新聞稿

獅子山學會宣布蘇兆明先生成為董事會新任主席

獅子山學會宣布蘇兆明先生由今天起成為董事會主席。他將接替王弼先生成為新任主席，而王弼先生將會繼續在董事會留任董事。

蘇兆明先生有多達數十年帶領不同組織的經驗，其中包括多間上市公司，例如領展，置地集團，和渣打銀行，以及學校、醫院、慈善組織和其他公職。蘇兆明先生於2007年加入領展擔任董事會主席，其9年最長的任期剛在今年三月屆滿。他亦曾擔任置地集團行政總裁及渣打銀行亞洲東北地區行政總裁。

他目前是香港財務匯報局的成員，永利澳門獨立非執行董事，UCP Plc的高級獨立非執行董事，香港青年藝術協會董事，以及擔任其他公職。

獅子山學會認為蘇兆明先生的加入，會進一步提升我們保護香港自由的使命。

以下請閱讀從獅子山學會新任主席蘇兆明先生的信。

如有任何問題和採訪查詢，請聯絡：

Mr. Laurence Pak

+852 3586 8102

laurence.pak@lionrockinstitute.org

——————————————————————————————1 April 2016

A Message From Our New Chairman

Dear Lionrockers,

Despite the date, this is not an April fool’s message! Rather it is my means of expressing my pleasure today in saying a formal hello to all involved in the Institute.  I had the honour (with a ‘u’  for all you North Americans!)  of being asked, in our own “small circle” election, to take over today from Peter Wong as the Chairman of LRI.

It is a role I am happy to take up. The “Lion Rock spirit” in Hong Kong has been one of the key factors attracting me to stay in this city for the rest of my life. But it is a spirit which is at risk of damaging erosion.  For all of its modern history, our city has been an international role model for free enterprise and open markets. Hong Kong’s success has demonstrated to the world the value that these freedoms create for the whole community. That they could be questioned here of all places is astonishing, and is a challenge which we should not shirk.

We have a duty to speak up for the spirit of individual freedom and accountability that the Lion rock represents, so that new generations of Hong Kongers understand what made this city such a success, and realise that its loss could irreparably damage it.

For over 150 years politics were effectively “outsourced” to London. Free markets here were an economic issue. Today, they are also critical for personal freedom. The two cannot be separated. Without freedom to exchange, there can be no genuine personal freedom, and without the personal freedom to benefit from it, free trade means nothing.

I look forward to joining you in our own “free enterprise” collaboration at LRI aimed at standing up for these freedoms and explaining their fundamental value. This stand is increasingly important, as we face a growing global wave of collectivist fervour, which urges the denial of individual freedoms because they prevent those who would “socially engineer” our lives from doing so.

I hope to meet more of you over the coming months to share ideas on how we can be more effective in this mission.

Best wishes,

Nick Sallnow-Smith

Chairman

The Lion Rock Institute

Facebook Comments