李嘉曾同志的新作《创造的魅力》即将问世,嘱我作序,我欣然从命。该书讨论的正是世纪之交的一个热门话题,具有浓郁的时代气息,相信会引起许多人的共鸣。站在21世纪的门槛上,感知着高科技的浪潮逐渐高涨,体察着知识经济的熏风扑面而来,世界各国都在想方设法增强综合国力,以适应日趋激烈的国际竞争。于是创新成为人们迎接时代挑战的共同对策。人们已经取 Comrade Li Ka-shing's new book, “The Charm of Creation,” is about to come out and urges me to make prefaces. I am pleased to get away from it. The book is a hot topic of discussion at the turn of the century, with a rich flavor of the times, I believe will arouse the resonance of many people. Standing on the threshold of the 21st century, it is perceiving that the tide of high technology has been on the rise. With the knowledge that the knowledge-based economy is blowing in the air, all countries in the world are trying their best to enhance their overall national strength so as to adapt to the increasingly fierce international competition. So innovation has become a common strategy for people to meet the challenges of the times. People have taken