Have you heard the one about the German, the Frenchman and the Englishman who are sentenced to death but granted one final request? The Frenchman chooses a six-course meal with red wine. The German asks to give one last, long speech. And the Englishman’s final request?
*  *  *  Honorable Secretary Huang, Mayor Wang, Ladies and Gentlemen, I feel very pleased to participate in this high-level forum. Within a short period of 6 years since the central government took a decision to implement the strategy to develop the west region, tremendous changes have taken place in Chongqing, a city with long history located in Southwest China.