Chapter 280 Natural and man-made disasters
On June 6, Fang Hexuan returned to Hong Kong.

His trip to the United States took him half a month, starting from his departure from Hong Kong on the 24th of last month.

However, I gained a lot. After all, my career and my body and mind have been upgraded, so it was worth the trip.

Hong Kong Island has not been peaceful during the ten days I was away from home.

For example, from May 5th to May 28st, the last four days of the month, Hong Kong experienced continuous heavy rains. More than 5 wooden houses were destroyed in the vast New Territories area north of Boundary Street, resulting in 31 deaths and 700 missing persons.

A total of 483 mudslide disasters and 1417 flooding reports occurred across Hong Kong.

Fang Hexuan could even imagine that although Governor Youde, who had just taken office for less than 10 days, was not to the point of losing his appetite, his mood was probably not very good either.

In ancient times, the new ruler would certainly not escape the dilemma of being criticized by the people. Although the Chinese people don't buy it, Youde has been busy deploying disaster relief these days, and it must not be easy for him.

As soon as Fang Hexuan came back, he called the Governor's Office and expressed his support for the Hong Kong government and Governor Youde.

Of course, he was not just talking empty words. In fact, the day after the flood, Fang Hexuan received a call from the Hong Kong group’s headquarters office.

In addition to informing him of the flood news, the office secretary also asked him how to make a public statement.

This is not the subordinates' own decision, but an internal company rule set by Fang Hexuan himself.

After all, he has been recognized as the "best philanthropist" by Hong Kong people. If he does not donate when disaster strikes, won't he ruin the reputation he has built up with great difficulty?
What's more, all the businessmen in Hong Kong are looking at him, the richest man, so Fang Hexuan has no choice but to speak.

Not only will he make a personal donation, but the group's head office will also have to announce specific donation commitments to the public.

After asking for instructions on the morning of May 5, the secretary personally donated 29 million Hong Kong dollars on behalf of Fang Hexuan in front of the media in the afternoon.

Among them, 2000 million is the personal donation of Mr. Fang himself, and the other 3000 million is the love donated by the group on behalf of all its subsidiaries.

5000 million Hong Kong dollars was not a lot for the new governor, Youde, but it was a great help.

He couldn't ask for too much. After all, the old capitalist country had no tradition of asking capitalists to donate money.

In addition to floods, there are also wind disasters.

On June 6, the Yuen Long area was hit by a tornado, with more than 2 village houses and farmhouses collapsing or having their roofs blown off.

Although this typhoon was not very serious, it still made Hong Kong people lament that they had been unlucky this year.

For the Hong Kong government, if it really wants to rescue the residents of Yuen Long affected by the storm, it will probably spend tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

However, this is not the end. The day after the storm was June 6rd.

On this day, a horrific incident occurred in Hong Kong - a man with a record of mental illness treatment attacked people with a machete in Un Chau Village, Sham Shui Po, killing 6 people on the spot and injuring 44.

Hong Kong media described this incident as the largest murder case since the founding of Hong Kong, causing panic among the people.

Even underground underworld gangs like 14K and Sun Yee On have to admit defeat. Damn, even when these thugs fought in the streets for territory, they couldn't result in 50 casualties.

All I can say is that Hong Kong, this turbulent place, is indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and there may be all kinds of "awesome" people.

I originally thought that if I returned to Hong Kong, there would be less bad news, but it was ultimately my own wishful thinking.

On the next day, June 6, a strange air blowing downwind hit a secondary school in the Mid-Levels of Hong Kong Island, causing hundreds of students to feel dizzy and vomit.

When Fang Hexuan saw the news, he thought it was April Fools' Day. He immediately called his mother at 12 Barker Road, The Peak, to ask if there was anything unusual happening at home.

This bizarre incident, which only appears in Hollywood movies, coupled with the natural disasters and man-made disasters in the past few days, inevitably caused many superstitious Hong Kong citizens to rush to temples and Taoist temples such as the Wong Tai Sin Temple, Tin Hau Temple and Jing Lian Monastery to pray to gods and Buddhas for safety. For a time, these secluded places were filled with incense.

Fang Hexuan could only sigh that the temple was small but the evil spirit was strong!

Precisely because Hong Kong is too small, the slightest disturbance will cause people living here to make a fuss, and some even consider emigrating to avoid disaster.

On June 6, the Hong Kong police announced through the media that they had cracked the largest drug case of the year, seizing a total of 12 kilograms of heroin from drug trafficking gangs.

Although many citizens were somewhat shocked by this figure, everyone has basically not recovered from the many natural disasters and man-made disasters that occurred in the recent period, so the reaction was not very enthusiastic.

However, Hong Kong Governor Youde publicly commended the Hong Kong Royal Police Force and the personnel involved in the specific operation in front of many newspapers and television stations.

He has been feeling depressed for too long and needs some good news to cheer people up and to clear up the gloom that he brought to Hong Kong when he took office.

On June 6, at the invitation of his Ningbo fellow and Sun Yat-sen University President Ma Lin, Fang Hexuan attended a lecture held at their school.

Not only Mr. Fang himself, but many well-known Hong Kong figures were also invited, including Li Huanggua.

The reason why it is so grand is, firstly, because the guest speaker is of extraordinary status, and secondly, the theme of the speech is closely related to Hong Kong.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Yu Guangyuan, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, expounded on the mainland's economic development strategy for the next ten years to the outside world in the auditorium of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also explained the specific meaning of the central government's policies to many leading figures from all walks of life present, and conveyed the mainland's determination to reform its economy.

To put it bluntly, these speeches are of a preaching nature, similar to the ancient human-shaped notices, and their main purpose is to enhance the investment confidence of a large amount of foreign capital in Hong Kong, a financial center, in the mainland.

As the richest man, Fang Hexuan had to stand up and cooperate with Vice President Yu to express his continued enthusiasm and determination to invest in the mainland.

After the speech, most people left, but Fang Hexuan stayed.

He didn't want to discuss issues with Vice President Yu, but was invited by Ma Lin to have lunch together.

The president of CUHK was very shrewd. He had of course guessed the ambiguous relationship between Fang Hexuan and Lizhi, so he deliberately acted as a matchmaker.

There is also a high-end restaurant in the CUHK cafeteria, which is specially designed to cater to the dining needs of wealthy children or school leaders.

Lao Ma treated us to five dishes and one soup, which was just barely acceptable.

But this old guy actually invited Lizhi to have dinner together. His intention was too obvious.

Lizhi had actually met Fang Hexuan in the morning, but now that she was called to accompany him, her face still blushed a little.

The three of them did not drink any strong liquor, so Ma Lin took a bottle of red wine from his office.

"Uncle Ma, you are being too polite. Haven't we eaten together often enough? Besides, Vice President Yu finally came to Zhongda, why don't you, the head of the school, accompany him?"

"I arranged for other colleagues to book a table outside the school, which will not conflict with our meal."

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