New Treasury Secretary, Mr Henry TANG, Hong Kong, and his father

HKSAR Financial Secretary, Mr Henry TANG, was in August 2003 was appointed. Native of Jiangsu Wuxi Tang for Administration under his father Tang Xiangqian\'s excellent tutors, inherited family loving the motherland and the Heung Yee Kuk and the fine tradition of industrial, in their own positions in every way possible to serve the community, service people. Let us now along the track of development of the Tang clan, explore the origins of its success.

A good education, practical entrepreneurship

The afternoon of August 4, 2003, Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-Hwa, the SAR headquarters announced that, based on his nomination by the Central Government, appointed Financial Secretary, Mr Henry TANG, the Hong Kong Government sth

3:34 P.M. day, Wuxi reporters dialed long Tang home phone in Hong Kong, to pass on hometown people Henry is assignment, the warm congratulations. Answering the phone is the father of Henry--Hong Kong famous businessman Mr Tang Xiangqian. His loud voice on the phone said: \"thanks of hometown people care about! Appoint a trust from the people of Hong Kong. As a new financial Director of one \' s youth, his primary task was to revitalize the Hong Kong economy sth \"

Promising young son, atmosphere and wise father.

Tang Xiangqian was born in 1923 in the town of Wuxi textile family. Grandfather Tang Xiangting created Wuxi Li xinmian mill, fame Jiangnan; father Tang Junyuan 26 years served as the new General Manager of the woolen mill, invented the famous both at home and abroad \"is not boring woolen cloth\". In 1945, Tang Xiangqian Shanghai Datong University Bachelor\'s degree magna cum laude. The same year, he entered the China corporate banking. Due to his serious practical, popularity and good and soon was promoted to the Fuke long cashier.

In 1947, in encouraged by father Tang Xiangqian, determined to \"to the outside world to see.\" In 1950, a seagoing vessel carrying Tang Xiangqian obtained master\'s degree from Illinois State University came to Hong Kong. He first China industrial bank in Hong Kong as a trainee for three years in order to understand the market and economic situation in Hong Kong. In 1968, he and partners started knitting factory on the peninsula in Hong Kong, began to produce garments. In the 1970 of the 20th century, the Tang Xiangqian seize the opportunity of direct ordering of major department stores in Europe and America to Hong Kong businessmen, created their own brands, cause rapid growth.

In 1975, only 23 years old, Henry had obtained United States Yale University Master\'s degree in psychology. When he is preparing to take a PhD, his father sent a letter to say: \"one \' s youth, instead of reading the postdoctoral for people to work, I think you better get down to come back to me now to work. \"Mr Tang\'s three brothers are still small at that time, so he complied with the parent and returned to Hong Kong.

Henry entered the company, starting from scratch, first learning package, I knitted processes and technologies, and when the comprador and then pipe operation and sales. A few years, he has Western management knowledge, and practical experience. From here, the Hong Kong Tang clan started a new take off in the garment industry.

Three generations of patriotic love

800 in Taihu Lake in a vast expanse of Misty, Canal lvhaozhe came from afar, Pentium and Yangtze River. This is the birth of old Tang, a place endowed with the fine spirits of the universe, outstanding people. In July 2003, every Tang Xiang qian80 birthday, Wuxi overseas Friendship Association leaders to visit Hong Kong for their birthday, at the same time invited Henry--the mother of the Honorary President of overseas Friendship Association of Wuxi Wuxi, Wuxi, Ms Tang You Shuqi November back to participate in overseas Friendship Association of a general election. According to stakeholders, Tang Xiangqian couples be in good health, still speaking a Wuxi dialect of hospitality home accent is not modified.

Tang Xiangqian is famous for its devoted son. In 1972, the mother is suffering from colon cancer, his anxious anxiety anxious flew to Shanghai, a few days running in many sectors, finally escorted his mother into Shanghai Ruijin hospital to do careful treatment. When you learn that the mother can only live up to five years, eyes red with tears, swore to mother\'s longevity. Thus, he personally accompanied his mother to find their overseas doctors for medical treatment, he just let mother live for a whole 12 years.

After the third plenary session of the party, Tang Xiangqian\'s father Tang Junyuan served as Vice Chairman of the CPPCC in Shanghai. His son said, \"Cheung Millennium, let your investment, we tangjia contribution for the four modernizations of the motherland. In case of loss, even if you honor me. \"So, Mr Tang Xiangqian invest 18 companies and factories in the country, hit a three\" firsts \"in Shenzhen--made the first payment of compensation, built the first joint venture of Xinjiang tianshan woolen textile factory, first Shanghai-Hong Kong joint venture in Shanghai Shanghai combined woolen textile co., Ltd.

On April 23, 2000, Tang Xiangqian carrying the eldest son of Tai Lake back, Mr Henry TANG, sacrifice and renovate the Tomb ancestral tomb. Before the return to Hong Kong, coincided with the evening of Taihu Lake, father and son were both stop to shore, looked into fishing boats back from the sunset afterglow, in listening to the evening breeze blows to the fisherman \'s, recalled that the dead, cried. Tang Xiangqian son said: \"We express agreement of the Tang clan in his early years, where home town on the public interest, regardless of size, half the burden I surname Tang. One \' s youth, traditions of the ancestors, we have to remember! \" Mr Tang nodded in silence. In fact, in recent years, tangjia has supported extension school $ 1 million of Wuxi chongansi primary school, set up a \"Tang Junyuan scholarship\" $ 1 million to assist the elderly and the disabled welfare undertakings such as chivalrous deed constantly. In December 2002, Mr Tang assumed the Government, the Financial Secretary

Before long, the then Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce, industry and technology Mr Henry TANG, do not forget the parent training, led by the industrial and commercial delegation of Wuxi, 32 came to visit, care home development of sth

Father to son proud

The early 80, with the progress of the talks in the British Hong Kong, Hong Kong people rejoice, waiting, many people in Hong Kong with the motherland stick more tightly, but there are a few misgivings. At this time, with Tang Xiangqian as head of the Hong Kong businessmen visiting group arrived in Beijing, in the great Hall of the received Deng Xiaoping for the meeting. In a warm atmosphere, Deng Xiaoping is pleased to tell you \"the Chinese have two traditions, one does not yield, in front of what kind of wind and waves were like a rock, never fear is the Chinese people have always been the second you can \' t take it back, we say that Hong Kong\'s policies remain unchanged for 50 years was unchanged, there\'s nothing to worry about. \"Return to Hong Kong, down\'s father and son excitedly can talk. Mr Tang said, \"Dad, TV screen, Hong Kong people have noted, in up to two hours of the meeting, expression on Deng Xiao-ping\'s face is always pleasant, also emerged smiling from time to time sth\" Tang Xiangqian pleased to listen to the words of her son. The window that night over Hong Kong, like a quiet beautiful beauty; Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, Lantau Island and other islands in the distance, lights flashing, looming; near of Victoria, Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula between the Gulf that reflects whole body transparent reflections of the high-rise buildings on both sides, as Crystal Palace time overflows the color. Henry looking out the window the lively night scene of Hong Kong Island, said: \"it is clear that Deng Xiaoping is the use of the meeting of the Hong Kong businessmen headed by you an opportunity to the visiting group, the Hong Kong and the world to clarify central on Hong Kong\'s \' one country, two systems \' and \' Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong \', \' a high degree of autonomy \', a series of policies. I firmly believe that Hong Kong will be a smooth transition, the motherland. “

Analysis of Tang Xiangqian listen son, nod approval.

19 years later, after Mr Tsang, Mr Antony LEUNG, aged 51, Mr Henry TANG, Hong Kong\'s reunification with the third of the Financial Secretary. Former, Tung Chee-Hwa held his hand and said, \"one \' s youth, Hong Kong is at a critical juncture, needs someone willing to assume. \"Sentence loving words of the Chief Executive, Mr Tung, deeply moved him. Accept appointment, he solemnly pledged: he would do all it can, in close co-operation with the community, work together to overcome current economic difficulties, the establishment of a prosperous and harmonious and caring society.

Tang Xiangqian is proud of the courage to take responsibility for his son Henry.