您于1938年出生于中国上海,能谈谈您对中国——这个东方文明古国的第一印象以及它近年来的发展变化吗?我是出生在上海,但很小的时候就随父母返回英国。尽管如此,中国和中国人民却一直是我此生中意义非凡的部分。自1961年我23岁时在香港加入怡和集团工作起,我对中国的认识逐步加深。很幸运,我能亲身经历过去半个世纪亚洲经济的腾飞,特别是中国的再次崛起。虽然中国的崛起之路免不了曲折,但可喜的是, You were born in Shanghai, China in 1938. Can you talk about your first impression of China, the ancient civilization of this oriental civilization, and its development in recent years? I was born in Shanghai but returned to England with my parents when I was a child . Nevertheless, China and the Chinese people have always been a significant part of my life. Since I joined the Jardine Business Unit in Hong Kong when I was 23 in 1961, my understanding of China has deepened. Fortunately, I can personally experience the economic take-off of Asia in the past half century, especially the rise of China. Although China’s rising road will inevitably twists and turns, but gratifying is that,