泰國駐香港及澳門署理總領事 陳慧玲 獻辭

泰國駐香港及澳門署理總領事 陳慧玲 獻辭

每年，泰國人民期待在十二月五日慶祝三個有意義的事件：國皇壽辰、國慶日和父親日。對泰國人民而言，泰皇普密蓬‧阿杜德陛下是「國家之父」，國皇陛下不單是征服我們心扉的國皇，同時亦是引導我國走向繁榮和獲得國際認同的導師。

自其年輕時開始，國皇普密蓬‧阿杜德陛下便已成為經濟學家、科學家、哲學家和一位國皇的縮影。多才多藝的國皇，以其才華創建了數以千計的皇家項目，從而永遠地更改了國家的面貌。國皇陛下調動各行各業的泰國人民為國家的團結與福祉而辛勤工作。國皇陛下的「自供自給經濟」哲學，孕育我國和人民適度、合理、彈性地對待氣候危機的社會價值觀，並使我國獲得正在崛起的中等收入經濟體的國際地位。

此外，國皇陛下以其科學專業知識，啟動了一些在水資源保護和管理的措施，使泰國人民能夠享受具質素的生活，並使泰國從一個農業國轉化成為全球食品安全倉庫。作為農產品最大出口國之一，泰國在水資源的皇家發展項目，特別是水源安全、水源與洪水的管理以及灌溉等獲得巨大的得益。因此，為與國際社會分享在國皇陛下領導下的可持續的水資源發展與管理，泰國於二零一三年五月在清邁主辦了第二屆亞太水源高峰會議，議題是：「水安全和與水相關災害的挑戰：領導與承諾」。該高峰會議使來自世界各地的專家感到驚訝的是，一些皇家概念和模式確能幫助世界更好地處理水相關的災害挑戰和提高機遇。

國皇普密蓬‧阿杜德陛下確是「我國之父」。泰國人民自豪地慶祝國皇陛下榮獲聯合國發展計劃頒發的「人類發展終生成就獎」。國皇陛下從教育、公共衛生、通訊、福利、環境、運輸、農業、水源、灌溉和科技等多個領域的發展都幫助了我們的生活。這不僅是為我國國皇獲得逾三十五個國際獎項，使我國在國際上大出風頭而令我們感到自豪，更重要的是其信念，使泰國要成為一個具責任的國際社會成員，並要在國內外堅持促進福祉、和平與穩定的原則。

本人謹代表泰皇國駐香港特別行政區及澳門特別行政區總領事館，聯同居於香港及澳門的泰國人社群，與泰皇國人民一道祝願二零一三年十二月五日星期四八十六歲壽辰的國皇普密蓬‧阿杜德陛下身體健康和幸福！

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Message from Ms. Benjamas Tanvetyanont, Acting Consul-General of the Royal Thai Consulate-General

Every year, Thais look forward to celebrating three meaningful events on 5th December: the King’s Birthday, the National Day and the Father’s Day. For Thais, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the “Father of our Nation”. His Majesty is not only the king who has conquered the hearts of the Thai people but also the mentor who has guided the country towards prosperity and international recognition.

Since his young years, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has become an epitome of an economist, a scientist, a philosopher and a king. The versatile King made the most of his talents by creating thousands of Royal Projects that forever changed the face of the country. As the centre of the people, His Majesty mobilise Thais from all walks of life to work hard to reach national unity and wellbeing. His Majesty’s philosophy of “Sufficiency Economy” that has engendered indispensable social values of moderation, reasonableness and resilience has allowed the people and country to weather crises and retain the international status as a rising upper middle-income economy.

His Majesty’s scientific expertise has, moreover, generated several initiatives on water resources conservation and management that have enabled Thais to enjoy a quality life and transformed Thailand from an agricultural country into the global food security warehouse. As one of the biggest exporters of agricultural products, Thailand has benefited tremendously from the Royal Development Projects on Water Resources that focus on water security, water and flood management, and irrigation. Hence, to share with the global community His Majesty’s leadership in sustainable water resources development and management, Thailand hosted the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit entitled “Water Security and Water-Related Disaster Challenges: Leadership and Commitment” in May 2013 in Chiang Mai. The Summit amazed experts from across the globe with several royal concepts and models that can indeed help the world better manage water-related disaster challenges and enhance opportunities.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej is indeed the Father of our Nation. The Thais proudly celebrated His Majesty’s achievements signified by the Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award granted by the United Nations Development Programme, as His Majesty has helped the people to develop in all aspects of our lives, ranging from education, public health, communication, welfare, environment, transportation, agriculture, water, irrigation and technology. It is not merely more than 35 international awards that our King has done us proud for putting the country in the international limelight. More importantly, it is indeed his conviction in ruling with righteousness that has contributed to Thailand’s belief in being a responsible member of the international community and in upholding the principle of promoting wellbeing, peace and stability at home and abroad.

On behalf of the Royal Thai Consulate-General in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region, together with all the Thai people and communities living in Hong Kong and Macau, we join the people of the Kingdom of Thailand in wishing His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej a good health and happiness on his 86th Birthday Anniversary on Thursday 5th December, 2013.
Long Live His Majesty the King.