17:30 in the afternoon.

Yang Ming, Zhou Kaixuan, and Lin Dezhong took a car to the Governor's Mansion.

The Rolls-Royce has just arrived at the gate of the Governor's Palace.

Mr. and Mrs. Malihao had already come out to greet them.

Yang Ming, Zhou Kaixuan, and Lin Dezhong got out of the car and went inside with the Mai Lihao couple.

At this time, it was already dinner time.

In the dining room of the Governor's Palace.

Yang Ming, Zhou Kaixuan, Lin Dezhong, and Mr. and Mrs. Mailihao finished their dinner first.

Yang Ming and Mai Lihao went to his study to talk about their visit.

"Sir Yang, I really admire you for going to Kowloon Walled City."

That year, in his third year as Governor, he first established ICAC to solve the problems caused by the Chinese Chief Inspector and the white Superintendent.

That year, people began to raid the Kowloon Walled City.

It lasted from 1973 to 1974, and many people were investigated at that time. However, after Sir Ah left Kowloon Walled City, Kowloon Walled City returned to its previous situation, even more serious.

From then on, Mailihao no longer wanted to deal with that no-nonsense zone.

Originally, Yang Ming was awarded the Justice of the Peace this time, in his opinion, because of Sir Yang's influence.

According to Sir Young's influence, he could have been awarded a Justice of the Peace in 1978.

It was not until last year that Sir Young was knighted by the Queen, and only this year was he made a Justice of the Peace by the Government House.

Sir Yeung inspected the Kowloon Walled City as a Justice of the Peace.

Sir Yang's inspection of the Kowloon Walled City has already been in the news. In the afternoon, MacLehose had already watched it.

"Mr. Governor, in fact, I have heard about the situation in the Kowloon Walled City for a long time. I have always been curious about it. Today is the first time I actually went to see it. After reading it, I was very shocked."

Yang Ming told the situation inside Kowloon Walled City.

Of course Mai Lihao knew it, but there was nothing he could do.

In particular, as more new immigrants from the country came in, many people poured into the Kowloon Walled City.

Many of these people are gangsters, and they have not even received Xiangjiang ID cards. So what are the identities of those people?

Whether it belongs to China or to Xiangjiang, Mailihao doesn't know.

"Sir Yang, how do you want to handle it?"

"Regarding the situation in the Kowloon Walled City, what I have seen is that they have the following points."

Including Yang Ming’s proposal to establish more primary schools, middle schools, and technical schools.

"Mr. Governor, regarding these, I am not only targeting the children who are not studying in the Kowloon Walled City, but also the many children who have immigrated to Hong Kong. For these, I hope that they can 100% enroll in school, so as to avoid more Too many of these kids become idle punks or go astray.”

Mailihao nodded.

He also supports education.

"Sir Yang, I am very supportive of education. In this regard, I can ask the Governor's Office to provide some financial support."

The education in Xiangjiang is not 100% perfect. Some students go to public schools, and most go to private schools.

Some private schools, like aristocratic schools, are attended by children from middle-class or wealthy families in Hong Kong.

There are also some schools that rich people support or temporarily live in in the name of hometown associations, and these may not charge any tuition fees.

In other words, the real support of the Governor's Office is actually those in public schools.

In 1978, MacLehose implemented a nine-year free education policy, requiring all children aged 6 to 15 to receive education.

Today, the primary and secondary education plans proposed by Yang Ming, and even technical schools, are still very large in scale.

As the Governor's Office, it can only support part of it, and the rest can only be raised by the Imperial Group itself.

"In addition to basic education, I plan to establish three higher private universities in Hong Kong."

When Merlis learned that Sir Yang had invested US$1 million to establish Eastern University, Eastern University of Science and Technology, and Xiangjiang University of Science and Technology, Merlis was shocked and speechless.

Nowadays, there are several colleges and universities. With the population growth in Xiangjiang, in his opinion, it is still far from enough.

To MacLehose's surprise, Sir Yang would support three universities at once, investing US$20 million, which is already nearly HK$ billion. Sir Yang is probably the only one in Hong Kong who has the ability to do these things.

The Governor's Office also supports Yang Ming's investment in higher private universities, but hopes to communicate with Country Y.

Yang Ming said: "Mr. Governor, I hope that when these three institutions are established, the education model of universities in country Y can be introduced, including the introduction of professors from famous universities in country Y such as Oxford University, Cambridge University, Imperial College, and London College. Taught at three universities.”

Recruiting professors from these universities was originally part of Yang Ming's plan.

This also requires good communication with London.

Mailihao was a little surprised.

At this time, they regard Yang Ming as one of their own, and they attach great importance to education. In their view, this is also a part of them.

"Sir Yang, I fully support it."

After hearing what Mailihao said, Yang Ming knew other than these. The rest include the Kowloon Walled City's tap water problems, electricity problems, etc., which are nothing.

That is to say, it is about the housing problem of ordinary income class in Kowloon Walled City.

In the mid-70s, some middle-class citizens did not want to live in poor-quality public housing, but were unable to afford private housing. In view of this, MacLehose launched the "Home Ownership" scheme in 1978.

However, those are the real low-income groups in Hong Kong now, the hundreds of thousands of ordinary-income people living in cage houses.

Because it conflicts with the interests of Xiangjiang real estate developers, Xiangjiang's economy has been kidnapped by the real estate industry, and Mailihao really has no way to solve it.

"Sir Yang, I really can't help you with what you're talking about."

Housing problems for hundreds of thousands of ordinary people?

How should he solve it?

The rent for public housing is also very high and cannot be afforded by residents living in cage houses.

The middle class in Hong Kong look down on public housing and cannot afford to live in high-end luxury homes, so the home ownership scheme proposed by MacLehose also appeared.

In 1978, the first batch of home ownership housing estates were officially launched, namely Yuet Lai Court in Kwai Chung, Shun Chi Court in Kwun Tong, Chai Wan Shan Tsui Court, Ho Man Tin Chun Man Court, Aberdeen Yue Fai Court and Sha Tin Sui Wo Court. , the selling price of these units at that time was approximately HK$12.

Even HK$12 is certainly a lot of money for those living in cage houses. Therefore, for this group of people, Mailihao really has no choice, and there are many interests involved.

Now, Sir Yang actually brought it up with him.

"Sir Yang, you also know that the gap between the rich and the poor in Xiangjiang is very large. The rich are very rich and the poor are very poor. However, the hundreds of thousands of residents living in cage houses are basically new immigrants. It is difficult for me to solve it for them. these questions."

In Yang Ming's view, among the many governors in Xiangjiang, Mailihao is indeed a more accomplished governor. However, he cannot solve so many interest issues involved.

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