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NATRUS G
443 SHKLON G
FOR ATT LORD SHEPPARD
TO LDN OFFICE
URGENT
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GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEND A COPY OF THE FOLLOWING TEXT TO LORD SHEPHERD, C/O NATIONAL BUS COMPANY, 25 NEW STREET SQUARE, LONDON EC4A 3AP, WITH CHAIRMAN FUNG'S COMPLIMENTS:-
QUOTE
SPEECH GIVEN BY MR. FUNG KING HEY AT THE STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE JAPAN WEEK SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE SESSION ON MARCH 28 1983
THE NEW ASIAN IMPETUS
THE STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, WITH ITS EXCELLENT TRACK RECORD, HAS BEEN A GREAT MOTIVATING FORCE IN ASIA. THE OFFICIAL OPENING TODAY OF ITS ASIAN HEADQUARTERS HELPS TO FURTHER FOCUS THE ATTENTION OF THE WORLD'S FINANCIERS AND ENTREPRENEURS ON THE UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES IN ASIA.
TODAY ALSO MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INSTITUTE IN JAPAN. THIS IN ITSELF IS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN THE CONTINUING EXCHANGE OF BUSINESS PHILOSOPHIES AND METHODS BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN MANGERS.
BUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS DAY, I FEEL, GOES FOR BEYOND THE CONFINES OF THE STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND ITS MANY ACHIEVEMENTS. FOR THOSE BEARS WITNESS TO THE BIRTH OF A NEW IMPETUS IN THIS VAST CONTINENT OF ASIA WHICH, I CAN ASSURE YOU, WILL PROVE TO BE PIVOTAL IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE WORLD.
ASIA IS ONE OF THE CRADLES OF THE WORLD'S CIVILIZATION. HOWEVER, FOR VARIOUS HISTORIC REASONS, ITS DEVELOPMENT IN THE PAST HAS LAGGED BEHIND THAT OF NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE.
YET TODAY, CHANGES ARE TAKING PLACE. WE ASIANS REALIZE THE NEED TO MAKE UP FOR THE LOST TIME. AND IT IS THIS URGENT DESIRE TO IMPROVE OUR STANDARD OF LIVING THAT MAKES THE NEW ASIAN IMPETUS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.
AUSTRALIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEVELOPING FAIRLY STEADILY. AND THE REST OF ASIA HAS HAD CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS IN CATCHING UP AS WELL.