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数学与科技丘成桐教授北京三月二十四日因为促进中国与其它国家科技交流而得到中国政府表彰,本人深感荣幸。我生于汕头,长于香港,接收是英国式殖民地教育。可幸先父重视中国文化,把我送到汉字中学就读。IwasalsoeducatedinTheChineseUniversityofHongKong.WhilemytrainingonmathematicsandscienceinHongKongcouldnotbesaidtobegreat,IwasfortunatetolearnChinesecultureinareasonablethoroughmanner.TheeleganceofChineseliteraturehaddeepinfluenceonmythinking.Iamproudofthedeepandcontinuousdevelopingcivilizationofmymothercountry.WhileIdevotedmywholelifetostudyfundamentalscience,Ialsoconsiderpromotionofscience,especiallyformymothercountry,tobearesponsibilityofmylife.WhileIleftHongKongin1969,Ididnothavepassportofanycountry.Atthattime,itwasnotclearatallthattheChinesegovernmentwouldbuildagoodrelationwiththeUnitedStates.IdidwatchwithgreatjoywhenNixonvisitedChina.In1979,IwasinvitedbyProfessorHuatovisittheAcademicSinica.IlearntalotfromProfessorHua’sbookwhenIwasinhighschool.Iadmiredhimandwasflatteredtobeinvited.WhenIsteppedoutfromtheairplaneintheBeijingairport,ItouchedthesoilofBeijingandfeltgreatjoytoreturntomymothercountry.IamproudtosaythatwhenIwasawardedtheField’sMedalinmathematics,IheldnopassportofanycountryandshouldcertainlybeconsideredasChinese.IdidputinalotofeffortstohelpChinesemathematics.Ontheotherhand,IregrettedverymuchthatIstillcouldnotsettledowninChina.WhateverIhavedoneforChinesemathematicscaninnowaybecomparedwiththoseChinesewhohavegrownupandstayedhereorthosewhoreturnedtoChinaonapermanentbasis.Itwillbeanexaggerationtoattachtoomuchimportanceforthosewhoholdapermanentpositioninforeignsoiltotalkaboutdevelopmentofthisgreatcountry.Iwillthereforeonlymakesomehumblecommentsbasedonmyobservations.Asweknow,ChinahasdevelopededucationsystemsinceConfuciustime.Knowledgeisaccessibleeventonon-nobleman.Itwasabreakthrough.ByHandynasty,thegovernmentstartedtobuildasystemtoselecteducatedmanandmanwithvirtuetoservethecountry.Evenkidsinvillageshavepotentialtobeinthecentralgovernment.ThesystemwasreasonablyfairandChinaisunitedpartiallybasedonsuchoutreachedsystem.Itmaybeinterestingtonotethatevenforeignerswereabletoho