Pavilion. This time, they each brought only their personal assistants.
"Ah Bing, what exactly do they mean by this from the mainland? Do you have any news? Will they cover for us or not?" Zheng Yutong asked.
Guo Bingxiang shook his head helplessly, "Uncle Tong, if I had connections in the mainland, I would have flown there long ago. Why would I be troubled here?"
Zheng Yutong pouted, put the cigar brought by the waiter in her mouth, and her assistant sensibly placed it on her lips and lit it.
He exhaled a puff of smoke, his thoughts sinking. "Many of my relatives have immigrated. They say that once Hong Kong returns to China, it will be difficult to make a living here."
Guo Bingxiang smiled and said, "Immigration? They don't have many assets in Hong Kong, so of course they can immigrate without worry."
"You want to immigrate? Are you sure you can trust them? Are you really going to hand over the empire you've built up over the years to them...?"
Zheng Yutong glanced at Guo with a cryptic look, "The mainland... isn't some monster. Do you think they would dare to openly swallow up my businesses?"
Hong Kong's wealthy conglomerates, large and small, have already transferred their assets and obtained overseas green cards long ago if they have the means.
However, even if influential figures like them have the ability to immigrate, the immigration authorities will not easily release them at this critical moment.
Furthermore, which of Hong Kong's four major families doesn't hold a large amount of cash, foreign exchange, real estate, and bonds?
Soros's foundation just attacked the Philippine and Singaporean currencies in Southeast Asia, and it looks like they're about to set their sights on Hong Kong.
If the people from the four major families were allowed to leave at this point, not to mention whether the financial crisis triggered by Soros would affect them, the mere fact that these bigwigs could transfer their assets could very well paralyze Hong Kong's financial system.
After all, the bigwigs in Hong Kong have been operating in Hong Kong for many years, with deep-rooted influence and numerous industries. Their departure will affect a very wide range of industries.
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