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February 27, 2008 Hong Kong Economic Journal.

At the inauguration ceremony was held recently, Mr. Sim Lim, Citi Country Officer for Hong Kong, shared his personal experience with students present. He advised students to remain positive at all times and give their full commitment to their efforts. Lim delivered the following speech at the ceremony.

Professor Liu Pak Wai, faculty members of the Faculty of Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Citibank colleagues, ladies and gentlemen and students, good afternoon.

Firstly, I believe that every young student here today has been charged with an important task, each of you represents the future of Hong Kong. You may think this is a big statement, but the truth is that "students are the future pillars of Hong Kong.

If we look back, Hong Kong was reunified with China for ten years. The local government during this period, in collaboration with the British administration from the previous 99 years, established a solid foundation for Hong Kong. This small territory of islands may lack natural resources, but Hong Kong has an abundance of human resources.

There is a saying, "water can make a boat float or sink, a population can be an asset or a burden. In Hong Kong, human resources are valuable assets. On the other hand, many countries rich in natural resources like oil, is suffering a lot of political unrest and corruption. That oil is a resource or a burden, it is a question worth thinking about.

Students of the University

I want students here to thank you for making the university, the University will not you. Your conduct, the quality of your work and your future success to the value of the university and built its reputation.

Many employers hire graduates hope of CUHK. That's why you all play an important role here, and your conduct and performance reputation of the university. Therefore you should try to learn from your professors, take your skills and talents eventually bringing glory to your university. You have to believe that this is not an unattainable goal. I have faith in your ability to succeed, as I have faith that the accomplishments of Mr. Liu will add to the reputation of his alma mater, Stanford University.

When I was in the United States, I sent my children to private school. Private schools are elite institutions, apart from interviewing the students, they also interviewed the parents. I remember, I was asked what I expected from the school. I said I expected the school to teach my children three things.

1) the language proficiency and communication

I wanted my children to be well versed in the language and communication. They must have a good command of English, be able to read, speak and write well in English, because English was the international language of commerce. Also, I suppose, even high school students knew that China was a rising power and influence has been large, the neighboring Pacific to the Atlantic away. Therefore, other than a good command of English, it is equally important to have a mastery of the Chinese language.

I suppose, that students of business, you already have a basic knowledge of accounting. To some extent, accounting is a language, a form of written language. As the music sheet, accounting is a specific type of written language that allows different groups to communicate with each other. With written notes, the musicians are able to read and play the same piece of music regardless of the type of instruments they play. Similarly, accounting is the language of business. Know the basics of accounting will y.