China News Service, Hong Kong, March 17th. Title: Interview with Hong Kong industrialist Chen Weinan and his son: Love the country and Hong Kong

  China News Agency reporter Suo Youwei

  "When it comes to contributing to the country, I don't do much by myself. Although I am not a rich person in Hong Kong, I am willing to do whatever the country needs at all times." 104-year-old Hong Kong Patriotic Industry Chen Weinan still had a clear conversation when he was interviewed by a reporter from China News Agency a few days ago.

  In places where there are Chaoshan people at home and abroad, Chen Weinan is almost a household name.

He started from nothing in Hong Kong in the 1930s and became a leader in Hong Kong and Macau's industrial and commercial circles.

Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, he has been funding education, medical care, and culture in the Mainland, with a total donation of more than 200 million yuan.

  Having witnessed the fall of Hong Kong Island, the return of Hong Kong, the take-off of the motherland, and the social turmoil in Hong Kong in recent years, Chen Weinan, while maintaining his original intention of "love the country and love Hong Kong", still has a genuine concern and keenness for current affairs. Insight.

  "I'm so surprised that many countries have national security laws. When our country implements Hong Kong's national security laws, some people oppose it. What is the reason for this and is it fair?"

  "Obviously this is what Hong Kong is going to do. Some people in the Legislative Council are going to delay the first half of the year for a few years, and they want to "sweep" Hong Kong.

  Chen Weinan continued: "'Patriots govern Hong Kong' should be 100%. If you don't love the country or Hong Kong, how can you do things?" Chen Weinan said: "Many entrepreneurs I know love the country and Hong Kong. Love the country and Hong Kong has always been Hong Kong. The tradition of entrepreneurs. Before Hong Kong returned to the motherland, many entrepreneurs had always cared about the motherland. After the return, they should integrate into the country's development."

  In Chen Weinan's view, loving the country and Hong Kong is what a Chinese should do.

When he founded the Hong Kong Chaozhou Association in 2001, he specifically emphasized that the Association should better encourage Chaozhou people to get along with other Hong Kong citizens and build a prosperous Hong Kong together.

  "Hong Kong must integrate more into the overall situation of the country, and it will get better every year." Chen Weinan believes that "the purpose of building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is to integrate everyone together. Hong Kong is helpful to the Greater Bay Area, and the Greater Bay Area is also helpful to Hong Kong. It’s a good thing for everyone to join together. In fact, many Hong Kong people have gone to Shenzhen to develop, and many have earned a lot of money."

  Chen Weinan, who enjoys his birthday, is more concerned about young people now. "Our country is very concerned about the youth of Hong Kong, but many young people do not know what the country is. If Hong Kong is to have a future, it must solve the education problem. This is not something that can be solved overnight, it will take many years of hard work."

  Rao Tsung-yi, a master of Chinese studies, commented on Chen Weinan: "Mr. Chen is a man who truly sits on words and deeds." Chen Weinan is using his patriotism and Hong Kong to practice his own words and deeds to nurture his children and grandchildren.

  Chen Younan, who was deeply influenced by his father Chen Weinan, returned to Hong Kong after studying and working abroad for 16 years. He has devoted himself to community work for decades.

In 2012, Chen Younan took over the chairman of the Hong Kong Chaozhou Association.

In 2013, Chen Younan founded the "International Chaozhou Doctors Federation", which has gathered more than 2,000 experts and scholars with doctoral degrees or above at home and abroad, and has developed into a well-known high-end think tank for Chaozhou people at home and abroad.

  Chen Younan, who accompanied his father to an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency, said: "An investigation shows that the Chinese people have the highest trust in the government in the world. This is very rare. After Hong Kong implements the National Security Law, the road ahead is smooth and stable. Stability. This is very important. Everyone knows what the road ahead should be. Patriotic people and patriotic entrepreneurs will take a place with good development prospects as a place to stay."

  Regarding the National People’s Congress’s high-voting decision to improve Hong Kong’s electoral system, Chen Younan expressed “absolute support”: “This must be done. Some so-called opposition parties in Hong Kong, we call them troublemakers. If it is a good starting point for Hong Kong, of course it can. Criticize the government, but their purpose of paralyzing the Legislative Council and paralyzing the SAR government is clear to everyone, and the actions of some gangsters are serious illegal and criminal acts, which no country will allow. As a businessman, he can’t see the future development prospects and he will not invest easily. This decision enhances investors’ confidence in Hong Kong.”

  "Hong Kong is not without talents, but many talents have not come out to serve Hong Kong in politics." Chen Younan believes that how to create good conditions for such talents to enter the power structure of the SAR government is based on the National People's Congress's decision to improve the election mechanism of the Hong Kong SAR Election Committee. It can be seen that the central government is well-intentioned.

  Chen Younan said that to solve the deep-seated contradictions in Hong Kong, people’s livelihood issues are always fundamental. "Land issues, housing issues, everyone has more time to discuss than actual actions, and this kind of major development plan is exactly what the business community is willing to invest in capital. Development projects. Everyone must understand the government’s difficulties and look at the Greater Bay Area. The Greater Bay Area is the hinterland of Hong Kong’s development. The transportation and infrastructure are actually very developed. A technology company has developed an unmanned aircraft controlled by human brain waves. This was unthinkable before, but the young people in Hong Kong did not see the rapid progress in the mainland of the motherland. In fact, many problems are not practical problems, but psychological problems. This kind of psychological obstacle must be overcome."

  Like his father, Chen Younan also called on Hong Kong youths to personally experience and feel the development of the motherland. “Many Hong Kong youths still don’t know the path that China has traveled over the past 100 years.” (End)