TNAG-1237-FCO40-1550-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1983 — Page 102

ASIA IS CHANGING, THE WORLD IS CHANGING, AND ITS FUTURE IS IN ASIA.

DR. GIBSON AND HIS COLLEAGUES AT THE STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE CONTRIBUTED A GREAT DEAL TOWARD THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.

THE SUN HUNG KAI GROUP AND I AS ITS CHAIRMAN HAVE ENJOYED A LONG AND CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE. OUR TWO ORGANIZATIONS HAVE JOINED HANDS IN ORGANISING TWO SYMPOSIA ON CHINA: ONE IN MARCH 1981 IN HANGZHOU, THE OTHER THIS COMING JUNE IN SHENZHEN WHERE WE SHALL BE DISCUSSING THE ROLE HONG KONG CAN PLAY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA'S SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES.

WE ON THIS AUSPICIOUS DAY FOR THE STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PLEDGE TO WORK FOR ASIA'S CONTINUED PROSPERITY AND SUCCESS THROUGH COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING AMONGST COUNTRIES OF DIFFERENT POLITICAL ECONOMIC SYSTEMS, WITH THE COMMON GOAL OF RAISING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL ASIAN PEOPLE.

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MANY THANKS.

WINNIE CHEUNG

SECRETARY TO MR. K.H. FUNG

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THANKS A LOT

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