Chapter Two | 1990-2000
1999年10月6日至9日，郑民川会长率领65人代表团
Chamber President Tay Beng Chuan led a 65-member delegation to participate in the 5th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention in Melbourne on October 6-9 1999. Representatives from Singapore Trade Development Board and SPRING Singapore joined the delegation for the first time. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew delivered his keynote speech via a pre-recorded video. SM Lee emphasised that Chinese who have migrated, being part of a vibrant Chinese community, should give total political loyalty to their new homeland. He also said that the industry of the Chinese, their natural bent for science and mathematics, and their ability to maintain strong networks across the oceans, position them for the knowledge-based economy of the 21st century.
出席澳洲墨尔本举办的第五届世界华商大会。我国 贸易发展局和生产力与标准局首次派代表参加。我国 内阁资政李光耀在开幕典礼上，通过摄像转播发表 主题演说。李资政强调，移居海外的华人应该完全 效忠所属的新家园，展望华商的前景。李资政认为， 华人勤勉，对科学与数学具有天分，同时能够保持在 世界各地的巨大联络网，这使他们能为21世纪的知识型 经济作好充分的准备。
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