BOSTON, June 16, 2014 – Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) has received a Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The College will receive $120,000 to conduct a three-year project in Asian American studies in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Asian American Studies Program. “The project will provide a template for partnering with community organizations and institutions to produce robust humanities scholarship that is grounded in the Boston area’s rich local history, culture and communities,” said Pam Y. Eddinger, President of Bunker Hill Community College.
The collaboration will strengthen BHCC’s humanities program through the design and integration of Asian American studies curricula into the College’s learning communities. “I am thrilled that our institutions have joined together through an explicit humanities-centered curriculum focus,” said J. Keith Motley, Ph.D., Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Peter Kiang, Ed.D. Professor of Education and Director of the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston, will serve as the university’s Team Leader for the project. BHCC Dean of Humanities and Learning Communities Lori A. Catallozzi will serve as Project Director, and Director of Learning Communities Liya Escalera will serve as BHCC Team Leader. The U.S. Department of Education has designated both institutions as Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI).
The National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation.
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星期一, 6月 16, 2014
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GOVERNOR PATRICK CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF PFIZER’S NEW R&D FACILITY ON SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF LIFE SCIENCES INITIATIVE
Pfizer moves into Kendall Square with new 280,000 sq. foot facility
CAMBRIDGE – Monday, June 16, 2014 – On the sixth anniversary of his signing into law the Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative, Governor Deval Patrick today joined Pfizer leadership, life sciences leaders and local and state officials to celebrate the grand opening of Pfizer’s new 280,000 square foot facility in Kendall square.
“It is fitting that on the sixth anniversary of the Life Sciences Initiative becoming law, we are here celebrating the continued growth of one of our leading Life Sciences companies,” said Governor Patrick. “I congratulate Pfizer on their expansion and look forward to their continued contributions to our thriving Life Sciences community.”
Led by Pfizer Group Vice President of BioTherapeutics R&D, José-Carlos Gutiérrez-Ramos, Ph.D, the new laboratory facilities, located in the heart of Kendall Square, are leased from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Pfizer scientists will work in state-of-the-art lab space on a range of clinical programs across several therapeutic areas, including inflammation, immunoscience, rare disease, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and neuroscience.
“Our innovation economy is fueling our recovery and is creating economic opportunity throughout the Commonwealth,” said Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Greg Bialecki. “We congratulate Pfizer on its expansion and look forward to its continued growth and success here in Massachusetts.”
In addition to the new Cambridge R&D hub, Massachusetts is home to Pfizer’s research and manufacturing site in Andover and is the global headquarters for Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) in Boston. By establishing collaborations with institutions working on novel and cutting-edge research, CTI’s model is designed to build an innovative network for drug discovery, with the goal of bringing new, targeted therapies to patients quickly.
“Pfizer’s unified presence in Cambridge reinforces our 15-year commitment to Massachusetts’ Life Sciences community,” said Mikael Dolsten, M.D., Ph.D., President of Research and Development at Pfizer. “Our goal in Kendall Square is to nurture collaborative and innovative science that can translate into new therapies for patients. Our proximity to the scientific brain trust that exists in this area, with world-renowned academic, medical and research facilities opens endless possibilities to advance breakthrough therapies.”
Today marks the sixth anniversary of Governor Patrick signing the Life Sciences Initiative, a ten-year, $1 billion investment in the growth of the state’s life sciences sectors. Since then, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has invested or committed $535 million to fund translational research, company formation and growth, workforce development and infrastructure, leveraging an additional $1.5 billion from outside sources. These investments have helped Massachusetts emerge over the past six years as the undisputed global leader in life sciences.
"On behalf of the Center, I would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Pfizer on its expansion into Kendall Square,” said Susan Windham Bannister, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of the MLSC. “Massachusetts has become a magnet for major investment by the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies, and we are excited that Pfizer sees strategic value in expanding here. Pfizer is an industry giant and adds enormously to our life sciences community in the Commonwealth.”
“The value of research and development such as Pfizer’s is seen in gorgeous graphic terms every day,” said Representative Marjorie C. Decker. “It is seen in the patients who survive and thrive beyond what would have been bleak expectations even a handful of years ago. Attracting excellent life sciences companies and watching them expand is a core commitment that we policy and lawmakers continue to hold dear in Cambridge and the Commonwealth. We salute the fruits of your labors, Pfizer.”
“I’m happy that a global biopharmaceutical leader like Pfizer continues to invest in the City of Cambridge,” said Representative Timothy J. Toomey. “Governor Patrick and Speaker DeLeo’s commitment to public investment in innovation has created a robust biotech industry in Massachusetts. I’m confident that Pfizer’s strong R&D organization will ensure that even more high skilled jobs will be created in Cambridge as well as lead to the development of critical new technologies and medicines that will benefit people worldwide.”
A March 2013 report by The Boston Foundation showed that the Patrick Administration’s investments in the life sciences sector are making a measurable impact on job creation and spurring economic growth across the Commonwealth. The report also encouraged continued funding of the Life Sciences Initiative. The research found that over the last 10 years the state’s life sciences cluster has created jobs in Massachusetts at a faster pace than any other industry sector in the Commonwealth, and since 2008, Massachusetts has overtaken all competitor states in the rate of life sciences job creation. The report also commended the MLSC for its administrative efficiency and sound judgment in its investments and applauded the Governor and the Legislature for their foresight in creating the Center.
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Pfizer moves into Kendall Square with new 280,000 sq. foot facility
CAMBRIDGE – Monday, June 16, 2014 – On the sixth anniversary of his signing into law the Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative, Governor Deval Patrick today joined Pfizer leadership, life sciences leaders and local and state officials to celebrate the grand opening of Pfizer’s new 280,000 square foot facility in Kendall square.
“It is fitting that on the sixth anniversary of the Life Sciences Initiative becoming law, we are here celebrating the continued growth of one of our leading Life Sciences companies,” said Governor Patrick. “I congratulate Pfizer on their expansion and look forward to their continued contributions to our thriving Life Sciences community.”
Led by Pfizer Group Vice President of BioTherapeutics R&D, José-Carlos Gutiérrez-Ramos, Ph.D, the new laboratory facilities, located in the heart of Kendall Square, are leased from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Pfizer scientists will work in state-of-the-art lab space on a range of clinical programs across several therapeutic areas, including inflammation, immunoscience, rare disease, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and neuroscience.
“Our innovation economy is fueling our recovery and is creating economic opportunity throughout the Commonwealth,” said Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Greg Bialecki. “We congratulate Pfizer on its expansion and look forward to its continued growth and success here in Massachusetts.”
In addition to the new Cambridge R&D hub, Massachusetts is home to Pfizer’s research and manufacturing site in Andover and is the global headquarters for Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) in Boston. By establishing collaborations with institutions working on novel and cutting-edge research, CTI’s model is designed to build an innovative network for drug discovery, with the goal of bringing new, targeted therapies to patients quickly.
“Pfizer’s unified presence in Cambridge reinforces our 15-year commitment to Massachusetts’ Life Sciences community,” said Mikael Dolsten, M.D., Ph.D., President of Research and Development at Pfizer. “Our goal in Kendall Square is to nurture collaborative and innovative science that can translate into new therapies for patients. Our proximity to the scientific brain trust that exists in this area, with world-renowned academic, medical and research facilities opens endless possibilities to advance breakthrough therapies.”
Today marks the sixth anniversary of Governor Patrick signing the Life Sciences Initiative, a ten-year, $1 billion investment in the growth of the state’s life sciences sectors. Since then, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has invested or committed $535 million to fund translational research, company formation and growth, workforce development and infrastructure, leveraging an additional $1.5 billion from outside sources. These investments have helped Massachusetts emerge over the past six years as the undisputed global leader in life sciences.
"On behalf of the Center, I would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Pfizer on its expansion into Kendall Square,” said Susan Windham Bannister, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of the MLSC. “Massachusetts has become a magnet for major investment by the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies, and we are excited that Pfizer sees strategic value in expanding here. Pfizer is an industry giant and adds enormously to our life sciences community in the Commonwealth.”
“The value of research and development such as Pfizer’s is seen in gorgeous graphic terms every day,” said Representative Marjorie C. Decker. “It is seen in the patients who survive and thrive beyond what would have been bleak expectations even a handful of years ago. Attracting excellent life sciences companies and watching them expand is a core commitment that we policy and lawmakers continue to hold dear in Cambridge and the Commonwealth. We salute the fruits of your labors, Pfizer.”
“I’m happy that a global biopharmaceutical leader like Pfizer continues to invest in the City of Cambridge,” said Representative Timothy J. Toomey. “Governor Patrick and Speaker DeLeo’s commitment to public investment in innovation has created a robust biotech industry in Massachusetts. I’m confident that Pfizer’s strong R&D organization will ensure that even more high skilled jobs will be created in Cambridge as well as lead to the development of critical new technologies and medicines that will benefit people worldwide.”
A March 2013 report by The Boston Foundation showed that the Patrick Administration’s investments in the life sciences sector are making a measurable impact on job creation and spurring economic growth across the Commonwealth. The report also encouraged continued funding of the Life Sciences Initiative. The research found that over the last 10 years the state’s life sciences cluster has created jobs in Massachusetts at a faster pace than any other industry sector in the Commonwealth, and since 2008, Massachusetts has overtaken all competitor states in the rate of life sciences job creation. The report also commended the MLSC for its administrative efficiency and sound judgment in its investments and applauded the Governor and the Legislature for their foresight in creating the Center.
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第35屆波士頓龍舟賽 參賽隊伍破紀錄 Catch 22奪冠
波士頓龍舟賽,通常是三隊一場的比賽。(周菊子攝) |
(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 昨(十五)日賽畢的波士頓香港龍舟賽今年在陽光普照中慶祝三十五週年,參賽隊伍高達62支,連華人隊伍數目都大破紀錄,有至少二個學生會,五個校友會,五個華埠社區組織參加,盛況空前。
陶凱(左起),Leslie Swartz,麻州環保處代表,中領館領事王軍,麻州眾議員 陳德基,香港駐美國總經濟貿易專員梁卓文,駐紐約香港經貿處署理處長張沛, 麻州香港協會會長葉俊年(後右四),劍橋市議員張禮能(後右二),波士頓 香港龍舟節籌委會主席劉忠凱(後右一)等人。(周菊子攝) |
主隊比賽結果,劍橋學院(Cambridge
College)贊助的Catch 22隊以二分十七秒九一六,奪得冠軍。波士頓龍舟俱樂部(DBCB)的邪惡金槍魚(Wicked Tuna)隊以二分廿八秒五九六奪得亞軍,活根(Living
Root)藍隊以二分三十一秒七九巴奪得季軍。
香港駐美國總經濟貿易專員梁卓文(左四)和波士頓香港龍舟節籌委會的籌委,汪剛柳 (右一),陶凱(右二),陳瑞虹(左二),傅麗娜(左一)等人合影。(周菊子攝) |
華人組隊參賽隊伍有東北大學,麻州大學波士頓分校的中國學生學者聯合會這兩個學生會組隊參賽。校友會有北大,清華,復旦,南京,浙江等五校六隊,華人社區組織至少有波士頓華埠社區中心,華人醫務中心,大波士頓中華文化協會,中華廣教學校,華人青年協會,波士頓大學傳譯員隊(BU
Interpreters)等六個組織八隊參賽。
波士頓龍舟節的嘉賓合影。左起,Rose Hom,Leslie Swartz,以及陳德基 (左五起),梁卓文,王軍,張沛,張禮能,周樹昂,汪剛柳(右二), 李國富(右一)。(周菊子攝) |
十五日早上依照划船時間被分入E組的九隊,有首次參加龍舟賽的中華廣教學校和波士頓清華大學校友隊第一隊,道富集團蜥蜴(Lizard)隊打入決賽,下午四點多下水競比。有校董會董事長蔡倩婷親自操槳,校長曾秀芬組啦啦隊,教師余紹強統籌訓練的中華廣教學校以三分零四秒七九八奪得冠軍。
慫恿中華廣教學校組隊參賽的校董鍾曼怡大為高興,錄下了廣教學校決賽鏡頭,廣發電郵,播報喜訊。
奪得冠軍的Catch22 隊。(圖由波士頓龍舟賽籌委會提供) |
曾秀芬校長感慨表示,這勝利可也得來不易。十九名參賽的該校校董,師生,義工,不但照龍舟賽籌委會的規定下水練習六次,還利用時間在學校禮堂內,把椅子排成兩列來練習划槳。
昨日出席第三十五屆波士頓龍舟節的嘉賓很多,在香港駐美國總經濟貿易專員梁卓文,香港駐紐約經濟貿易辦事處署理處長張沛之外,還包括麻州眾議員陳德基,甫於六月十四日在麻州民主黨黨代表大會中獲得16%黨代表支持,確定將名列九月初選選票,角逐麻州副州長席位的劍橋市市議員張禮能,中國駐紐約總領事館領事王軍,麻州亞美局委員周樹昂,波士頓香港龍舟賽創辦人之一,現任波士頓兒童博物館資深副總裁的Leslie Swartz,以及大會贊助商Harvard Pilgrim Health Care關係經理Rose
Hom,道富集團代表等。
趙鍾英位小朋友畫臉。(周菊子攝) |
香港駐紐約經濟貿易辦事處為慶祝波士頓香港龍舟賽三十五週年,送出了三百支划槳,作為賀禮,並由香港駐美國總經濟貿易專員梁卓文代表,和波士頓龍舟節的Leslie Swartz,陳瑞虹,汪剛柳,陶凱,傅麗娜,溫陳金改,Gordon Wen, 李國富等歷屆籌委們合影。
香港駐美國總經濟貿易專員梁卓文(前左起)從汪剛柳,李國富手中接過做 紀念品的舊划槳。(周菊子攝) |
昨日的龍舟賽,在會場邊一樣有各式各樣的亞州小吃,舞台上有大波士頓中華文化協會的扯鈴,劍橋中國文化中心的中國大鼓,華林派功夫武術團,牛頓中文學校,明珠舞蹈團,Angkoh,Shaila等舞蹈學校,新英格蘭太鼓隊,O’Malley 跆拳道中心,楊書旺變臉等表演。會場旁邊有大波士頓中華文化協會的蕭雲,章振宏,陳宏林,黃麗貞,周萬欽等人教人包粽子,寫毛筆字,剪紙,做香包等的展示中國文化藝術。已高齡八十餘的趙鍾英也熱心的幫忙,為兒童畫臉。美中醫學交流協會會長孔學君也率領一批熱心醫師,在會場
提供包括血壓測量、體重測量、視力檢測,乙肝、糖尿病和自閉症篩查,推拿治療,針灸和中醫諮詢等義診。
廣教學校,東北CSSA,復旦校友,華人青年協會奪波士頓龍舟分組冠軍
其中北大,清華及復旦,昨日晉級,下午兩點多時決賽。首次參賽的復旦校友隊以兩分五十七秒四八八的成績奪冠。清華校友隊第二隊以二分五十九秒零八五居亞,北京大學校友隊以三分零三秒二零九得季軍。
清華校友會董事長周福民,前任董事長林巍,前任會長張偉昨日都到場打氣。他們笑說今年清華報名兩隊,志在參與,給校友們更多歡聚機會。
南京大學校友會會長嚴明表示,雖然該會未能擠進決賽,但包括一名外籍僱佣兵在內的十七名划船手,昨日和其他隊伍進行了友誼賽。
華人青年協會的第二隊,在企業協會(Business/Networking)組,以兩分五十一秒二四二的成績,奪得冠軍。亞軍是亞美專業人士協會颱風隊,二分五十一秒八九九。季軍為數學龍對,二分五十三秒零零五。
華人青年協會會長吳迪一會後發微信,稱“五湖四海,四周集訓,三只隊伍,兩枚金牌,一顆同心!”,該會的粉紅軍團勢不可擋,在八位隊長,教練David,以及62名隊員的努力下,該會創造奇蹟,以0.6秒,戰勝三年冠軍NAAAP隊。
圖片說明:
首次參賽就奪得華人大學校友會隊冠軍,復旦大學校友會在隊長陳雪芹(前左一)率領下擺出勝利姿勢。(菊子攝)
清華大學校友隊今年組成兩隊參賽,陣仗很龐大。校友會前後任董事長林巍(後右三),周福民(後右六)都來當啦啦隊。(菊子攝)
北京大學校友會隊有會長羅嘉元(前右六),創會會長趙平(右一)招呼,打氣。(菊子攝)
台灣大學的MOOC
轉載
「感動十二分鐘,盡述台大 MOOC 同仁心血!」
June 16, 2014 at 6:05am

影片連結: http://goo.gl/lBzZdO
文茜的世界財經周報的專題報導影片終於上線了。短短十二分鐘,將台大的成果以及對世界的影響做了很深入的描寫,也把台灣大學在整體高等教育經費不如對岸的情況下,如何靠著台大熱血老師而能一爭雄長,描述的很深刻。看完了以後,真的讓人非常感動。
大 家可以看看裡面那個北京國中生是如何受到呂世浩老師的震撼!裡面也有呂老師講課很著名的「唧唧復唧唧」段子。影片後段還有陳嫦芬老師跟我們台大 MOOC 同仁為台大製作 Coursera 新課程「職場素養」的幕後花絮。裡面也看的到我們 MOOC 工作團隊的好幾位要角:楊韶維、賈儒珍、蘇郁珊、辜珮瑄、和我們的工讀同學們。話說中天團隊的攝影師真的很強,取鏡變化真多,連桌上玻璃的倒影也利用了。 真不簡單!
短短十二分鐘,呈現了台大這群願意每週多花兩三百小時製作課程的老師心血,和我們辛苦的台大 MOOC 同仁與台大工讀同學們這兩年來的努力。對 MOOC 是什麼還不了解的朋友,或是對台大的 Coursera 課程還不熟悉的朋友,歡迎看一下短片。看完你就可以感受到 MOOC 的魅力所在!也歡迎看完後分享讓更多朋友知道網路上有台大 Coursera 這樣的知識寶藏,上課完全免費,不好好利用真是太可惜了!
後記:
MOOC,台灣稱“慕課”,中國稱“木殻”?
星期日, 6月 15, 2014
Nation's First-Ever Launch of Youth Participatory Budgeting
Nation's First-Ever Launch of Youth Participatory Budgeting
BOSTON—Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the launch of Youth Lead the Change: Participatory Budgeting Boston
to engage Boston residents between the ages of 12 to 25 in deciding how
$1 million of Boston's capital budget will be allocated.
"The
participatory budget program is an opportunity for the City to involve
young people and to empower them to have a real, tangible impact on
their neighborhoods,” said Mayor Walsh. “This helps to foster a greater
sense of responsibility in their communities, and helps create a climate
of ownership and civic-minded engagement. I'm committed to the
participatory budget project not just for the impact it has with these
capital projects, but the future investments it will bring by making our
young people a part of our process."
Young
Boston residents submitted potential project ideas, which then were
reviewed by community activists and leaders, and city officials to
develop formal proposals for the final ballot.
Voting begins on June 14 and lasts until June 20. On June 14, the Tobin Community Center will host a Voting Launch Party from 2:00 to 4:00PM,
where residents learn more about the ballot proposals. Each voter can
choose up to four projects of the 14 that made it on the ballot. The
projects that receive the highest number of votes will be implemented.
"People
really listened and worked with us to get this done. I am going to be
able to look back and say that I helped to make these changes in
Boston," said Sadiya Gurham, a Dorchester Representative on the Mayor's
Youth Council.
Voting sites are spread across the City of Boston. To learn more visit: tinyurl.com/ylc-fb-vote or contact the Department of Youth Engagement and Employment at 617-635-4202.
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PLEDGE to 877877.
Primary Voting Sites
- The City School, 614 Columbia Road, Uphams Corner
- Monday, June 16, 10:00-4:00PM
- Tuesday, June 17, 2:00-8:30PM
- Wednesday, June 18, 9:00-9:00PM
- Thursday, June 19, 10:00-5:00PM
- Friday, June 20, 9:00-5:00PM
- Tobin Community Center, 1481 Tremont Street, Mission Hill
- Monday, June 16, 2:00-6:00PM
- Tuesday, June 17, 2:00-6:00PM
- Wednesday, June 18, 2:00-6:00PM
- Thursday, June 19, 2:00-6:00PM
- Friday, June 20, 2:00-6:00PM
Additional Voting Sites
- Madison Park High School, 75 Malcolm X Boulevard, Roxbury
- Monday, June 16, 8:30-11:30PM
- Burke High School, 60 Washington Street, Dorchester
- Wednesday, June 18, 8:00-1:00PM
- Charlestown High School, 240 Medford Street, Charlestown
- Wednesday, June 18, 10:00-12:30PM
- English High School, 144 McBride Street, Jamaica Plain
- Thursday, June 19, 10:30-12:30PM
- Snowden High School, 150 Newbury Street, Back Bay
- Thursday, June 19, 9:30-12:30PM
- Ruggles Station, Corner of Tremont and Ruggles Street, Roxbury
- Monday, June 16, 1:30-3:30PM
- Forest Hills Station, Corner of Washington Street and Hyde Park Avenue, Jamaica Plain
- Thursday, June 19, 1:30-3:30PM
- Dudley Station, Corner of Washington Street and Dudley Street, Roxbury
- Friday, June 20, 1:30-3:30PM
- Downtown Crossing Station, Corner of Washington Street and Summer Street, Boston
- Friday, June 20, 3:30-5:30PM
- Condon Community Center, 200 D Street, South Boston
- Monday, June 16- 18, 4:00-7:00PM
- Cleveland Community Center, 11 Charles Street, Dorchester
- Thursday, June 17-19, 2:00-5:00PM
- Paris Street Community Center, 112 Paris Street, East Boston
- Wednesday, June 18, 20, 2:00-5:00PM
- Mildred Community Center, 5 Mildred Ave, Mattapan
- Wednesday, June 18-20, 2:00-5:00PM
星期六, 6月 14, 2014
梁卓文抵波士頓主持麻州香港節
(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 香港駐美國總經濟貿易專員梁卓文率同香港駐紐約經濟貿易辦事處同仁,十二日晚在波士頓美術博物館(MFA)以接待酒會,香港得獎影片“激戰”在波士頓首映,為“2014麻州香港節(Hong
Kong Celebrates Massachusetts 2014)”揭開序幕。
香港駐美國總經濟貿易專員梁卓文(中)和同為麻州首名華裔眾議員的陳德基(右) 及黃子安(左),也都還是第一次見面。(周菊子攝 |
今年二月三日,有太平紳士銜頭的梁卓文接替升任勞工處處長的唐智強,走馬上任香港駐美國總經濟貿易專員,六月十二日初訪波士頓。
當晚約有來自企業,文化,學術,政治各界的130人出席盛會。
波士頓香港龍舟節創辦人Leslie Swartz,前任主席Peter Myray,現任主席劉忠凱, 籌委會執委汪剛柳夫婦,都出席了酒會。(周菊子攝) |
梁卓文表示,“2014麻省香港節(Hong
Kong Celebrates Massachusetts 2014)”將以一系列活動慶祝香港與麻州之間的關係更加緊密,包括慶祝酒會,共放映六部電影的“香港新電影魅力”電影節,第二屆“香港日”,香港舞蹈團參加傑克伯(Jacob)枕頭舞節等。
麻州香港協會創辦會長周榮亞(左起),麻州眾議員陳德基,夏威夷香港協會主席潘沅芷, 麻州眾議員黃子安在接待酒會中交流。(周菊子攝) |
梁卓文在致辭中說明,香港自從在1997年回歸中國後,一直採行獨特的“一國兩制”,擁有港元這可自由轉換,和美元掛鉤已三十年的貨幣,稅制簡單,稅率低,司法獨立。他強調,香港人為自己所擁有,基本法所保障的資訊及資金流通自由而自豪。
他指出,香港的經濟狀況良好,2014年的GDP成長預估為3%到4%。在2014年第一季中,失業率為3.1%,技術上來說等於是全民就業。
在港美關係上,美國是香港的第二大貿易夥伴,僅次於中國大陸。香港人口七百萬,在2013年內是美國的第九大出口地區,比2012年的第十位,晉升一級。
以貿易額來說,美國出口到香港的總額在2013年達到425億美元,比2012年增加13%。目前美國在香港開設的公司超過1300家,住在香港的美國人有六萬之多。
十二家設在麻州的財富五百大公司中,有十家在香港設有分公司,包括自由互惠保險公司,麻州互惠生命保險公司(Mutual Life
Insurance),道富集團(State Street),獲多利(Fidelity)公司等,TJX,雷神(Raytheon),全球夥伴(Global Partners),Thermo Fisher
Scientific,波士頓科學公司(Boston
Scientific ),百澳健(Biogen Idec),EMC等。
過去兩年,又有六家來自麻州的公司到香港設辦事處或分公司了,行業種類非常多元,醫藥,環保工程,機械塗料製造,金融服務,甚至酒類出口等。
梁卓文表示,香港正快速成為麻州的主要出口對象,從2009年迄今,麻州出口到香港的金額成長了三倍有多。
在2013年,麻州出口到香港的金額達到十七億美金,和之前一年相比,增加了150%。在麻州出口地排名上,香港也從2012年的第十一位,跳升至第六位。
梁卓文強調,香港將繼續努力擴展與麻州的經貿,文化,投資交流,探討各種合作機會。
第二屆香港日十二地麻州協會與盛
麻州香港協會會長葉俊年在麻州眾議員陳德基協助下,還促請麻州州長派區克簽發了一份表揚狀給新上任的香港駐美國總經濟貿易專員梁卓文,訂定六月十三日為香港日。
麻州州長派區克的表揚狀聲稱,由於美國有六萬人住在香港,香港漢麻州之間的貿易在過去兩年間從7億八千萬元,增加到十七億六千萬元,增幅達150%,由葉俊年擔任主席,包括十二個分會的全美麻州協會於六月十三日這天在波士頓開會等原因,麻州認可香港的重要性,特地藉香港駐美國總經濟貿易專員梁卓文首次訪問波士頓時,宣佈這天為香港日,聊以誌勝。
葉俊年表示,包括加州,喬治亞州,佛羅里達州,夏威夷州,伊利若州,麻州,內華達州,紐約州,德州,賓州,華盛頓州等,共有十二個州的麻州協會,昨日早上在畢馬威(KPMG)會計師樓開會,討論如何加強各州香港人企業的交流,並攜手為促進香港與美國的加強經貿關係而努力。
梁卓文為此特地指出,香港經貿辦事處剛與麻州國際貿易及投資辦公室(MOITI)再度簽署了備忘錄,為雙邊合作更進一步奠定基礎。
梁卓文表示,華爾街日報最近再度把香港評為最自由的貿易市場,香港高速鐵路發展迅速,把香港和中國連得更近,十八哩有橋,有隧道的通道,
也把香港和澳門連成一氣。
過去這一年,香港共接待了五千四百萬名遊客,約等於麻州人口八倍,德州人口兩倍,証明香港已是非常成功的樞紐區。
梁卓文在2010年到今年二月前,擔任香港食物環境衛生署署長一職,昨日不單指出香港如今是比英國倫敦更受歡迎的酒品拍賣場,還透露香港是美國牛肉的進口“大國”。他昨日特地前往麻州生物協會(Mass
Bio)參觀,表示香港科學園正在進行第三期工程,生物醫藥業是重點項目。
昨日出席香港日活動者十分多元,除了來自加州的美國香港協會副主席鄭錦年,南加州香港協會會長李文超,紐約香港協會會長滕紹駿等各地香港協會會長之外,美國小企業行政局新英格蘭地區主管,以及經濟發展專員伍少武都應邀到會。
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香港駐美國總經濟貿易專員梁卓文(前左五),香港經貿辦事處署理處長張沛(右五),和麻州香港協會會長葉俊年(前左四),麻州眾議員Kay Khan(前左三),陳德基,黃子安,以及各地香港協會會長切蛋糕,慶祝香港日。(菊子攝)
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