St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): His Excellency Tom Lee, newly installed resident Ambassador of the Republic of China on Taiwan to St. Kitts and Nevis has pledged that his government will continue to provide support to the people of the federation in pursuit of educational advancement.
Ambassador Lee was at the time addressing a gathering at a ceremony on Wednesday for the awarding of scholarships to locals to further their studies in Taiwan.
“…As a strong ally of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, Taiwan is very willing to share our experience in education and our office will continue to work hard and send more students from St Kitts and Nevis to Taiwan to study. I also want to take the opportunity to congratulate the thirteen recipients of our scholarship program. Taiwan is known for our hospitality and also generosity. You can rest assured our people will treat you like our own and pretty soon you will feel Taiwan will be your home away from home.”
Ambassador Lee highlighted the legacy of diplomatic relations between the two countries, saying like Taiwan, St. Kitts and Nevis is largely dependent on its human resources for development.
“Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1983 the Republic of China on Taiwan and the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis have enjoyed the profound and solid relations. As a matter of fact Taiwan and St Kitts and Nevis we are very similar we have very little natural resources and we rely hugely on human resources. In my opinion, education is the key to our success and also as a foundation for national development.”
Minister of Education Deputy Prime Minister Shawn Richards noted the debt of gratitude the federation owes to the Taiwanese government for the continued support over the many years, especially to the education sector.
“The government and people of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis continue to enjoy, acknowledge, and appreciate the generosity of the government and people of the Republic of China on Taiwan. The sincere appreciation of such generosity is well noted within the Ministry of Education. Our young people at all levels of our education system are the beneficiaries of the financial and human resources of our Taiwanese friends. The Federal Ministry of Education owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the government and people of China on Taiwan for its unwavering support to the educational advancement of our people in general and the youth of our federation in particular.”
Minister Richards the men and women selected to receive the coveted scholarship awards and reminded them that upon return to the federation, they would be expected to play an integral part in the development of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Courtesy by WINNFM
