Hu Qili, newly elected chairman of the foundation made an important speech at the meeting. In his speech, he said: As you are, I am so pleased to attend the First Session of the Fourth Council Meeting of the foundation. Thanks you for your trust and your right decision to elect me as the chairman of the foundation, by which I am greatly encouraged and confident and I will do my best to contribute my dedication to the development of the work of the foundation and the carrying forward the glory spirit of Soong Ching Ling.
Among our council members, there are respected senior State leaders, relatives and friends of Soong Ching Ling, great patriotic overseas Chinese and world-known entrepreneurs. In the past four years, all council members have made your contribution to the development of the work of the foundation by means of your own priorities. I strongly believe that you all will continue to make your efforts to support the work of the foundation and make even greater contribution in the new century.
In the process of developing the work of the foundation, a special attention should be paid to the self-capacity building of the foundation. Everyone in the foundation should ask him/herself. What I have done for the foundation? What did I contribute to the foundation? But it is not to compare with each other what I should get from the foundation.
Dear council members, however the mission of the foundation was set 19 years ago, it seems as if it were set today, particularly, the cause of children Soong Ching Ling devoted through her entire life, still reflects the needs of children today. It represents their appeals of the heartfelt expectation and sincere hope for help. The foundation should listen to them and help them out their voices. However our capacity is limited compared to their huge needs, we have at least to contribute our compassion, courage, wisdom and all-out strength to help children healthy growth. We will unite as one and persist in doing our best to develop our international exchange program and the people-to-people relations with foreign countries; and to enhance exchanges across Taiwan Straits. I believe that if we could persist in doing our work in accordance with the mission of the foundation, we surely will gain support from more and more governments at different levels, people from all walks of life and at home and broad. The work of the foundation will surely succeed and become the better with each passing day.