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Goodmorning.Goodmorning.

Inlessthananhour,aircraftfromherewilljoinothersfromaroundtheworld,andyouwillbelaunchingthelargestaerialbattleinthehistoryofmankind.

Mankind,thatwordshouldhavenewmeaningforallofustoday.

Wecan'tbeconsumedbyourpettydifferencesanymore.Wewillbeunitedinourcommoninterest.

Perhapsit'sfatethattodayisthe4thofJuly,andyouwillonceagainbefightingforourfreedom.

Notfromtyranny,oppression,orpersecution,butfromannihilation.

We'refightingforourrighttolive,toexist,andshouldwewintheday,the4thofJulywillnolongerbeknownasanAmericanholiday,butasthedaywhentheworlddeclaredinonevoice,'Wewillnotgoquietlyintothenight!Wewillnotvanishwithoutafight!We'regoingtoliveon,we'regoingtosurvive.'Todaywecelebrateourindependenceday!"

Ourdeepestfearisnotthatweareinadequate.

Ourdeepestfearisthatwearepowerfulbeyondmeasure.

Itisourlight,notourdarknessthatmostfrightensus.

Yourplayingsmalldoesnotservetheworld.

There'snothingenlightenedaboutshrinkingsothatotherpeoplewon'tfeelinsecurearoundyou.

Weareallmeanttoshine,aschildrendo.

It'snotjustinsomeofus;it'sineveryone.

Andasweletourownlightshine,weunconsciouslygiveotherpeoplepermissiontodothesame.

Aswe'reliberatedfromourownfear,ourpresenceautomaticallyliberatesothers.

Mr.Barnettandalltheguestsofhonours,

IamveryhonouredtohavebeenmadeCASHAmbassador.

Musicisaveryimportantpartofanyculture,andIamsureallofusherewillagreethatwemustkeepourculturealiveandthriving.ThisisparticularlyimportantinaplacelikeHongKongwheremostpeoplearebusyworkingformoneyandfame,culturewillhelpustomaintainabalanceoflives.

Becauseofthisbelief,I,whohavenotbeenproperlytrainedinmusic,haveforyearsbeentryingmybesttopromotemusic,notjustbysingingandperforming,butalsobycreatingtunesandwritinglyricsforsongs.

IenjoydoingthisandIthinkthat,inasmallway,IamcontributingtothemusicandthecultureofHongKong.

IalsobelievethatitisimportantforartisttobecreativeandsoIhavebeenworkinghardtocreatenewwaysofentertainingandevensettingnewtrends.

Myrecentconcertswhichhavebeendescribedascontroversialareexamplesofmyeffortsinthisdirection.Theyhaveattractedmanyfavourablecommentsaswellassomecriticisms.

IthinkthatisfineandIwillcontinuetobecreative.Iknowallofyouwillapproveanddothesame.Thankyou!

Thelastbutnottheleast,musicisourprofessionandourlivelihoodandtheworkswehavecreatedshouldbeprotectedfrompiracy.

Unfortunately,advancedinformationtechnologyhashelpedaggravatethissituation,causingmanyproblemsandthreateningthelivelihoodofmanyartists.

Iwishtousethisopportunitytocalluponalltheartist(s)touniteinthecampaignagainstpiracy.Infact,Iconsiderthisoneofthemostimportantmission(s)fortheCASHAmbassadorandIwilldedicatemyefforttothis.

Thankyouverymuch!