平地起高楼环球第一银行今日奠基

今晨特别起早，上午五时到达环球银行大楼工地时，已经排满了水泥卡车，他们依序把水泥灌到地基上。下午过后，已经有近三百辆水泥车进出工地，数十个工人不停在推土、平地，建筑工地这一幕紧扣住我的心，它是我们多年来追求的梦，终於逐步成真。

在我的人生创业之路上，有些是我难予忘懐之挑战和记忆，其中包括二十五年前落成之美南新闻媒体中心及国际贸易中心大楼，更令我铭记心头的还是那龎然大物之印报机，首次以极长之十八轮货车运送到工厰，经过数週之安装，看到第一份印刷出来的彩色报纸，我的眼眶真是湿了，这份感动和满足感，是我毕生难忘的一幕。

今天这座银行大厦能够顺利地完成地基共二十英呎深的近六十个地洞，是完成大厦最重要的部分。

我今天分别和这批水泥工们握住他们粗糙的手，一再感谢他们的辛劳，我也见证了这座大厦从一草一木舖上地基之全部过程。

回忆孩提时代，被母亲要我上台演说之一幕，如今数十年过去了，我感激她给予之鼓励。不怕艰难，勇往直前，一个非常平凡人家的孩子，能够平地起高楼，更要感恩多年共同奋斗之牵手家人和无数陪伴我们在工作岗位的伙伴们，努力、决心和坚持不懈是我们的共同信念。今天我们可以透过媒体、金融及文化贸易平台，為社会国家尽一己之力，此生足矣。

Building From The Ground Up

I woke up early in the morning and arrived at the construction site of

the Global One Bank building at

5 a.m. The site was already filled with cement trucks pouring cement onto the foundation one-by-one. By the afternoon, nearly three hundred cement trucks had entered and exited the site with dozens of workers tirelessly leveling the ground. The scene at the construction site deeply touched

my heart. It was the dream that we have pursued for many years that has gradually, but surely, come to fruition.

On my entrepreneurial journey there have been challenges and memories that are hard to forget. Among them are the completion of the Southern News Group Media Center and the International Trade Center twenty-five years ago. What stands out most vividly in my mind also is the first delivery and installation of our newspaper press delivered by an

18-wheeler truck and installed in our warehouse. Seeing the first copy of the full-color newspaper rolling off the press, my eyes were truly moist at that moment of emotion and the deep satisfaction I felt was one that I will never forget in my lifetime.

Today, this bank building was

able to successfully arrive at the completion of the foundation with nearly sixty holes, each twenty feet deep, which is the most crucial part of completing the building. I shook hands with all of the cement workers and thanked them repeatedly for their hard work.

Reflecting on my childhood, I often recall the scene when my Mom encouraged me to speak on the stage. Now, decades later, I am grateful for her encouragement that instilled in me the life-long courage

to face challenges without fear and to move forward courageously.

A child from an ordinary family can indeed rise to great heights from humble beginnings.

I am grateful for the many years of hard work with my wife and family members and our colleagues who have faithfully supported us in our mission.

Today through our media, finance and cultural trade platforms we can contribute to society and the country by drawing upon our own skills and efforts. This lifetime is sufficient.