第 1 页 共 86 页精品文档---下载后可任意编辑新加坡总理吴作栋理国庆群众大会演讲 名人演讲稿 WhentheSingaporeteamsuccessfullyclimbedMountEverest(中国称珠穆朗玛峰))in1998,Icheered.IspoketoKhooSweeChiowandhisteam-mateslater. Theytoldmethattheyclimbedupinstages,fromBaseCamp(探险队等的营地)toCamps1,2,3and4,beforetheymadetheirassaultforthesummit.Theclimbbecamemoredifficultanddangerousthehighertheywent.Theairbecamethinnerandtheslopesteeper.Youhadtobedisciplined,determined,andwellprepared.Andyouhadtohaveluckonyourside.Therecouldbeavalanchesandrockfails,ortheweathercouldchangesuddenly.SweeChiowtoldmethatthemostimportantqualityneededtoclimbMount第 2 页 共 86 页精品文档---下载后可任意编辑Everestwasmentalstrength. TheclimbupMountEverestprovidesavividimageforSingapore''''sownclimbupthemountainofeconomicdevelopment. SeniorMinisterbroughtSingaporeuptoCamp2--fromlabourintensivetoelectronicsandhighervalue-addedindustries.Inthelast10years,wehaveclimbedhighertoCamp3,withwaferfabs(waferfabrication 的口语表达,晶体管加工),chemicals,andfinancialservices.Now,wearemakingourwaytoCamp4,todoIT,lifesciences,andotherknowledge-basedactivities.IfwemakeittoCamp4,wecanthentrytoscalethesummitwherecountriesliketheUS,JapanandSwitzerlandare. Butletmewarnyou.AsintheMountEverestclimb,thegoingwillgettoug第 3 页 共 86 页精品文档---下载后可任意编辑herfromhere.Aswegohigherupthemountainofeconomicdevelopment,progresswillbeslower.Wewillnotseethesamehighgrowthratesasinthepast.Wewillhavetoworksmarterandacquiremoresophisticatedcapabilitiestoovercomecomplexchallenges.Wewillbetemptedtorelax.Indeed,someSingaporeanshaveasked:"DoweneedtobeNumberOneineverything?"Wewillneedgreatmentalstrengthtocontinuepushingourselvestoexcel.Ifwedonotdoso,othersnowbehinduswillpushusoffthetrack. Tonight,Iwanttofocusonthisnextstageofoureconomicclimb. THECURRENTDOWNTURN Butfirst,letmetouchonthecurrenteconomicdownturn. WhenImetthemediaearlierthisweek,theytoldmethatSingaporeanswouldexpectmetospeakindetailontheslowdown...
