尊敬的亞洲之家主席博伊德爵士，
尊敬的諸立力先生：
Sir John Boyd,
Mr Victor Chu,

很高興出席亞洲之家為諸立力先生榮獲“全球經濟獎”舉行的慶祝招待會。
Today we are gathered here to congratulate Victor Chu on winning the 2011 Global Economy Prize of the Kiel Institute.

諸立力先生的名字在漢語里發音是疊音-"DOUBLE Li”，即"雙Li" 。由此我想談一下另外幾對與諸先生有關的“雙”。
For those of you who can speak mandarin, you may find that the pronunciation of Victor's full name is quite different in mandarin as in Cantonese. Instead of Lap Lik Chu in Cantonese, we call him Li Li Zhu in mandarin, which repeats the word of Li. So he is "Double Li". This reminded me of other things associated with "doubles" that I would like to share with you.

首先，我要以“雙重身份”祝賀諸立力先生獲得基爾世界經濟研究所頒發的“全球經濟獎”。第一個身份是官方身份，作為中國駐英大使，我要祝賀他成為第一個獲此殊榮的中國人，他是中國的驕傲；第二個身份是非官方身份，作為諸先生的朋友，我已經記不得曾經多少次與他聚首暢談，他的卓識使每次交談都令我受益匪淺。
Firstly, I am here today wearing double hats. I am first of all the Chinese Ambassador to the UK, and I am particularly proud that Mr Chu has become the first Chinese to win this prize. I am also here as a friend of Victor. I lost count of how many times we have met, but I do remember the interesting, informative and enjoyable conversations we have had each time. I have benefited a lot from his insight and vision.

其次，我要祝賀諸先生的“雙重成就”。第一個成就,他是一位成功的企業家，他創立的香港第一東方投資集團經過20多年的發展，管理的資產龐大，執業界之牛耳。第二個成就,他是一位出色的社會活動家，他不僅關注金融和投資領域，而且高度重視跨文化和國際交流，努力擔當中西方溝通了解的橋梁，不遺余力，矢志不渝。
Secondly, I wish to congratulate Mr Chu on his double achievements. His first achievement is as a successful entrepreneur. The Hong Kong-based First Eastern Investment Group he founded and capably chairs has, in the past two decades and more, developed into one of the leading investment companies in China, managing huge assets worldwide. But let us not forget that Mr Chu is also active in many other areas. He takes a keen interest in inter-cultural and international dialogue and exchanges, working tirelessly to build a bridge of understanding between China and the Western world.

第三，我要感謝諸先生為中國經濟發展所做的“雙重貢獻”。第一個貢獻，他促進了對華投資。他倡導“中國直接投資”理念，第一東方投資集團在華投資項目高達數百個，幫助了中國企業發展壯大。特別值得一提的是，去年第一東方投資集團又投資1億美元，參與組建總額達5億美元的“中英基金”，專門支持英國的中小企業，幫助它們進入迅猛發展的中國市場。第二個貢獻，他為中國的對外開放做出了許多積極努力。他成功推動中國國有企業在香港上市，促進了中國資本市場的成熟發展；他積極提議夏季達沃斯論壇設在了中國，使世界更加關注中國，同時中國的聲音更能被世界聽到。
Thirdly, I take this opportunity to thank Mr Chu for his double contributions to the Chinese economy. His first contribution is in the area of promoting investments into China. His First Eastern Investment Group manages hundreds of projects in China to help Chinese businesses grow in strength. What is particularly worth mentioning is a 100 million US dollar investment by First Eastern last year as part of the 500 million US dollar China-UK fund to help British SMEs better explore the fast-growing Chinese market. His second contribution is in the area of greater openness of the Chinese economy. He helped Chinese state-owned enterprises to go public in Hong Kong. This is conducive to the growth of the Chinese capital markets. He actively called for the Summer Davos to be held in China. This initiative has created another platform for dialogue and interaction between China and the world.

諸先生榮獲“全球經濟獎”名至實歸。我再次向他表示熱烈祝賀。
Let me conclude by saying that as far as I can see, Mr Victor Li Li Chu is a most deserving winner of this prestigious prize. Once again my warm congratulations.

謝謝。
Thank you.