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This Meili House used to be a very famous tourist attraction, a landmark. Now it's empty. Yes, I want you to talk about this. Yes, this Meili House is a landmark in Chek Chu. It's a landmark building. But originally, Meili House was not in Chek Chu. Meili House was originally located in the center of Hong Kong. In 1844, two years after the British rule, Hong Kong was rebuilt. It was originally a British dormitory. After more than a hundred years of development, it was moved to Chek Chu many years ago. This is a big project. The whole building was moved to Chek Chu. In 2005, the Chek Chu Square next to it was turned over to Hong Kong. As you know, the shopping malls in Hong Kong are also called Ling Zhan. It has become a tourist attraction. Before the outbreak of the epidemic, the Meili House and the Chek Chu area next to it were tourist attractions. It's a place for European and American tourists and many middle-class people to visit. You can say that on weekends or holidays, it's full of people. You can't even get in. When I was in Hong Kong, I went to Meili House several times. I found that the scenery was very good. The scenery by the sea was really good. But in April this year, one of the biggest tenants, H&M, went bankrupt. The first floor of Meili House is a seafood restaurant. I ate here before. The second floor is a German restaurant. In recent months, it has also gone bankrupt. Meili House is now empty. There is a beautiful British-style building that was built 105 years ago. Today, it's empty. Tourists come to Meili House. Originally, there were tourists and people. There were tables and tables to buy things. Now there are people, even if there are tourists, there are no shops. Meili House has become an empty city, a ghost town. This is also very sad. After Li Ka-siu's administration, and his predecessor, Carrie Lam, this British-style tourist attraction is either for tourists to go to Taiping Mountain, or to Chechu. These two places, Hong Kong Island, one east, one west, are all very popular places. Today, it has become such a desolate and desolate place. What should these people do? All these British-style tourists, don't need to care about their health. Hong Kong Island is such a good tourist attraction. But it was destroyed. Hong Kong people call it a destroyed wall. You can see that in Hong Kong, whether it's real estate or tourism, the senior officials say that there is no place without tourism. Now, there are no tourists in tourist attractions. There are no people in places with people, and no shops. How to develop? For example, the 51st, or the 11th, these important public holidays, a lot of mainlanders come down, or a lot of tourists. To this day, you can still see that there are not enough people, not enough people, and no money to earn. That's why the shops have to close. If there is no money, Hong Kong will definitely die. The most important thing in Hong Kong is to have tourists, whether you are from mainland China, or tourists from all over the world. If there are tourists, it means that Hong Kong is hot. Hot means that people see Hong Kong as a successful city. Before 1997, there was a cultural exchange between East and West, that is, the traditional Chinese culture and some economic development models of the West made Hong Kong a free and open society. In the past, Hong Kong has become a very special melting point, a meeting point, a place where Chinese culture is integrated. But now, after the Communist Party came, there is only one voice, the Communist Party's red voice. The rest are non-communist. The CCP is an external political party that has been excluded from Hong Kong. Therefore, the National Security Law has 23 articles, plus other suppressions against Hong Kongers. No investment, no tourists. What else can Hong Kong do this year? Build skyscrapers, but can't do business. Look at Hong Kong now, there is a lot of trouble. Hey, it's not long before dusk, when you get in, it's a mess. There is no one on that street. It's like a ghost city. Who dares to come? That person, he drove a car, his number is 8964. It's really a coincidence. His license plate is 8964. As a result, on the day of 8964, he was searched. His car was completely destroyed. He was searched very carefully. What did he say about his car? He said it was modified. Yes, yes. For students, who dares to come? 8964, this license plate, many people think it is used to attract people. It's fun. It's a kind of political joke. But originally, Hong Kong has always felt that this is a small matter. It's a small matter. But the Hong Kong police, the military regime, took it as a big deal. Because they didn't even dare to talk about it when he was 6 years old. The officials said, if you don't talk about it, you have to put him in jail. He was accused of illegal modification. In fact, this kind of crime, the so-called modification, all the cars were modified according to the Hong Kong traffic regulations. If you want to arrest him for illegal modification, you shouldn't arrest him on the day of 8.64. You should arrest him on a regular basis. How many cars are there on the street? So they targeted his license plate, 8.9.6.4, and tried to harass the car owner. The car owner, Mr. Chiu, said that this year was the last time he drove a car with the 8.9.6.4 license plate on the street. That is to say, his children will have to take their children away. Next year. If next year, he will not be in Hong Kong. Yes, definitely. Just like what the young people said, he is the last generation. There is no next generation. So there is no baby. No one will have a baby. It's the same as this matter. Who else dares to come? No one dares to come. Hong Kong tourism is over. Let's take a look at the statistics of the Legislative Yuan. The Legislative Yuan's 2024-2025 work plan to the Legislative Yuan predicts the number of tourists will be 5,800 Hong Kong dollars. Last year, it fell by more than 1.5%. Last year, in 2023, the number of non-tourist tourists will be 1,300 Hong Kong dollars. The number of 2,000 Hong Kong dollars fell by 35%. That means more and more tourists from mainland China come to Hong Kong every day. They even sleep under the Sky Bridge at Tien Sing Wharf. In short, they eat the cheapest food. They don't even stay in the most expensive hotels in Hong Kong. If you want to make money in Hong Kong, you don't have to doubt it. The average per capita consumption of non-tourist is 1,300 Hong Kong dollars. These poor tourists from mainland China are very useful. They spend HK$200 a day in Hong Kong and then go back to Shenzhen at night. Think about it. Hong Kong has become a place where poor tourists come to take photos and upload them to social media. Many netizens from mainland China use the opportunity to come to Hong Kong and spend a lot of money. Even the most famous Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong made HK$1 billion in 2023. This is the world-famous Peninsula Hotel in the southernmost part of Tsim Sha Tsui. Its income of HK$1 billion last year is less than 1 out of 4 in 2019. Why is it less than 1 out of 4 It's because the economy is worse than it was in 2019. Think about it. Li Ka-siu, please step down. The economy is worse than it was in 2019. The economy is worse than it was in 2019. The hotel owners are more angry than they are angry. The economy is worse than it was in 2019. The economy is worse than it was in 2019. Think about it. If you add 3% how much is 3%? 3% of your salary may be the salary of a cleaner for a month. If you are such a high-ranking official, you will enjoy a higher salary. But the economy in Hong Kong is worse than it was in 2019. There will be other billionaires in the next financial year. There will be another billionaires It will be very difficult to make a living. Tourists are just not coming to Hong Kong and that's it. Let's talk about investment. If we talk about investment, there is another number In Hong Kong, we all know that the former big friend, Loh Kee Recently came back to Hong Kong He also said a few words Lily, right? What words did he say? Yes, Loh Kee, he said Loh Kee used to be The former director of Smorgasbord, Asia A chairman, Loh Kee He said in the past 15 months He came to Hong Kong 4 times Less than a year and a half He came to Hong Kong 4 times It's not that he doesn't understand Hong Kong Lily, when Loh Kee first wrote in the British Financial Times Hong Kong is over Lily said Loh Kee didn't come to Hong Kong Now Loh Kee is targeting Lily I came to Hong Kong 4 times in the past 15 months Recently, a few days ago He was at the Hong Kong press conference FCC, that is, the Hong Kong press conference in China Speak at a lunch meeting He said that Hong Kong's public opinion is true It's not bluffing, it's reality There are three main reasons Hong Kong players need to stick to their words First, the foundation of Hong Kong's basic economy is being weakened That is, the foundation of Hong Kong's economy Is constantly being weakened by the CCP Second, the relationship between the United States and China Cannot solve some inevitable conflicts Whether it's trade or geopolitics Third, since 2019 Hong Kong's political autonomy has declined rapidly That is, he said that Hong Kong has become more and more mainlandized since 2019 This is a bad thing For Loh Kee Hong Kong's original characteristic is to have a distance from the CCP Distance from the CCP So the one country, two systems is to say this distance It's not the same The more Hong Kong has a distance The more money Hong Kong has Money is the money of money Hong Kong is getting closer to the mainland There is no difference with the mainland Same as the mainland, so patriotic There is even a passing through Hong Kong will recover Hong Kong will die with the mainland The closer Hong Kong is to the mainland The more it embraces the Greater Bay Area Hong Kong will lose the whole world Yes, that's right Yes, students, let's see if there is any supplement Yes, Loh Kee has a little more speech He said, Hong Kong's economy is tight If the mainland economy does not rebound Hong Kong cannot recover on its own Loh Kee said, remember the 1980s That is, more than 30, 40 years ago He got on a plane and landed in Hong Kong At that time, it was still a Kite Airport That is, today, Tau Kwa Wai Today, everyone knows the Kite Airport in Yau Lun District He landed at the Kite Airport His first feeling was surrounded by Hong Kong Wow, he felt Hong Kong Wow, this image of prosperity He thought it was very good He thought that Hong Kong maintained prosperity In the past British rule, it was longer than anyone expected Because Hong Kong is a miracle But after 1997 Especially after the National Security Law in 2020 Now everything is over in Hong Kong That is, Hong Kong is over He said, today's Hong Kong is no longer today's Hong Kong Nor is it tomorrow's Hong Kong That is, Hong Kong is nothing but Neither is it the old Hong Kong Nor is it the future Hong Kong This sentence is meaningful Loh Kee is telling everyone Hong Kong must change It's the CCP's game over Hong Kong can only be reborn Time is up, thank you Mr. Ho See you next week Thank you everyone, bye Thank you, bye