Special: Looking back at the 40 years of Chinas reform and opening up from the perspective of Hong Kong

Hong Kong Special

In the early days of reform and opening up, many Hong Kong merchants were at the mainland to see opportunities and dare to take risks.On the one hand, they strive to adapt to the local law and business environment. On the other hand, with the beginning of the city construction of the Pearl River Delta in the late 1980s, many Hong Kong merchants invested in buying land, which accumulated a lot of wealth and created a lot of myths.

China's day after tomorrow (18th) ushered in the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up, and Hong Kong has also launched relevant commemorative activities in the past week.Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yue'e described in his speech at a special discussion of last Monday that Hong Kong was the participant, contributors and beneficiaries of reform and opening up.

It is true that the reform of mainland China starts from rural areas. The establishment of four special economic zones such as Shenzhen is an important milestone in reform and opening up; and a large number of Hong Kong merchants are the nuggets who take the lead in across Luohu Bridge.Since then, Hong Kong merchants have become an important term in the reform and opening up of the mainland.

In 1979, Wu Shuqing, the second -generation leader of Hong Kong Meixin Group, signed the first Chinese and foreign joint venture Mdash from Hong Kong to Beijing with his father from Hong Kong to Beijing.Because his registration number was 001, Wu Shuqing was respected as Miss 001.

In the interview, she described it that she crossed the river by touching the stones, because it was a company that purchased the equipment and built in advance before being approved by the contract.Wu Shuqing's father and daughter invested a total of RMB 5 million (S $ 880,000). Since then, the difficulties have followed one by one.

Hong Kong has always been the largest direct investor in the mainland

In the end, the Wu family's investment in the mainland was successful.Wu Shuqing often said that patriotism is romantic. She is glad to have a romantic encounter with the 96 -year -old father Wu Zhede, and she can walk on the road to realizing her Chinese dream. This romantic encounter began in reform and opening up in 1978.

Hong Kong has always been the largest direct investor in the mainland. In addition to the first Chinese -foreign joint venture from Hong Kong, the first five -star hotel in the mainland was also invested by Hong Kong merchants.In addition, Hong Kong's industrial enterprises have moved north by the drive driven by reform and opening up, using the low labor cost of the mainland to develop labor -intensive industries.

Speaking of the course of China's reform and opening up, Guan Jiaming, the research director of the Hong Kong Trade and Development Bureau, recently pointed out that reform and opening up were initially concentrated in the introduction, and gradually went out in the past five to 10 years.Someone asked if it was enough for 40 years of reform and opening up?I would say to him: Reform and opening up have only completed half of the journey now.

He said that at the beginning, Hong Kong merchants did not believe that the mainland could achieve reform and opening up.At that time, people who grew up in Hong Kong had no special views on reform and opening up. Outsiders came in, and we had to go out. It was just a normal thing.

The per capita GDP ratio of Hong Kong and the mainland has been reduced to 5 to 1

For the Mainland at that time, Hong Kong's approach was separated from rebellion, especially the economic and commercial perspective was very different, so I suddenly said that we would learn from Hong Kong. We are all very stunned.

Statistics show that in the early days of reform and opening up in the 1980s, the proportion of GDP per capita (GDP) per capita (GDP) of Hong Kong and the mainland was 25 to 1, which has now been reduced to 5 to 1.Guan Jiaming believes that the huge changes brought about by reform and opening up to the mainland are inseparable from the clear consensus and strong driving force of the mainland for opening up.

During the operation of many Hong Kong merchants in the mainland, they can see the opportunity and dare to take risks.On the one hand, they strive to adapt to the local law and business environment. On the other hand, with the beginning of the city construction of the Pearl River Delta in the late 1980s, many Hong Kong merchants invested in buying land, which accumulated a lot of wealth and created a lot of myths.

However, at the same time, Hong Kong merchants also brought corruption into the mainland.Some blocks in Dongguan, Guangdong have become red light districts, and many hotel nightclubs appear on the streets of less than kilometers.It was not until the scan in 2014 that the porn industry was rooted.

Some Hong Kong merchants reported that in the early days of reform and opening up, due to incomplete legal systems and all things, many Hong Kong merchants had touched.A Hong Kong merchant revealed that many experts' investment and machinery were swallowed up by local governments, but complaints were not available. These situations are quite common.

After China joined the WTO in the 192000, China accelerated its integration into the world economic system. Foreign capital entered the mainland large -scale. China's open effects have spread from the Special Economic Zone to the country.EssenceHowever, with the development of the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area, the exchange activities between Hong Kong merchants and Lu merchants are expected to usher in a new situation.

In the future, whether Hong Kong can accurately grasp its positioning in the reform and opening up of the mainland in the new era, and seize opportunities, it will be seen.