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President's Addre（校长讲辞，演讲原文为英文，这里给出中英文对照）

Profeor Paul Ching-Wu Chu

Dear graduates:

On behalf of the HKUST community, I would like to give you my hearty congratualtions on a day that marks the beginning of the fulfillment of the aspirations--yours, your parents' and your teachers'.Aspiration will light up your life, leading you on to new pastures.From this moment on, you are the designer, manager, and executor of your own aspirations.Every graduate sent out from a university should be a master of his or her own destiny.We count on the learned members of society to eradicate social ills and improve our well-being.Your aspirations will together determine what the future holds for you, for Hong Kong, China, and the world.As graduates of this university, you hold a special position in society.You are expected to realize your dreams as well as those of society, be they big or small.The realization of dreams in one of the most exciting things in life.Life is full of opportunities and changes, both expected and unexpected, that make your life more challenging and exciting.The past three years have seen Hong Kong, together with the region, struggling hard against a sluggish economy.The gloom remains as deflation persists.I fully understand the stre and difficulties that many Hong Kong people are now experiencing.I was in a very similar situation during my youth in Taiwan, but the experience was worse.However, I always tried to remember that “When the going gets tough, the tough get going”, as Joseph P Kennedy, the father of President John F Kennedy, once said.Therefore, let's not be so disheartened by the present as to lose faith in the future--the faith in knowledge and in one's influence on society.There is no room for peimism;opportunities are only available to those who are well prepared for the changes ahead, and succe belongs to the optimist.Dear graduates, you will always find in your alma mater a faithful partner on the road of progre.To substantiate my claim, I shall recount some of our accomplishments since the University's establishment.While comparing the present with the past is always helpful in evaluating progre, such a comparison appears especially significant now that the Hong Kong requires, more than anything else, willpower, with which to defy indifference and cynicism.years ago, HKUST was a name known only to some Hong Kong people.Today, the University has attained international acclaim in the areas to which we are devoted, and has drawn the world's attention to Hong Kong.The succe rate of HKUST faculty in securing both basic and applied research grants from Research Grants Council(RGC)and the Innovation and Technology Commiion(ITC)has ensured our position as a leader among our local sister institutions.Our scientists have synthesized the world's smallest single-walled carbon nanotubes.We have also

fabricated a genechip that can authenticate Chinese herbal medicines efficiently.HKUST has won the prestigious 2001 LEAD award presented by the Computer and Automated Systems Aociation of the Society of ManufacuringEngineers(CASA/SME), in recognition of our excellent in production engineering and engineering management.The University's accounting research has been ranked No.1 intrenationally in terms of research articles published in the top five academic journals in 2001, and our MBA program has also been ranked 47th in the world and 1st in Asia by the Financial Times.HKUST's China Studies program is among the world's five best, based on faculty's research published in the top three academic journals from 1997-2001.So much can be achieved within the short span of 11 years, and the key is faith.Our faith in HKUST has transformed plans into actions, words into deeds.Our history is short, but we are vigorous and our profile has been raised internationally.I am sure your faith in yourself and in Hong Kong will help you achieve more than you can imagine today.Don't forget that you are one of those lucky ones who enjoyed the privilege of a sound education, a lifeboat that will help you ride out and overcome whatever challenges may lie ahead.You may ask, “Can I survive?” My answer is a resounding “Yes” to all HKUST graduates who poe the following four qualities:

First, creativity, which will help you break new ground when a solution

is called for;

Second, steadfastne in the search for a solution;

Third, optimism when the solution is still out of sight;and

Fourth, compaion, which means readine to share when the solution is

found.I believe these qualities have served you well throughout your university days, and will continue to work in your favor in your future career.Perhaps they can be summed up in one phrase:“Be engaged”.To be engaged means to participate fully, to put a little extra effort into whatever we do to bring about changes that will benefit all.Albert Einstein once said, “The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.” It is willingne to do a little more--some call it paion, others perfectionism--that turns a job into a profeion.Nothing inspires us more than a determination to excel.Don't settle for a job;strive for self-fufillment.Dear graduates, you must set a good example to those who follow in your footsteps.Show them the beauty of life;convince them that succe is only poible where there is hope.With these words, I bid farewell to you all, and look forward to seeing you again as HKUST alumni!